Registered Behavior Technician

Comal Independent School District

Canyon Lake, TXFull-time and Part-time

Behavioral Health Market Context

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Job Description

 required
• Must hold and maintain current certification requirements.
• Follow the RBT Ethics Code

Special Knowledge / Skills:
• Ability to work with students with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of general office equipment, assistive technology devices/systems, specialized curricula, Behavior Intervention Plans, etc.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:
• Follow the IEP to include Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) to provide beneficial and effective care to students.
• Assist students with day-to-day tasks.
• Observe student behaviors to collect data.
• Teach specific skills required for skill acquisition and maladaptive behavior reduction.
• Nurture a student's social abilities.
• Inform teacher and itinerant personnel about behavioral intervention findings.
• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationship by pairing self as a reinforcing entity and building the value for the student of social interaction.
• Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills.
• Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
• Increases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations)
• Accurately collects behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, interval based recording, etc.
• Follows the goals and interventions utilizing sound judgement and seeks out appropriate consultation.
• Collaborates with teachers and itinerant personnel to provide services effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment.
• Collaborates with teachers and itinerant personnel on reinforcement and early intervention information.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Equipment Used:

Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier and audio/visual equipment as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Must hold and maintain current certification requirements
  • Follow the RBT Ethics Code
  • Ability to work with students with disabilities
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Knowledge of general office equipment, assistive technology devices/systems, specialized curricula, Behavior Intervention Plans, etc
  • Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier and audio/visual equipment as necessary

Benefits

    Responsibilities

    • Provides direct one-on-one behavioral intervention to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce maladaptive behaviors in home, community, and school settings
    • Behavior Technicians will utilize interventions developed out of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Follow the IEP to include Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) to provide beneficial and effective care to students
    • Assist students with day-to-day tasks
    • Observe student behaviors to collect data
    • Teach specific skills required for skill acquisition and maladaptive behavior reduction
    • Nurture a student's social abilities
    • Inform teacher and itinerant personnel about behavioral intervention findings
    • Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationship by pairing self as a reinforcing entity and building the value for the student of social interaction
    • Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills
    • Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding
    • Increases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations)
    • Accurately collects behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, interval based recording, etc
    • Follows the goals and interventions utilizing sound judgement and seeks out appropriate consultation
    • Collaborates with teachers and itinerant personnel to provide services effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment
    • Collaborates with teachers and itinerant personnel on reinforcement and early intervention information


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