Job Description

 

Hope Community Resources is a non-profit organization providing community supports to hundreds of individuals and families who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury and mental health challenges. The people who choose our supports range in age from infancy to the elderly, are of diverse ethnic background, and experience a range of disabilities. By listening to the dreams of the individuals and families who choose our supports, we are able to provide unique opportunities, create new living environments, and expand programs that fully encompass the needs of families. As a result, our community supports are as diversified and as personalized as the dreams of each person.

 

 

This position works in the Hope Behavioral Health Clinic. This position will be working as both a Registered Behavior Technician, with individuals that experience Autism, under the direction of a Board Certified and Licensed Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Additionally, a BHT/RBT will be working with individuals that experience Mental Health Disorders under the direction of a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

 

 

Responsibilities include:

• Implements Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) programs under the supervision of a Licensed Behavior Analyst and therapeutic interventions and techniques under the direction of a Mental Health Clinician. Teaches prescribed skill acquisition programs and strategies.
• Uses applied behavior analysis interventions to teach support recipients skills; including communication, social interaction, problem-solving, daily living etc. Provides interventions that encourage socially acceptable replacement behaviors. Helps facilitate interactions between support recipients and others.
• Tracks and documents support recipient’s behaviors, skills, progress, and interventions and generates graphical data and reports for review and treatment decisions.
• Collaborates with the support recipient’s team to assist in the development and implementation of treatment plans and monitor and evaluate their effectiveness.

If not already credentialed as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), Hope Community Resources will provide all the required training to be able to sit for the RBT certification offered through the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB).

 

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required. Associate’s degree in Psychology, Human Services, Health or Social Science, Special Education, or related field preferred.

Experience

• Two years of experience working with individuals who experience challenging behaviors or in the mental health or special education field required; or
• One year of experience working with individuals who experience autism; or
• Two years of college (minimum 48 credits) in related field.

Benefits Overview

• Excellent Corporate Culture
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Part-time and Full-time Available
• Employee Assistance & Life Assistance Programs
• 403(b) with Company Match
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Paid Leave
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance

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