Behavior Therapist

Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy & Autism Services • Queens, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Achieve Beyond is seeking passionate Behavior Therapists to provide excellent pediatric therapy to children throughout the United States. Founded in 1995, Achieve Beyond offers ABA, speech, occupational, and physical therapy services. We currently serve the entire metro New York area, Albany, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and the Virginia/Maryland/DC area. We specialize in initial evaluations and ongoing services in home, community, and clinic settings. Our culture is centered around collaboration and support to ensure the highest quality services and strong ethical standards.

Requirements

• Must have a passion for working with children, families, and therapists!
• At least 2 years working with special needs children ages 2-21 in a supervised setting OR successful completion of or current enrollment in an undergraduate/graduate program in psychology, healthcare, human services, education, or related field.
• Experience using ABA preferred.
• Successful completion of 20 hour classroom training provided by Achieve Beyond and passing grade on competency exam upon completion of training.
• Must be self-motivated, a team player, and exercise patience/professionalism.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with children, family members, and supervisor.
• Passionate about helping children and families, and providing services of the highest standards!
• Must be comfortable working in a home-based setting.
• Must be able to travel to and from assigned cases including but not limited to driving personal vehicle, walking, and/or use of public transportation such as a bus or train.
• The ability to climb and descend staircases.
• The ability to lift 10 pounds regularly.
• The ability to sit on the floor, kneel, and/or crawl for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct ABA instruction according to the educational plan outlined by the Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
• Participate in collaborative team meetings with BCBA and other Behavior Therapists on the case.
• Communicate frequently with family members by providing debriefs at the end of each session, as well as resources and strategies that can be implemented in the home and community to promote consistency.
• Collect daily data and organize 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 our paperless billing and data collection system
• Full practice management – we take care of intake, staffing, billing, tracking authorizations, insurance correspondence and maintenance of your certifications, so you are able to focus on providing our children with the best services!
• Access to continuing education workshops and trainings (we are an ASHA and BACB ACE provider)
• Team-building meetings, events, and trainings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree