Millbury Public Schools-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Millbury, MA
Ambulatory Health Care Services

The ABA Technician/RBT provides instructional, behavioral, and social-emotional support to students in both general education and specialized settings. Working under the supervision of Special Education staff and a Behavior Specialist, the ABA Technician implements evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies to support student growth, independence, and access to the curriculum. This role may involve working one-on-one with a student, supporting a small group, or assisting multiple students across various environments within the school community. The ABA Technician/RBT plays an essential role in ensuring students receive individualized supports that promote academic progress, self-regulation, communication, positive behavior, and safe participation in school and community activities. GENERAL DUTIES: Duties as an ABA Technician will vary depending on the particular assignment. It is possible to be working with one student, a group of students, or a large group in general education or a substantially separate setting.

  • Providing coverage for Classroom/Sped teachers for meetings
  • Preparing materials for teachers in the Special Education department
  • Setting up assistive technology for student use
  • Participating in weekly training/consultation with the classroom teacher
  • Reinforcing previously taught concepts in a small group setting
  • Communicating with the liaison regarding the progress of students
  • Administering daily content area tests/quizzes as well as standardized tests
  • Documenting student progress both academically and behaviorally
  • Reinforcing instruction of general education under the direction of a Special Education Teacher
  • Accompanying students to the General Education classroom and providing modifications to instruction
  • Constant monitoring and alerting the nurse to medical needs
  • Assisting with self-help skills, including but not limited to clothing, feeding, and toileting
  • Supporting students at job sites and/or during a variety of community trips
  • Participating in student progress meetings when requested, and providing input for progress reports and objectives; informing appropriate staff of program changes and updates
  • Completing parent communication logs and district documents as required
  • Participating in required professional development, such as restraint training, CPR/First Aid certification, and staff meetings and extended day sessions
  • Demonstrating flexibility when daily schedules change
  • Being aware of and adhering to confidentiality protocol
  • Providing adult supervision as a bus monitor, cafeteria monitor, and/or during extracurricular activities, as needed
  • Completing other duties that are designated by the Lead Teacher and/or Behavior Specialist, Building Principal, or Director of Pupil Services
  • Serve as a bus monitor for morning and afternoon runs
  • Cafeteria Duty
  • Support students during extracurricular activities, as needed
  • Assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum programs and modifications, including but not limited to augmentative communication devices, task analysis, and discrete trial materials
  • Maintaining students' program books, including but not limited to organizing assessments, documenting programmatic changes, and conducting reinforcement assessments
  • Implementing instructional and behavioral programs as designed by the Behavior Specialist
  • Using ABA procedures to conduct and amend student programs and record appropriate data in pull-out and inclusion settings. This includes, but is not limited to, discrete trials, social stories, and social skills training
  • Modeling ABA techniques and providing support for other staff as requested by the Behavior Specialist
  • Conducting data collection at all stages of skill acquisition
  • Monitor student passengers for appropriate social distancing and face-covering/mask-wearing
  • Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on the school bus
  • Assist students entering and leaving the vehicle by providing hands-on fastening of passenger seat belts to provide student safety, as needed
  • Ability to interact with all students who may have mental or physical challenges in a caring and compassionate manner
  • Ability to handle any unexpected effects of traffic, weather, student activity, noise, or emergency situations
  • Communicate with school personnel concerning student needs, medical history, and behavior as appropriate
  • Assist the driver in the event of an evacuation of the vehicle, providing first aid or other applicable procedures in case of an emergency
  • Assist students in unfastening seat belts upon departure of the vehicle, as needed
  • Ensure the safety of student(s)
  • Monitor students for appropriate social distancing and face-covering/mask-wearing
  • Circulate throughout the cafeteria or in areas where meals are served and/or eaten, assisting students who need assistance
  • Monitor students and their behavior during meals in the lunchroom and refer problems to the principal
  • Dismiss classes in an orderly manner at the scheduled time
  • Redirect students' attention to the task or activity
  • Encourage and praise student participation
  • Accompany students to off-site-related events (including but not limited to track meets, band performances, etc.)
  • Supervise the student until s/he departs on the school bus or until their parent/guardian picks them up
  • High School diploma required.
  • Associate's Degree, or higher, in education or related field required for some positions
  • Experience or training in ABA, preferred
  • Pediatric CPR/First Aid Certified, preferred
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