Lead Behavior Technician

LEARN Behavioral•San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Autism Spectrum Therapies ("AST"), one of the largest and most respected autism services organizations in the county, is looking for an exceptional ABA professional to join our team as a Lead Technician (LT). This position is ideal for an experienced candidate ready to build their supervision skills while working toward becoming a BCBA. AST currently employs nearly 100 BCBAs with offices in 7 states and growing. We offer continual professional development opportunities and the ability to participate in AST sponsored research projects. This is a great opportunity to join a first-class, growing organization and position yourself for success in the field of ABA. A LT is assigned to a clinical team under the supervision of a BCBA and is responsible for assisting the BCBA with fulfilling certain supervisory duties. The LT may also provide direct intervention services as part of their position.

Requirements

Experienced BT with 2+ years' experience
Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's degree required
Regular travel to clients' homes and/or schools within the region, as well as occasional travel to office locations, is required for this position
Expected to be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, and Saturday 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Selection of LTs will be made by the Managing Clinical Sup and Clinical Director
Strong detail orientation
Strong time management skills and follow-through
Organized and diplomatic
Ability to work independently or within a larger team

Responsibilities

Provide field support to Behavior Technician's (BTs) on the clinical team and help them with contract fulfilment
Act as a floater for school cases, as needed
Provide Parent Education and Consultation services
Assist with client programing; analyzing data to identify issues for supervisor
Provide other support to BCBAs as requested
Write first drafts of progress reports
Review client programs on Catalyst (e.g., see if anything has failed in maintenance and needs to be re-introduced, if trial counts and other measures are being hit appropriately, if child has met goals and needs new ones, etc.)
Conduct Program Development
Assist with coordination of care (e.g., prepare emails to SC's, be present if another service provider overlaps and BCBA cannot be there)
The LTs will be required to complete supervisor training.
The LTs will be required to meet as a cohort one time per month with Clinical Manager/Clinical Director for training/coaching on the following topics: Report writing; practice advice and coaching Parent education Programming Professionalism How to support BTs that need more clinical professional development
Provide Field Supervision/Direct Intervention with the expectation almost exclusively in afternoon and evening timeslots
LTs will be expected to deliver 20 hours of billable service (direct services)