Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT)

• Prepares data collection systems and assists in maintaining data collection systems for our ABA/Autism classroom programs.
• Assists with student assessment procedures (e. g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills, assist with functional assessment procedures, observational recording of behavior and environment).

• Models and implements a variety of teaching procedures, such as discrete trial, pivotal response training, naturalistic teaching, stimulus control, stimulus fading, discrimination training, use of contingency reinforcement for staff in our ABA/Autism programs

• Assists the BCBA in conducting fidelity checks and inter-observer agreement for ABA/Autism staff implementation of programming and interventions created by the BCBA

• Responsible for accurate documentation and reporting and effective communication with supervisor.
• Conducts preference assessments
• Assists the BCBA with functional assessment procedures
• Assists the BCBA in modeling and training classroom implementation of ABA strategies and programs, created by the BCBA, for ABA/Autism program staff, including: discrete trial training, pivotal response training, antecedent interventions, token economy systems, reinforcement schedules, preference assessments.
• Assists the BCBA in preparing and conducting ABA-based professional development opportunities for district staff throughout the school year.
• Effectively responds to and manages crisis situations which may include physical aggression.
• Ability to use computer technology and knowledge of various software programs (e. g., Excel, Microsoft word) and willingness to learn new software and use of adaptive equipment as appropriate.
• Assists in the creation of instructional materials and visuals.
• Meet student and environmental needs as required (e. g., lifting, bending, crawling, squatting, reaching, toileting, feeding, self-help skills, assisting with personal hygiene needs, and other duties as appropriate).
• Maintains student dignity and confidentiality
• Become fluent in the understanding of the appropriate assessments such as the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning (ABLLS), Assessment of Functional Living Skills, (AFLS), and Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP)
• Become fluent in the understanding of the Rethink Curriculum
• Independently maintains RBT certification
• Strictly Adheres to a subset of the most currently
• Other tasks as indicated in the most current

• RBT Certification or evidence of working toward RBT Certification
• Associate's Degree or higher; OR Completing at least two years, or 48 credit hours of study at an institution of higher education; OR taking and passing a formal assessment measuring one's knowledge of and ability to assist classroom teachers in reading, writing, and mathematics. (Parapro Assessment and workKeys)
• Training or experience working in an ABA setting preferred
• Restraint and de-escalation training preferred
• Experience working with students with autism and/or diverse student populations, preferred
• Training or experience conducting data collection and/or graphing preferred
• Experience working in an urban setting, preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
• Ability to lift a minimum of 40 pounds
• Team player
• Ability to work in a fast paced, sometimes high stress environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
• Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged

Holyoke Public Schools