• Job Description

  Req#: 12131
  Position Type:
  Support Staff/ ABA Instructor
  
  
  Date Posted:
  '); ' 1/5/2024
  
  
  Location:
  River Street Autism Progam - Birken
  
  
  Closing Date:
  02/02/2024
  
  
  Support daily functions of the school including but not limited to arrival, dismissal, snack, lunch coverage,recess and covering classrooms as needed.
  Provide Individualized 1:1 and/or small group instruction under the direction of the classroom teacher.
  Collect, track and enter student data in the moment; as well as enter data into school and district data base.
  Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff.
  Remain proficient in and perform competency based training in principles of learning and applied behavior methodology.
  Implement academic and behavioral programming.
  Implement individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
  Supervise students during instructional and non-instructional times.
  Implement continuous and discontinuous data collection.
  Complete all necessary paperwork for data keeping.
  Clean and organize instructional materials, supplies, and classroom.
  Participate in clinical reviews.
  Assist in creating student materials.
  Take all necessary precautions to protect and maintain safety of student’s at all times.
  Maintain annual certification in Safety Care procedures.
  Assist with toileting and other daily living skills activities.
  Other duties as assigned.
  Uphold CREC policies.
  Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
  Computer skills needed to utilize digital instructional/behavioral programs as well as to perform data entry for tracking student achievement.
  Organization and time management skills.
  Flexibility and responsiveness to student needs.
  Ability to apply individualized student behavior management strategies.
  Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
  Ability to work and communicate with diverse populations.
  Ability to serve as a positive, professional role model for students.
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students and analyze data.
  Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
  Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
  Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
  Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
  Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
  Lift greater than 50 pounds.
  Get from kneeling to standing and standing to kneeling with ease and without outside support.
  Kneel on one knee, both knees.
  Get up and down from floor without assistance.
  Bend from the legs with ease.
  Shuffle quickly on your feet front to back, back to front, side to side.
  Works in standard office, school building environments, and on buses or vans.
  Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
  High School Degree minimum; RBT certification preferred; Minimum of 1 year experience with individuals with autism and/or disabilities .
  ABA Instructor - Bloomfield, Connecticut
  
  Position Purpose
  Under the supervision of school administration or designee, to support one to one classroom instruction, provide academic and behavioral intervention, and other general instructional support duties throughout the school utilizing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) methodology.
  
  Essential Job Functions
  Tier 1
  • Support daily functions of the school including but not limited to arrival, dismissal, snack, lunch coverage,recess and covering classrooms as needed.
  • Provide Individualized 1:1 and/or small group instruction under the direction of the classroom teacher.
  • Collect, track and enter student data in the moment; as well as enter data into school and district data base.
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff.
  • Remain proficient in and perform competency based training in principles of learning and applied behavior methodology.
  • Implement academic and behavioral programming.
  • Implement individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
  • Supervise students during instructional and non-instructional times.
  • Implement continuous and discontinuous data collection.
  • Complete all necessary paperwork for data keeping.
  • Clean and organize instructional materials, supplies, and classroom.
  • Participate in clinical reviews.
  • Assist in creating student materials.
  • Take all necessary precautions to protect and maintain safety of student’s at all times.
  • Maintain annual certification in Safety Care procedures.
  • Assist with toileting and other daily living skills activities.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Uphold CREC policies.
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
  • Computer skills needed to utilize digital instructional/behavioral programs as well as to perform data entry for tracking student achievement.
  • Organization and time management skills.
  • Flexibility and responsiveness to student needs.
  • Ability to apply individualized student behavior management strategies.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
  • Ability to work and communicate with diverse populations.
  • Ability to serve as a positive, professional role model for students.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students and analyze data.
  • Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
  • Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
  • Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
  • Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
  Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards
  • Lift greater than 50 pounds.
  • Get from kneeling to standing and standing to kneeling with ease and without outside support.
  • Kneel on one knee, both knees.
  • Get up and down from floor without assistance.
  • Bend from the legs with ease.
  • Shuffle quickly on your feet front to back, back to front, side to side.
  • Works in standard office, school building environments, and on buses or vans.
  • Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
  Qualifications Profile:
  Tier 1:
  • High School Degree minimum; RBT certification preferred; Minimum of 1 year experience with individuals with autism and/or disabilities .
  To access the job description and salary range please click https://www.crec.org/careers/jobs.php.
  
  

• About the company

  CREC, working with and for its member districts, has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in the Capitol Region since 1966.

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