Overview

Start your career with Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST)!

Join one of the fastest-growing fields in healthcare in an entry-level job that lets you work with kids and spend your day doing meaningful work. As a Behavior Technician, you will help kids with autism learn and grow!

Do you cringe at the thought of a life tied to a desk, preferring hands-on work that gets you up and moving? Do you want to help others, while bringing home a paycheck in one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare? Do you crave work-life balance—and dare to have a life outside of work? 

If so, you might be a good fit for a behavior technician position, an entry-level career that involves helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a range of conditions that can affect a kid’s ability to socialize, play, and communicate. Our behavior techs undergo free training to work with our team to deliver applied behavior analysis (ABA), a therapy that uses play-based activities to help kids build skills. 

Once you learn the ropes of ABA, opportunities are ripe for you to take on more responsibility, grow your career, and even earn a promotion in as little as six months!

Responsibilities

Backed by the support and supervision of our awesome staff, you would:

Work with kids (18 months to school age) with autism and special needs in their homes or in one of our centers.

Work part-time hours between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Gain training and skills to support a career in behavior analysis, behavioral health, teaching, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, counseling, mental health, and parenting.

Become eligible to earn your registered behavior technician (RBT/BCAT) certification.

Create lasting, positive change for children and their families.

If you work full-time, you can earn up to 15 days of paid time off (PTO) after 90 days of employment. If you work part-time, you’re eligible for sick leave.

Qualifications

Do you have what it takes? Although we don’t require specific experience, we do look for certain characteristics, including:

A genuine desire to help children with autism and their families achieve goals.

A steady supply of compassion, empathy, enthusiasm, kindness, goodwill, and reliability.

Strong curiosity and a desire (or, at least, a willingness) to learn about autism, learning differences, and ABA.

The ability to master the latest TikTok dance craze. (Just kidding.)

Oh, and we actually require:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.
• Availability to work a consistent weekly schedule: morning, afternoon, and/or evenings.
• The ability to pass a background check.
• Reliable transportation/Valid Driver's License
• Not to mention, it is a plus if you:
• Are bi-lingual, with English/Spanish fluency.
• Studied, majored, or minored in psychology, education, special education, child care, behavioral health, health science, or a related field.
• Have experience working with children, whether as a babysitter, nanny, tutor, teacher, coach, camp counselor, or some other form of childcare.