Senior Technician Registered Behavior

Metrocare Services•Desoto, TX

About The Position

The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve. The Senior Registered Behavior Technician is responsible for the implementation of Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) programming goals with children with Autism in a clinic-based environment or in-home environment, as assigned. The primary skill domains of clinical support for individuals served are functional communication training, socialization, and addressing challenging behaviors. Support of the Registered Behavior Technician/Behavior Intervention Specialist will include behavior data entry, creation of learning materials, and provide staffing coverage. The Senior RBT will carry a caseload of individuals receiving ABA treatment.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Must hold an active Registered Behavior Technician certification issued by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) and maintain RBT certification without lapse in certification.
Basic math skills required.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
Ability to utilize Internet for resources.
Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. If licensed in another state, must obtain Texas Driver License within three (3) months of employment.
Liability insurance required if employee would operate personal vehicle on Center property or for Center business.
Must be insurable by Center’s liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business.
Must have an acceptable driving record.
Bi- annual training in CPR and annual training in SAMA, company training provided.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Two (2) years of working with children ages 2-12 with autism or other developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

Collaborate to develop target goals with the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), parent/caregivers, and other members of the clinical team.
Implement an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program for assigned individuals served in a 1:1, 1:2, or group-format.
Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, and materials.
Participate in staff and treatment team meetings on a regular basis or as assigned.
Conduct ongoing assessments of individuals served achievement through formal and informal testing at the directive of the clinical supervisor(s)
Manage the behavior of individuals served and administer appropriate interventions according to the individualized treatment plan.
Document interactions and session summaries within electronic health record.
Communicate effectively with parents and/or routine caregivers prior to and following sessions.
Assist in maintaining an organized, clinical environment for individuals served and fellow team members.
Responsible to track supervision hours to ensure maintenance of their RBT credential.
Input behavioral data and update graphs of individuals served the RBT/BIS assigned to their team.
Create learning materials needed for the implementation of behavioral interventions.
Provide session coverage when team members are absent.
Deliver a minimum of 22 hours of direct intervention service per week.
Required to manage missed sessions for clinical team and schedule to deliver up to 8 hours a month of make-up sessions for individual served on the clinical team assigned too.