Summer Special Education Behavior Technicians

Marlborough Public Schools•Marlborough, MA

21h•$26•Onsite

About The Position

The Summer Behavior Technician will provide a highly structured approach that relies on behavioral principles to run programs for students. These programs will focus on pre-determined skills including academic, communication, motor, social, and adaptive daily living skills (such as toileting, grooming, dressing, and eating). The technician will collect and graph data on skill acquisition daily, assist students in generalizing learned skills within general education settings, and implement play plans to facilitate interactions. They will also collect student work, gather/create/organize materials for educational programs, and work with students exhibiting various challenging behaviors. A key responsibility is implementing specific behavior protocols, including data collection and graphing, and maintaining current crisis prevention certification to implement physical restraints and escorts as needed. The technician will consult with educators and behavior specialists, complete home communication logs, and attend required meetings and trainings. General duties may be assigned by Summer Administrators, the Superintendent, or the Marlborough School Committee.

Requirements

Familiarity working with specific students in the program is highly preferred.
1-2 years of supervised experience using ABA methodologies, preferably in a Public school setting, with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder or related disabilities.
Minimum an Associate's degree or 2 years of college (48 credits) or Passing the ParaPro exam preferred.
Maintain current crisis prevention certification (e.g. Safety-Care) and implement physical restraints and escorts as needed.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree is a plus.
Degree in the field of education or psychology is also a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide a highly structured approach that relies on behavioral principles.
Run programs that specify pre-determined skills including: academic, communication, motor, social, adaptive daily living skills (including: toileting, grooming, dressing and eating) using a systematic prompting sequence.
Collect data and record progress of skill acquisition.
Graph all programs daily to track progress.
Assist students in generalizing learned skills within the general education settings.
Implement play plans and facilitate interactions.
Collect student work as directed by special education teacher or summer supervisor for special education.
Gather/create/organize materials for educational programs, behavior charts, reinforcement systems, etc. as requested by special educator.
Work with students who may exhibit behaviors such as: aggression, property destruction, self-injury, non-compliance, disruption, inattention to task, social deficits, non-verbal communication skills and safety concerns.
Implement specific behavior protocol (including data collection and graphing as needed).
Maintain current crisis prevention certification (e.g. Safety-Care) and implement physical restraints and escorts as needed.
Consult with special educator, general educator and behavior specialist.
Complete home communication log.
Attend required meetings and trainings.
Responsible for other general duties as indicated by the Summer Administrators, directives of the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee, and policies of the Marlborough School Committee.