Intern Behavior Therapist

Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy & Autism Services • Melville, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Achieve Beyond is hiring part-time, hourly Behavior Therapist Interns to provide pediatric ABA services to children with special needs in Melville and surrounding areas. Services are delivered in home-based settings, with cases also served in community and clinic settings. This paid internship offers students the opportunity to accrue hours toward a human services-related degree and gives individuals a chance to gain clinical experience working with children with special needs. Achieve Beyond provides training and access to its paperless billing and data collection system, full practice management support, continuing education workshops and trainings, and team-building meetings, events, and trainings.

Requirements

• Have a passion for working with children, families, and therapists.
• Have at least one year of experience working with children in a supervised setting, or be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in psychology, healthcare, human services, education, or a related field.
• Successfully complete Achieve Beyond's 20-hour classroom training and pass the competency exam upon completion.
• Be self-motivated, a team player, and patient and professional.
• Have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Have excellent communication skills with children, family members, and supervisors.
• Be comfortable working in a home-based setting.
• Be available weekday afternoons and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using ABA is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct ABA instruction according to the educational plan outlined by the Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
• Participate in collaborative team meetings with the BCBA and other Behavior Therapists on the case.
• Communicate frequently with family members by debriefing them at the end of each session and providing resources and strategies for promoting consistency at home and in the community.
• Collect daily data and organize the child's program book weekly.
• Maintain confidentiality of information regarding children and families in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Benefits

• Training and use of a paperless billing and data collection system.
• Full practice management support, including intake, staffing, billing, authorization tracking, insurance correspondence, and certification maintenance.
• Access to continuing education workshops and trainings; Achieve Beyond is an ASHA and BACB ACE provider.
• Team-building meetings, events, and trainings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed