The Lead Therapist is responsible for:

• Work a maximum six (6) hours each week per client.
• Of these, four (4) hours MUST be in customer’s home. The remaining two (2) hours may be worked outside the client’s home AS NEEDED
• Ensuring the treatment plan is implemented as designed.
• Ensuring proper implementation and effectiveness of the treatment plan.
• Reviewing all data collected by the Line Therapist and parent/guardian.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapies including but not limited ABA, Discrete Trial, Pivotal Response Training, and Natural Environment Training.
• Should be able to make adjustments to client objectives/targets as needed and have an understanding of prompting procedures, data collection, and error correction procedures.
• Model all therapies/objectives the client is working on and teach the line therapist how to implement all programs.
• Should be able to think on your feet and make suggestions and/or corrections as needed relating to client programs, data collection, and issues and/or concerns.
• Should ensure that the line therapist(s) are generalizing programs throughout multiple settings/environments.
• Should ensure that the line therapist includes maintenance goals within current programming.
• Providing guidance and support to the Line Therapist(s).
• Reporting issues and/or concerns relating to family, client, or team to your supervisor.
• Reporting progress and/or concerns to your Consultant.
• Receiving parent/guardian feedback, responding to or forwarding concerns to the appropriate person.

Daily Requirements: In the client’s home

• Observe the implementation of goals facilitated by the Line Therapist to ensure they follow the ITP.
• Provide guidance and support to the Line Therapist as needed.
• Review data collected by the Line Therapist(s) and parent(s)/guardian(s).
• Communicate with the parent/guardian. Respond to concerns as needed.
• Provide the consultant with mastered goals/graphs/ or other data to be updated.
• Model new objectives and/or techniques as necessary.
• Monitor programs to ensure that generalization of skills and maintenance goals are being worked on in multiple settings.
• Inform the Consultant of any concerns or issues.

Outside the client’s home (2 hours/week as needed – based on approval)

• Work related to the client’s program, such as visual schedules, token boards, program materials for various skill sets, academic materials, arts/crafts, etc.
• All work done outside the client’s home should be approved by the Supervisor and the Consultant.

Experience

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Bachelor’s degree in Education/Special Education, Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, or a related field.
• At least 2 years’ experience working with children or children who have autism.

• Experience in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is recommended, but not required

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)