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Behavior Technician
Upstate Caring Partners
Administration
Utica, NY, USA · Utica, NY, USA
USD 18.23-19.23 / hour
Posted on Apr 5, 2025
Pay $18.23 - $19.23 an hour
Pre-School and School-Age opportunities available!
The Behavior Technician (BT School) of Upstate Caring Partners will support the quality of clinical services, agency education and collaborative partnership initiatives for the purpose of strengthening the infrastructure of supports available to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Under leadership of a BCBA, the BT will provide direct services and support to existing programs consistent with best practices in IDD using evidence-based practices. The BT will support the professional development of staff and communicate in a manner that energizes the work force, promotes retention, encourages team excellence, facilitates continuous learning and reinforces positive partnerships throughout the organization.
Core Responsibilities
- Demonstrates unwavering commitment to the people receiving services at Upstate Caring Partners.
- Creates an environment where staff and people we support are safe.
- Creates an environment where staff and people we support are happy.
- Creates an environment where staff and people we support are relaxed.
- Creates an environment where staff and people we support are engaged.
- Creates an environment where staff and people we support enjoy good mutual rapport.
- Creates an environment that encourages collaborative problem-solving.
- Establishes a work environment that creates positive communication between supervisors and employees and assimilates new employees to the culture, values, and mission.
- Spends an average of at least 75% of the workday in direct contact with people receiving services.
- Ensures compliance with all pertinent government and agency regulations and operating standards.
- Adheres to the UPC Employee Handbook and ensures supervisees do the same.
- Ensures staff members adhere to UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS’s policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties that may be requested by supervisors.
- Obtains and maintains SCIP-R trainer status.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Assists in the use of the Practical Functional Assessment to assess severe problem behavior.
- Assists in the use of Skill-Based Treatment to teach communication, toleration, and cooperation in an effort to eliminate severe problem behavior.
- Assists in the use of Universal Protocols to increase joy among UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS clients and students, to prevent escalation to severe problem behavior, to teach clients that staff are not adversarial but rather are there for them, and to increase job satisfaction of UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS staff.
- Assists in the use of behavioral data systems are implemented to allow for the continual evaluation of behavior plans and the achievement of individual goals and objectives.
- Assists in the use of regular treatment integrity checks of student programming.
- Ensures proper implementation of empirically-based teaching and behavior change procedures under the supervision of a BCBA.
- Teaches program staff on the proper implementation of educational and clinical behavior programs and plans, data collection systems and all necessary monitoring and reporting systems.
- Documents performance feedback, as necessary.
Communication Responsibilities
- Follow lines of communication specified in the organizational chart.
- Shares relevant information with colleagues and supervisors in a timely manner.
- Asks questions when something is unknown or unclear.
- Actively recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of others.
- Accepts performance feedback gracefully.
- Checks and responds to email daily.
- Practices confidentiality.
- Shows support for UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS, its programs, staff, and clients.
- Serve as an ambassador for UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS.
Attendance, Participation and Timeliness Responsibilities
- Demonstrates punctuality.
- Completes timesheets according to protocol.
- Meets deadlines.
- Attends and actively participates in meetings.
- Attends in-service trainings.
- Attends UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS events.
Qualifications
- High School Degree, Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
- Excellent computer Skills (including Windows, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances are warranted.
- Travel is required. Must have or be willing to obtain a valid New York State Driver’s License.
- The BT is required to complete all trainings and related activities toward certification as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board within the first year of employment or internal move to the Behavior Technician position.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Minimal risk of chemicals used in cleaning.
- Job related tasks do not involve exposure or potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue and Category I tasks are not a condition of employment.
- Employee may have exposure to challenging behavior of clients when working at Upstate Caring Partners.
- OSHA Exposure Category III
Physical Demands
- Certain deadlines and developments may require regular work during evenings and/or weekends.
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear and must have fluency in the English language.
- The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, and walk and must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- The employee is frequently required to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising workflow and efficiency.
Benefits
Our work environment provides the opportunity to grow and learn in a fast-paced atmosphere. We offer competitive benefits and salary to include a low-cost individual health insurance plan, dollar for dollar retirement match (up to 7%), life insurance, voluntary benefits and generous paid time off.
- Comprehensive Health/Dental/Vision
- Direct Deposit
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Retirement Plan 403(b)
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous PTO Plans (Sick, Vacation and Employee Leave)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Service Awards
- Employee Appreciation Events
- Employee Discounts
Upstate Caring Partners is the premier provider of direct-care services and programs in Central New York for individuals of all abilities and their families. If you believe in empowering people, Upstate Caring Partners is an excellent place to start or grow your career. Please visit our careers website to access the full job description located at https://www.upstatecpjobs.org.