Registered Behavior Technician

Hamilton County Schools•Chattanooga, TN

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is hiring a Registered Behavior Technician to support and train staff in implementing behavior management strategies, Behavior Intervention Plans, and ABA Teaching Plans in school settings. The position works under the direction of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and supports students with disabilities and social, emotional, or behavioral needs so they can safely access the curriculum. The role includes staff training and technical assistance, student interventions, observations and data collection, documentation, collaboration with school teams, and travel to district schools and other locations as needed. The RBT must maintain certification in accordance with Behavior Analyst Certification Board guidelines and follow its professional and ethical codes. Salary is based on relevant education and experience; the position is listed at a minimum of Grade D.

Requirements

RBT certification or eligibility to sit for the certification exam.
Valid driver’s license, due to frequent travel to schools.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with students, parents, educators, and community members.
Ability to instruct school personnel in safely addressing inappropriate student behavior in accordance with district, state, and federal policies and laws.
Ability to demonstrate a wide range of strategies for addressing inappropriate student behavior.
Ability to maintain RBT certification in accordance with BACB guidelines and adhere to BACB professional and ethical codes.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience instructing school personnel in safely addressing inappropriate student behavior.
Crisis Prevention Intervention certification.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to students with disabilities.
Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Conduct formal training for Hamilton County Department of Education staff.
Provide ongoing training and technical assistance, including modeling and facilitation, to help staff create and maintain safe crisis-prevention policies and procedures.
Assist with training documentation and recordkeeping.
Support district teachers and administrators in implementing Individual Education Programs, Behavior Intervention Plans, ABA Teaching Plans, and Safety Plans.
Provide physical and verbal assistance to students with disabilities to maintain a safe environment and enable curriculum access.
Conduct classroom observations of individual students and interventions to support school-team data collection and programming for students with social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties.
Model, coach, and provide feedback to classroom teachers implementing Behavior Intervention Plans and ABA Teaching Plans; provide short-term support for specific students and collect data on progress toward IEP goals.
Provide social, emotional, and behavioral skill interventions and individual student support to prevent challenging behavior and teach identified functionally equivalent replacement behaviors.
Collect ongoing behavior data as directed by the BCBA to document and monitor student progress and identify behavioral patterns.
Communicate through appropriate channels to inform the supervisor and relevant personnel about impending problems or unusual events.
Follow established procedures to ensure assigned areas are safe.
Collaborate with administrators, principals, secretaries, staff, and other stakeholders.
Attend work on time and maintain confidentiality; adhere to the Teacher Code of Ethics under Tennessee law.
Travel to schools and other district locations as needed to perform job functions.
Attend and complete training required to maintain appropriate crisis-intervention training.
Prepare and complete forms, reports, correspondence, logs, and other documents required by the certifying crisis organization to document staff training.
Complete and process forms, including state documentation of isolation or restraint, reports, correspondence, and student referrals.
Maintain RBT certification according to BACB guidelines and adhere to BACB professional and ethical codes.
Use a computer to enter, retrieve, review, and modify data; verify and correct data; use relevant software; and perform basic computer-system maintenance.
Maintain departmental records and files, including organizing, filing, retrieving, replacing, and shredding documents.
Communicate with supervisors, employees, departments, school officials and staff, special education professionals, students, parents, and others to coordinate activities, review work status, exchange information, and resolve problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.