What are the responsibilities and job description for the PT BT - SUMMER - Bridgewater position at Graham Behavior Services, LLC?
Description
GBS is looking for a Behavior Therapist for a Summer Camp case in Bridgewater, NJ. This case has availability Monday/Wednesday 1:30pm-4:30pm, Thursday 9am-4pm from 7/6-8/7.
Position Summary
The Behavior Therapist provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to assigned students under the supervision of a BCBA. This role requires experience working with children and a strong interest in teaching language, play, and skill-based curricula. Behavior Therapists work primarily in 1:1 settings with learners with autism, supporting skill development across educational and community environments. Candidates should demonstrate enthusiasm for individualized instruction and data-driven practice, including the collection, graphing, analysis, and presentation of progress data. Prior experience in ABA or special education is preferred, along with a commitment to fostering meaningful growth in learners through evidence-based strategies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Billable Services:
Required Skills and Abilities:
GBS is looking for a Behavior Therapist for a Summer Camp case in Bridgewater, NJ. This case has availability Monday/Wednesday 1:30pm-4:30pm, Thursday 9am-4pm from 7/6-8/7.
Position Summary
The Behavior Therapist provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to assigned students under the supervision of a BCBA. This role requires experience working with children and a strong interest in teaching language, play, and skill-based curricula. Behavior Therapists work primarily in 1:1 settings with learners with autism, supporting skill development across educational and community environments. Candidates should demonstrate enthusiasm for individualized instruction and data-driven practice, including the collection, graphing, analysis, and presentation of progress data. Prior experience in ABA or special education is preferred, along with a commitment to fostering meaningful growth in learners through evidence-based strategies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Billable Services:
- Provides intensive individualized ABA therapy services directed toward the development and/or enhancement of skills necessary for emotional, cognitive, behavioral, language, and interpersonal growth of the student.
- Uses appropriate applied behavior teaching, communication, and reinforcement procedures consistently.
- Attend all scheduled sessions and clinics.
- Accurately completes all required documentation including data collection daily and daily session notes.
- Provides the intervention accurately as described in the client’s Behavior Intervention or Treatment Plan.
- Assists the BCBA in devising strategies for skill acquisition or behavior reduction based on an understanding of the individual student, his/her needs, interests, abilities and best practices in ABA.
- Inform parents about daily routine, expectations, or incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
- Updates BCBA with set updates, needed materials, and needed program changes.
- Maintains open communication with BCBA and other therapists.
- Properly documents session cancellations.
- Attends meetings, events, group calls, training, workshops, and seminars as required by Graham Behavior Services.
- Completes other related projects and duties as assigned.
- Completes incident reports as needed.
- Checks Graham Behavior Services email address daily from Monday through Friday.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information related to the student as is expected of BCBAs.
- Monitors clients for signs of child abuse, and reports incidents of suspected abuse to supervisor immediately.
- Informs BCBA supervisor of any problems or concerns with staff, clients, clients family, and systems or procedures used by Graham Behavior Services.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Proven ability to perform at an above standard as a Behavior Therapist level.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the Families.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks/goals.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with individuals and groups at all professional levels.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Demonstrates professionalism through integrity, reliability, professional appearance and respectful communication in all workplace interactions.
- Experience using appropriate applied behavior teaching, communication, and reinforcement procedures consistently.
- Experience in behavior analytic principles and applying these principles of ABA to create effective, socially significant changes in the client’s behavior repertoire.
- Collecting, graphing, analyzing, displaying and discussing data based progress is a must.
- Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Special Education, or a related field, or pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree in one of these areas.
- Minimum one year experience providing Applied Behavior Analysis services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Possession or pursuit of RBT certification through the BACB, as deemed necessary by Graham Behavior Services.