Direct Therapist / RBT - Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA, USA Req #1552

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

May Institute is an award-winning national nonprofit organization that serves children and adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, brain injury and neurobehavioral disorders, and other special needs at more than 140 locations across the country.
Many of our corporate and support employees join us in order to take part in our mission, and lend their expertise to build a stronger May. Whether you are looking to work in a corporate function at our headquarters in Randolph MA, or directly support individuals in one of our schools or programs, May is a wonderful organization in which to build your career.

Summary:

May Institute is currently seeking compassionate and dedicated Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) who want to make a positive difference in the lives of children and adolescents diagnosed with autism or developmental disabilities. In this position you will work directly with children, teaching them communication, social, and play skills. This instruction will occur in the natural context of a child's home, school, or other community setting. You will be trained in state-of-the-art instruction based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and receive supervision from an experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

This is a Part-Time position (10-15 hours), with a high need in the afternoons/evening, for a thoughtful and responsible person who would like to advance their skills with a growing organization.

Responsibilities:

• Implement specially designed programs that include developing academic skills, play skills, daily living skills and communication and social skills
• Record data and document of how each child responds to their programs, their behavior and their progress each day; share with supervisor weekly
• Graph data to illustrate child progress over time
• Submit narrative reports of each session and hours worked every day
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled

May Institute is an Equal Opportunity employer of qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. May Institute also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of the protected categories.

• Richmond, VA, USA