About the Role:
We are looking for a behavior therapist to help children with diverse needs (mainly autism) learn new skills relevant to their quality of life. The behavior therapist's responsibilities include assisting clients in skill development through applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy strategies and implementing treatment goals as instructed by their supervising Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
-Work with children with varying disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, under the supervision of a BCBA.
-Teach clients language, social/leisure, adaptive/self help skills utilizing applied behavior analysis (ABA) strategies.
-Maintain all necessary client documentation, including data and session notes.
-Maintain professional communication with families/parents about their child’s sessions and goals.
-Ongoing collaboration with clinical team, including communicating with supervising BCBAs about treatment progress and following/implementing changes to programs.
-Develop a welcoming and fun learning environment that maintains client dignity and confidentiality in all that you do.
-Other duties as assigned.

Requirements
To be successful as a behavior therapist, you should enjoy working with child. You should demonstrate compassion, patience, and understanding when treating our clients. An outstanding behavior therapist should be able to effectively interact with clients to establish trust and accurately assess client needs moment to moment.

In addition, the following are required:
-High school diploma or GED (Bachelors degree in psychology, education, or related field strongly preferred).
-18+ years old.
-Previous experience working with children.
-Experience with ABA preferred (not required)
-Sound collaborative skills.
-Great communication skills.
-Compassionate and patient.
-Valid CA Driver’s license & auto insurance.
-Ability to provide evidence of negative TB test results.
-Ability to pass FBI & DOJ Live Scan background check.
-Reliable source of transportation.

We’re offering a competitive wage of $18-24 per hour depending on experience. We are a small, local therapy practice that can provide you with support and growth, along with all the tools you need to be successful in this role. We provide paid training to help you develop and grow into a career. We focus on company culture and want our employees to be happy in what they do!

Next Steps
Please submit your resume (hello@thecocreatives.com) or complete our online job application and we will be in contact shortly.