Title of Position:
Behavior Technician
Location:
1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School (Middle School)
Work Year:
2025-2026
Salary:
$29.00 per hour
The regular work year for Behavior Technicians is 214 days including a Summer Program.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a highly structured approach that relies on behavioral principles
- Run programs that specify pre-determined skills including: academic communication motor social adaptive daily living skills (including: toileting (may require lifting) grooming dressing and eating using a systematic prompting sequence
- Collect data and record progress of skill acquisition
- Graph all programs daily to track progress
- Assist students in generalizing learned skills within the general education settings
- Implement play plans and facilitate social interactions at unstructured times (recess lunch specials etc.)
- Collect student work as directed by special education teacher
- Gather/create/organize materials for educational programs behavior charts reinforcement systems etc. as requested by special educator
- Work with students who may exhibit behaviors such as: aggression property destruction self-injury non-compliance disruption inattention to task social deficits non-verbal communication skills and safety concerns
- Implement specific behavior protocol (including data collection and graphing as needed)
- Maintain current crisis prevention certification (-Care) and implement physical restraints and escorts as needed
- Consult with special educator general educator and behavior specialist
- Complete daily home communication log
- Attend required meetings and trainings after school
- Responsible for other general duties as indicated by the Principal directives of the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee and policies of the Marlborough School Committee
Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years of ABA experience in a public school or private special education school or clinical environment or RBT Certification (to be completed within 90 days of hire) or an Associates Degree or 48 credits at the bachelor level in education or a related field.
- Bilingual (Spanish Portugueseand/or Creole) is a plus.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Marlborough Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race gender religion national origin color homelessness sexual orientation gender identity age or disability in its education programs services activities or employment practices.
Required Experience:
IC