Behavioral Technician I, II - Hawaii District-East Special Education/Special Services

Hawaii State Department of Education•Hilo, HI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This posting is being used to fill Behavioral Technician positions that provide services to students at the specified location. The authorized level of these positions is Behavioral Technician II. Applications are being accepted down to the Behavioral Technician I in the event of recruiting difficulties. Salary Range: Behavioral Technician I, SR-14: $4,054.00 per month Behavioral Technician II, SR-16: $4,388.00 per month

Requirements

Applicants must possess a high school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent AND one of the following minimum education requirements: 48 semester credits, baccalaureate level courses, from an accredited institution of higher education recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education, including 3 credits in math and 3 in English.
An Associate in Arts (AA) or Science (AS) degree or higher from an accredited institution recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education, with at least 48 credits from baccalaureate level courses.
Successful completion of the ParaPro Assessment provided by the Education Testing Service (ETS).
Behavioral Technician I: 1 year of general experience and 2 years of specialized experience.
Behavioral Technician II: 1 year of general experience, 2 years of specialized experience, and 1 year of technical experience.
General Experience: Experience involving direct interaction with people, demonstrating ability to provide and elicit information, observe, evaluate, take action, or report accurately on situations, organize materials, maintain records, and write descriptions of observations. Awareness of basic educational programs, goals, functions, and activities.
Specialized Experience: Work experience involving direct contact with students/children, managing activities, ensuring order, familiarity with common behavioral, academic, social, and developmental problems of students/children, using a variety of instructional materials, techniques, equipment, and performing specific instructional, counseling, or guidance tasks and testing routines.
Technical Experience: Progressively responsible work experience comparable to Behavioral Technician I, including one-to-one behavioral intervention services using appropriate behavior management practices and techniques in accordance with intervention/assessment plans to students exhibiting severe behavior. Must have included measurement, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and reporting, and professional conduct and scope of practice.
Applicants must be a Registered Behavior Technician with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) or other nationally certified behavior analysis organization approved by law and must maintain annual recertification upon hire.
Possession of a valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of coursework in a curriculum leading to an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college may be substituted for General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for one-half (1/2) year of experience.
Successful completion of coursework in a curriculum leading to an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college which included completion of a practicum which involved instruction-related activities may be substituted for General and/or Specialized Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for one-half (1/2) year of experience.
Possession of an AA or AS degree from an accredited community college may be substituted for all of the General and Specialized Experience requirements.
Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university may be substituted for all of the General, Specialized, and Technical Experience requirements.
Excess Technical experience may be substituted for General and Specialized experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Implements ABA program and BIP with fidelity by using appropriate behavior management techniques with students exhibiting severe, challenging behavior.
Establishes and maintains relationships with students by pairing self as a supporting individual to build value and increase social interaction.
Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills and fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding.
Increases the frequency and duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive behavior.)
Collects, records, graphs, and maintains various program and behavioral data, including A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time, or event- and interval-based recording.
Provides instructional support tasks, in accordance with the IEP and/or ABA program, by using evidence-based practices for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
Oversees independent study activities or small group instruction, as planned and prescribed by the licensed professional, by providing clear instruction, modeling, checking for understanding, guided and independent practice, feedback, and monitoring.
Instructs, assists, and accompanies students off campus as part of individual instructional programs including various academic, social, vocational, daily- living, and life-skill instruction.
Reports observations on student progress, behavior, or instructional needs to the licensed behavior analyst and teacher and provides recommendations on follow-up activities.
Participates in meetings, workshops, and other training activities to keep abreast of current behavioral and instructional methods, strategies, and/or techniques.