Registered Behavior Technician
Sunrise CommunityAbout the role
Job Details
Job Location 69 Iowa Des Moines - Polk City, IADescription
Are you passionate about helping others? Would you like to make a difference in someone's life? If you answered yes, we encourage you to join the Sunrise family! Sunrise is one of the largest, private not-for-profit organizations in the country dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Sunrise, we pride ourselves in taking an individualized approach in addressing the unique needs of each person seeking or receiving services. As an employer, we seek to provide an environment of growth and development for our employees that is consistent with recognizing the rights, needs, and wants of all people.
Purpose
To provide behavior support and assistance to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enable them to live valued lives in the community.
Qualifications
- Must successfully complete the required pre-employment Background and Drug Screenings
- Must possess a valid Driver's License which meets company standards for approved driver status
- Proof of company mandated insurance limits required
- Must possess basic computer skills
- Experience working in the field of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities preferred with a focus on behavioral intervention training
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) required or agrees to become an RBT within 3 months of accepting position
Essential Functions
- Assists in ensuring continuity and integration of behavioral services throughout all disciplines using positive collaborative communication.
- Provides additional support to staff to assist in implementing behavior-analytic services and interventions.
- Collects, inputs and revises individual’s behavior programs and acquisition skills as needed.
- Conducts individualized assessments to gather data, identify areas of improvement, measures progress through graphing behavior data, and aids as extra support for community outings.
- Assists in ensuring staff are trained in individual’s behavior program, reactive strategies, positive reinforcement, and PBS and CPAM.
- Conducts in-service training with management/staff as needed, weekly visits to all homes, as well as monthly monitoring on implementation of behavior programs.
- Provides constructive feedback to staff and individuals through positive interactions, role modeling, and mentoring.
- Monitors required documentation and program data collected to ensure accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
- Reports feedback, trainings conducted and program monitoring data on a monthly basis to management.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
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