ABA THERAPIST
Training and Supervision provided – RBT and BCBA supervision available
Core Purpose of Role: To implement a personalised programme of educational support using behaviour analytic principles and interventions.
Location: Warrington, clients will be scheduled based on employee’s location
Salary: £12.21 – £12.50/hr
Hours: This is a zero hours contract. Minimum commitment of 10 hours per week required, flexible to your schedule and client’s needs.
We are currently recruiting for:
- Weekdays
- Weekends
JOB SPECIFICATION
Required Qualifications
Required Experience
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Implementation and Professionalism:
- Responsible for ensuring the implementation of recommendations from consultations with consultant BCBA.
- Responsible for reading and implementing ILPs – including but not limited to targets based in discrete trial teaching (DTT), natural environment teaching (NET), incidental teaching, pivotal response training (PRT), functional communication training (FCT), other communication trainings, self-help and toileting interventions.
- Responsible for reading and following any behavioural plans (including safe management of behaviours that challenge), protocols and target sheets.
- Responsible for completing ABC datasheets with adequate levels of detail.
- Responsible for completing target datasheets.
- Responsible for keeping folder organised following completion of each session.
- Responsible for ensuring effective communication to the behavioural supervisor and other key stakeholders when requested by the family or consultant BCBA.
Teaching and Learning:
- Responsible for continuing with therapeutic sessions as already agreed.
- Responsible for following teaching and learning recommendations.
- Responsible for providing a handover regarding targets and any ABC data completed to the behavioural supervisor and other educational support staff following each session.
- Responsible for communicating any teaching or learning requirements of the learner to the behavioural supervisor and consultant BCBA.
- Responsible for communicating any other training required for themselves or other educational support staff.
Data collection/Assessment/Reviews:
- Responsible for completing ABC data sheets and any other assessment elements as requested by the behavioural supervisor and consultant BCBA.
- Responsible for completing all recommended data collection procedures.
- Responsible for ensuring that data sheets remain in the folder for the behavioural supervisor to locate.
- Responsible for contributing to the summary report as requested by the behavioural supervisor.
- Responsible for contacting the behavioural supervisor if it is believed that targets need changing or adapting between workshops.
Supervision and Training:
- Support in training new therapists or designated teaching support staff members to defined competency levels as required when requested.
Resources:
- Responsible for ensuring that behavioural supervisors are aware of any necessary resources required for successful implementation of teaching and learning targets.
- Request or create resources required for newly introduced targets.
Professional Development
Training and Supervision provided
Registered Behaviour Technician and BCBA Supervision available
