Behavior Technician Jobs: Start Your Behavioral Tech Career
What is a Behavior Technician?
Want to make a difference and do great things, but don’t know where to start? Looking to work alongside like-minded, mission-focused colleagues? Searching for experience and skills to help you down the road?
Consider becoming a behavior technician (BT) with LEARN Behavioral. BTs work one-on-one with children with autism, helping them build skills in communication, play, socialization, and daily living. Turn your passion for working with kids into a job where you can help your community while building exceptional experience.
We offer:
- competitive pay, paid time off, and plenty of advancement opportunities
- rewards beyond a paycheck
- work schedules that meets your needs—full-time or part-time
And, we provide all the training and support you need to be successful. All we ask is that you bring a steady supply of compassion, empathy, enthusiasm, kindness, goodwill, and reliability.
What will I learn as a Behavior Tech?
Top 5 Reasons to Become a BT
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Community – Join a team of fun, collaborative colleagues dedicated to helping each other and our clients find success. |
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Flexibility – Choose a schedule that works for you, working part-time or full-time, across morning, afternoon, and evening shifts. |
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Growth – Make this job a career, with a potential promotion in as little as three months and plenty of opportunities to develop professionally. |
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Experience – Learn skills that not only apply to ABA but other fields from education to speech language pathology and counseling. |
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Happiness – Benefit from making a career out of making a difference and the sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that can bring. |
Career Path in ABA Therapy
At LEARN, we value growth and learning not only within our clients but also within ourselves. That’s why we offer a path for behavior technicians (BTs) to advance and grow in their careers—and, get raises along the way.
Once you have experience as a BT, you have the opportunity to move into an advanced technician position and challenge yourself with more difficult cases, or take on a lead or managing technician role—and develop your leadership skills. Plus, if you dig helping kids with autism, you can take advantage of one of our many discounted tuition programs to earn a master’s degree in applied behavior analysis (ABA)—and become a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA).
The sky is the limit.
What does a Behavior Technician do?
We’re excited and honored to share why this job might be the perfect opportunity for you.
- For starters, you get to PLAY. You’ll work one-on-one with children with autism using a form of therapy, known as applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, to help children learn an abundance of skills that set them up for success in school and life.
- You will experience GROWTH. Not only will you learn about ABA and how it will help you throughout your career and life, but you’ll also learn how to adapt to challenges, remain calm under pressure, demonstrate empathy and patience towards others, and build resilience.
- Perhaps the best of all, you will feel FULFILLED. No two days will be alike, and some days might be more challenging than others, but you will gain a great sense of accomplishment about the incredible work you do for your clients and families.
You may choose a career in ABA or go on to work in another field, but no matter where you land, the skills you learn in this role will serve as building blocks for you both personally and professionally.
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Behavior Technician Jobs: FAQs
What are the primary responsibilities of a behavior technician?
Behavior technician jobs include working one-on-one with children to help improve their communication, play, and socialization skills. Through applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, technicians help set students up for success. Within your behavioral tech job, you’ll learn to adapt to challenges, demonstrate empathy, and remain calm under pressure.
How do behavior technicians support children with autism?
LEARN behavior technicians support children with autism by increasing helpful behaviors and decreasing problematic behaviors. You’ll receive the proper training and support from a LEARN behavior analyst to help you identify and reinforce positive behaviors without reinforcing those that cause harm.
Through your ABA job, you’ll help children build their language and communication skills and increase their tolerance for new routines. You’ll also help decrease meltdowns, food selectivity, and other counterproductive behaviors. For instance, you may take a child to the store to practice waiting in line, ordering, and paying. Through these exercises, you’ll help autistic children learn essential skills along the way.
Working with family members is also a significant part of supporting children. At LEARN Behavioral, caregivers are core partners in their children’s treatment. In your behavioral technician job, you’ll act as a teammate for parents and help them learn the tools and training to continue your work between sessions.
What settings do behavior technicians typically work in?
Your ABA behavior technician job will allow you to work in various settings. These include:
- In a child’s home. You’ll meet with many clients in the place they’re most familiar: their homes and surrounding communities.
- In schools. LEARN Academy offers customized solutions in schools for kids with autism.
- In a Learning Center. You’ll give one-on-one and group support to kids in a play-based, learning-rich environment.
At childcare locations. Through early intervention, you’ll provide therapy to toddlers during their time at childcare.
What skills are essential for a successful behavior technician?
First and foremost, those applying to behavioral tech jobs should have a strong desire to improve the lives of children. Along with this, we look for those with strong communication skills, empathy, enthusiasm, and kindness. Patience is also key when working with children with autism. While you don’t need experience with children, it does help.
If you want to improve the lives of children but don’t want to work one-on-one with them, explore business careers with LEARN Behavioral. We’re always looking for team members to help us on the business side, from operations and finance to marketing and human resources.
How can I find job openings for behavior technicians?
Use our Careers page to find open behavior tech jobs with LEARN Behavioral providers across the country. Each of our providers shares the same genuine passion for helping children lead happier, more successful lives.
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