Paraprofessional Registered Behavioral Technician

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino / Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well being.

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

• We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist inclusive and culturally responsive.
• We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
• We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
• We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
• We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
• We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
• We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments .

Spanish :

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos / latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafíos de equidad sistémica.

Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke en para obtener más información sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes .

J ob Details

Title Registered Behavioral Technician (SY2022-2023)

Description Summary : Works directly under the close ongoing supervision of a BCBA to assist in ABA implementation and fidelity of implementation of intervention programs and plans developed by the BCBA in both inclusion and self-contained settings

Job Responsibilities :

Prepares data collection systems and assists in maintaining data collection

systems for our ABA classroom and inclusion based settings.

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 classroom and inclusion based settings.

Assists the BCBA in conducting fidelity checks and inter-observer agreement for

ABA and inclusion based 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 and inclusion based 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 Professional and Ethical

Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts

Other tasks as indicated in the most current RBT Task List

Qualifications :

RBT Certification or evidence of working toward RBT Certification

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Associates 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 ones knowledge of and ability to assist classroom teachers in reading

writing and mathematics. (Parapro Assessment and workKeys)

Minimum of 2 years training or experience working in an ABA setting / with children with

autism and / or related disorders 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 to apply

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Campaigns,Client Server,Admin Support,LNG,Document Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1