- Do you love working with toddlers and preschoolers?
- Do you have a special place in your heart for children (or adults) with autism?
- Are you passionate and want to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities?
If you said, "yes", then Eastside Social Skills Therapy (ESST) is looking for YOU. ESST has been a successful behavioral healthcare provider on Seattle's Eastside that has provided a high-quality service using best practices since 2010.
ESST's mission is... "to provide intensive early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families grow and learn together by surrounding the child with a community of support and natural motivation so that the child can participate in society independently."
We start services at our ABA clinic in Issaquah, WA, providing early intensive behavior intervention (EIBI) to prepare toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2-6) for school. Once they are school age, we provide additional behavior support in the patient homes, private schools, and out in the community. We also offer Social Skills Groups to school age children and adults. Our supervisors also provide caregiver training and coordination of care with the patients' community of support as long as they are needed.
Job Qualifications:
- Patient, Caring, Playful, Respects Authority, Responsible, Reliable and Fun.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have a high school diploma (or equivalent).
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
- Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license in good standing, and carry valid car insurance.
- Must successfully complete a criminal background registry check.
- Must be physically, mentally, and emotionally able to keep up with high energy children who could potentially elope, be aggressive, and/or have issues with self-regulation.
- Willingness to learn and take directions from a supervisor and works well on a team.
- Good communication skills, ability to follow directions, and is well organized.
- Professional work ethic and past history of excellent attendance with previous employers.
- Must possess an active Certified Behavior Technician license with WA State Department of Health (ESST will provide the 40-hour training and assist with the licensing).
Job Description for Behavior Technician:
- Follows the treatment plan of care developed by their supervisor (a BCBA) which is also approved by the patients' medical insurance and parents/guardians.
- Is primarily responsible for the direct implementation of skill-acquisition plans teaching the patients functional communication, play, cognitive, adaptive, and social skills.
- Works one-on-one with the patients implementing behavior-reduction plans developed by their supervisors and approved by the parent/guardians.
Behavior Technician Responsibilities:
- Follows the principals of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
- Works directly with the client providing ABA Treatment in sessions that last 2-4 hours.
- Takes session notes and collects data on progress during and after therapy sessions.
- Converts timecards daily or within 24 hours of each session provided.
- Drives personal vehicle to/from client homes and schools, when required.
- Works independently and accepts supervision from the supervisor for at least 5% of all treatment hours worked per month.
- Participates in staff training and required supervision meetings.
- Maintains certifications and registrations and takes all state required training.
- Adheres to HIPAA Laws and maintains client confidentiality.
- Follows the ethical guidelines of an RBT developed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. www.bacb.com
- Works cooperatively as a member of a team with their coworkers and assists in keeping the therapy rooms clean, organized, and sanitized.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20-$28 per hour for billable work, training, travel time, and non-billable administrative time such as cleaning, shadowing coworkers, staff meetings, supervision meetings, and materials preparation.
- We offer $1 more per hour if you are or become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
Supplemental Pay:
- Attendance Bonus: $2/hr more each pay period if you work 30 billable hours or more both weeks in the two-week pay period (at least 60 billable hours).
- Referral Bonuses and Performance Bonuses are generously given throughout the year.
Benefits for Full Time Workers:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule: Expect something like: 8:30-12:30 M-F or 1:00-6:00 M-F or 8:30-5:00 M-F.
- ESST Clinic is open from 8:00-6:00 Monday-Friday with the first patient sessions starting at 8:30AM. Patients/Staff are assigned blocks of times and sessions occur every weekday and are repeated weekly for the length of the patients' treatment plan.
- Home/School therapy sessions may start earlier or later than the clinic hours of operation.
- Weekends are optional for home therapy and for make-up sessions at the clinic.
- Your schedule is determined based upon the needs of the patients that you are assigned and can change over time. We do our best to be flexible with you and your needs as well.
What will you receive?
- Paid 40-hour training to become a Certified Behavior Technician with WA State Department of Health.
- Paid training and supervision to become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
- Paid drive time between client appointments.
- Supervision, support, and ongoing training by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
- Therapy materials provided by the company lending library for home programs.
- Paid professional liability insurance and non-owned vehicle liability insurance.
- Paid certification annual renewals.
- Training in Cultural Competency and Sexual Harassment.
- FirstAide and CPR Certification and renewal is offered once a year.
- Practicum supervision for students employed by the agency to become a BCaBA or BCBA.
- Each behavior technician will use a company owned iPad to collect data, write session notes, and convert their session timecards. We use CentralReach for data collection.
Work Location: Our main place of work is at our ABA Center in Issaquah, WA. You could also be assigned to work at a private school, or at the patients' homes located anywhere on Seattle's Eastside as far north as Redmond and as far south as Renton, or from Bellevue to North Bend. Most of our patients live in Issaquah and Sammamish. Behavior Technicians are assigned to where they are needed, and we do our best to accommodate for staff commute times to/from work.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $28.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 30 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Referral program
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Patient demographics:
Schedule:
Travel requirement:
Work setting:
- Clinic
- In-home
- In-person
- Private school
Work Location: In person