ABA Therapist

We are recruiting for ABA therapists in Blackpool. A minimum commitment required of 10 hours per week, flexible to your schedule and client's needs. This role involves travelling to clients within Blackpool and to surrounding areas. This is a zero hour contract.,

• Responsible for ensuring the implementation of recommendations from consultations with consultant BCBA.


• Responsible for reading and implementing ILPs - including but not limited to targets based in discrete trial teaching (DTT), natural environment teaching (NET), incidental teaching, pivotal response training (PRT), functional communication training (FCT), other communication trainings, self-help and toileting interventions.


• Responsible for reading and following any behavioural plans (including safe management of behaviours that challenge), protocols and target sheets.


• Responsible for completing ABC datasheets with adequate levels of detail.


• Responsible for completing target datasheets.


• Responsible for keeping folder organised following completion of each session.


• Responsible for ensuring effective communication to the behavioural supervisor and other key stakeholders when requested by the family or consultant BCBA.


Teaching and Learning:

• Responsible for continuing with therapeutic sessions as already agreed.


• Responsible for following teaching and learning recommendations.


• Responsible for providing a handover regarding targets and any ABC data completed to the behavioural supervisor and other educational support staff following each session.


• Responsible for communicating any teaching or learning requirements of the learner to the behavioural supervisor and consultant BCBA.


• Responsible for communicating any other training required for themselves or other educational support staff.


Data collection/Assessment/Reviews:

• Responsible for completing ABC data sheets and any other assessment elements as requested by the behavioural supervisor and consultant BCBA.


• Responsible for completing all recommended data collection procedures.


• Responsible for ensuring that data sheets remain in the folder for the behavioural supervisor to locate.


• Responsible for contributing to the summary report as requested by the behavioural supervisor.


• Responsible for contacting the behavioural supervisor if it is believed that targets need changing or adapting between workshops.


Supervision and Training

• Support in training new therapists or designated teaching support staff members to defined competency levels as required when requested.


Resources

• Responsible for ensuring that behavioural supervisors are aware of any necessary resources required for successful implementation of teaching and learning targets.


• Request or create resources required for newly introduced targets.
  
  Achieved or working towards completion of Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT) course


• Achieved or working towards Bachelors degree in related field.


• Achieved or working towards MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis or equivalent.


• Desirable to have additional qualifications in implementation of specific interventions such as, PECS, Makaton, PEAK etc.


Experience:

• Extensive experience working with children, particularly children with ASD or other additional support needs.


• Desirable to have experience in an ABA therapist role.


• Experience in the key roles and responsibilities listed below., Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?


• Do you have extensive experience working with children, particularly children with ASD or other additional support needs?


• Have you achieved, or working towards, completion of MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis or equivalent?


• Have you achieved, or working towards, completion of Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT) course?


• Do you currently live in or will you be able to reliably commute to Blackpool, England?