Behavior Technician

LEARN Behavioral • Landover, MD

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About The Position

Start your career with the Sparks Group! Join one of the fastest-growing fields in healthcare in an entry-level job that lets you work with kids and spend your day doing meaningful work. As a Behavior Technician, you will help kids with autism learn and grow! Do you cringe at the thought of a life tied to a desk, preferring hands-on work that gets you up and moving? Do you want to help others, while bringing home a paycheck in one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare? Do you crave work-life balance—and dare to have a life outside of work? If so, you might be a good fit for a behavior technician position, an entry-level career that involves helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a range of conditions that can affect a kid’s ability to socialize, play, and communicate. Our behavior techs undergo free training to work with our team to deliver applied behavior analysis (ABA), a therapy that uses play-based activities to help kids build skills. Once you learn the ropes of ABA, opportunities are ripe for you to take on more responsibility, grow your career, and even earn a promotion in as little as six months! So, what are you waiting for?

Requirements

• A genuine desire to help children with autism and their families achieve goals.
• A steady supply of compassion, empathy, enthusiasm, kindness, goodwill, and reliability.
• Strong curiosity and a desire (or, at least, a willingness) to learn about autism, learning differences, and ABA.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Meet the minimum age requirement of 18 (on or before the first day of employment).
• Eligibility to work in the United States.
• Availability to work a consistent weekly schedule: morning, afternoon, and/or evenings.
• The ability to pass a background check.
• Reliable transportation/Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

• Are bi-lingual, with English/Spanish fluency.
• Studied, majored, or minored in psychology, education, special education, child care, behavioral health, health science, or a related field.
• Have experience working with children, whether as a babysitter, nanny, tutor, teacher, coach, camp counselor, or some other form of childcare.

Responsibilities

• Work with kids (18 months to school age) with autism and special needs in their homes or in one of our centers.
• Work part-time hours between 4pm - 7pm or full-time hours between 8am - 7pm.
• Gain training and skills to support a career in behavior analysis, behavioral health, teaching, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, counseling, mental health, and parenting.
• Become eligible to earn your registered behavior technician (RBT/BCAT) certification.
• Create lasting, positive change for children and their families.
• If you work full-time, you can earn up to 15 days of paid time off (PTO) after 90 days of employment.
• If you work part-time, you’re eligible for sick leave.

Benefits

• If you work full-time, you can earn up to 15 days of paid time off (PTO) after 90 days of employment.
• If you work part-time, you’re eligible for sick leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED