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Location: Paramus, NJ, United States
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Community Options, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 12 states.
 
We are now hiring Full-Time Registered Behavior Technicians supporting Bergen County, NJ.   The Registered Behavior Technician provides behavior support as part of a team that assists children and youth and their families through crises to success. The Behavioral Technician uses best practices and technology within a home and community-based setting to teach individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities how to acquire the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills needed to live as independently as possible. The Behavior Technician provides instructional sessions with the participant’s support network regarding the recommendations, strategies, and next steps identified in the Behavior Plan.
 

Responsibilities
  • Provide instructions in activities of daily living based on individual needs and ongoing assessment; frequency and duration may decrease over time or vary throughout the length of stay
  • Implement all activities included in the youth’s individualized behavioral support plan
  • Provide individual support, such as positive behavioral supports
  • Provide training/coaching for youth/parents
  • Provide training/coaching for the youth to meet the individual’s behavioral needs
  • Provide modeling for families, as needed
  • Support community integration via focused recreational activities
  • Attend treatment team meetings
Minimum Requirements
  • Ability to establish a comfortable and supportive relationship with individuals receiving supports
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and remain calm in crisis situations
  • Bachelor’s degree in psychology, special education, guidance and counseling, social work or a related field;
    and at least one year of supervised experience in implementing behavior support plans for youth who have
    intellectual/developmental disabilities; OR
  • High school diploma, or GED; and at least three years of supervised experience in implementing behavior
    support plans for youth who have intellectual/developmental disabilities

Working Conditions
  • Required to work on a rotating coverage schedule, including on weekends
  • May be exposed to various medical conditions and communicable diseases
Why Community Options?
  • Competitive Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Paid Holidays—Including a Birthday Holiday
  • Generous PTO
  • Employee Incentive & Discount Programs
  • 403b Retirement Plan
  • Incredible career growth opportunities
Send Resumes to: [email protected]
Community Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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