Registered Behavior Technician - ABA Program (357) - Summit Pointe Job Board

Posting Details

Pay Range: $17.48 - $21.63

FLSA status: Union/Non-Exempt

Reports To: Director of Autism Services

Status: Full-Time

Openings: One

Job Summary/Objective:

• The Registered Behavior Technician provides support and works with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness served by Summit Pointe Behavior Treatment Committee (BTC). They focus on skill acquisition, implement ABA intervention programs, and manage data. They use behavioral skills training techniques, provide support for ongoing monitoring, and conduct ABA Community Living Supports sessions. They maintain record compliance, participate in competency improvement activities, and demonstrate good organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Acts as a liaison within the community to ensure continuum of care and support for customers.
• May act as a clinical resource for agency teams and conducts educational presentations as needed.
• Provides therapeutic support as outlined in the customers plan of service based on person-centered planning and utilization of evidence-based practices.
• Conducts preference assessments and assists with additional data collection needs during functional assessments with customers.
• Teaches caregivers and staff to implement strategies outlined in behavior treatment plans and implements skill acquisition programs directly with customers.

Qualifications:

Educational

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certification as a Registered Behavior Technician through the Behavior Analysis Certification Board OR eligible for RBT exam (if hired as eligible, must obtain RBT credential within 6 months of hire).

Basic Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or serious mental illness.
• Demonstrates strong organizational and verbal communication skills.
• Uses time in a proficient manner; able to prioritize; sets specific tasks and plans.

• One year of computer experience preferred – Word, Excel, and electronic medical record software preferred.
• Experience with severe and dangerous behaviors is preferred.
• Experience with development and implementation of formal skills programming using ABA principles preferred.
• Familiarity with consultative models of behavioral service delivery preferred.

Trauma Informed System of Care:

A trauma-informed approach to service delivery emphasizes physical and emotional safety, choice, empowerment, and trustworthiness for customers.  The impact of trauma is broad and touches many life domains.  Participation is mandatory for activities required for Summit Pointe to become a “Trauma Informed System of Care.”

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment that generates noise from computer equipment/peripherals.
• Possible exposure to health risks (violence and infectious diseases).
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects up to 25 lbs.
• May be required to work variable hours/shifts.

Summit Pointe introduces a set of competencies tailored to not only enhance your individual growth but also significantly contribute to the success and resilience of our organization. These competencies have been carefully chosen to align with our strategic goals, ensuring that each of our employees is well-equipped to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. Summit Pointe is invested in the continued growth of its employees to master these competencies. It is not just an investment in your personal and professional development but a key driver for our collective success. As you embark on a journey with Summit Pointe you make a commitment to excellence.

Competencies:

• Innovation & Creativity - Generates new, varied, and unique ideas, and makes connections between previously unrelated ideas.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Synthesizes and integrates ideas; brainstorms to produce new ideas or results; able to adjust or change to best meet the needs of the situation or environment.
• Verbal Communications - Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively to exchange information.
• Written Communication - Clearly exchanges information using appropriate platforms to deliver messages.
• Digital Literacy - Leveraging existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals.
• Technical Aptitude - Skillful in use of tools, hardware, software and equipment.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Exercises sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.  Ability to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts and data.
• Quantitative Reasoning - The application of mathematical, logical and statistical skills to interpret data and produce new information.
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Global Fluency - Demonstrates openness, values differences and practices inclusiveness.
• Professionalism & Work Ethic - Demonstrates personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time management.
• Initiative - Independently determining what needs to be done and acting on it.
• Leadership - Leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals and uses interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. (This is where we’d also include supervisory responsibilities, if applicable).
• Project Management - Initiates, structures, and carries out steps to complete projects and tasks.

Summit Pointe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

PCN # 357