Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABA)

Millbury Public Schools - Millbury, MA

Millbury, MA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position of ABA Technician involves a variety of duties that may change based on specific assignments. The technician may work with individual students, small groups, or larger groups in either general education or specialized settings. Responsibilities include providing support to teachers, preparing materials, and assisting students with their educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Providing coverage for Classroom/Sped teachers for meetings
• Preparing materials for teachers in the Special Education department
• Setting up assistive technology for student use
• Participating in weekly training/consultation with classroom teacher
• Reinforcing previously taught concepts in a small group setting
• Communicating with liaison regarding progress of students
• Administering daily content area tests/quizzes as well as standardized tests
• Documenting student progress both academically and behaviorally
• Reinforcing instruction of general education under the direction of a Special Education Teacher
• Accompanying students to general education classroom and providing modifications to instruction
• Constant monitoring and alerting nurse of medical needs
• Assisting with self-help skills, including but not limited to clothing, feeding, toileting
• Supporting students during lunch, recess, field trips and/or community outings
• Participating in student progress meetings when requested, and providing input for progress reports and objectives; informing appropriate staff of program changes and updates
• Completing parent communication logs and district documents as required
• Participating in required professional development, such as restraint training, CPR/First Aid certification, and staff meetings and extended day sessions
• Demonstrating flexibility when daily schedules change
• Adhering to confidentiality protocols
• Providing adult supervision as a bus monitor, cafeteria monitor, and/or during extracurricular activities, as needed
• Completing other duties that are designated by the Lead Teacher and/or Behavior Specialist, Building Principal, and/or Director of Pupil Services
• Serving as a bus monitor for morning and afternoon runs
• Cafeteria Duty
• Supporting students during extracurricular activities, as needed
• Assisting in the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum programs and modifications, including but not limited to augmentative communication devices, task analysis, and discrete trial materials
• Maintaining students' program books, including but not limited to organizing assessments, documenting programmatic changes, and conducting reinforcement assessments
• Implementing instructional and behavioral programs as designed by the Behavior Specialist
• Using ABA procedures to conduct and amend student programs and record appropriate data in pull-out and inclusion settings, including discrete trials, social stories, and social skills training
• Modeling ABA techniques and providing support for other staff as requested by the Behavior Specialist
• Conducting data collection at all stages of skill acquisition