Special Instruction/ABA for EI

Early Intervention Special Instructor ABA

Location: Throughout 5 Boroughs

Salary Range: Fee for Service

$60 for 30 min session, $80 for 60 min session without DOH Letter as a W2

$65 for 30 min session, $85 for 60 min session with DOH Letter as a 1099

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

We have new opportunities for Early Childhood Special Educators with ABA Certification to provide home based services in all five boroughs.

• Provide behavior intervention within the home, school, or community setting.
• Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary team to create programs and work towards goals listed in the child’s IFSP.
• Collaborate with the BCBA supervisor.
• Collect and graph data consistent with best practice in ABA.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Special Education, Social Work, or related field
• NYS Licensure as Special Educator or LMSW
• Teaching Certifications: Students with Disabilities Birth – 2nd grade-Required
• Initial, Professional or Permanent Special Education Certificate
• BCBA certification through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board-Required
• Designation as a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of New York-Required
• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Experience with Discrete Trial Training (DTT); Natural Environment Training (NET); Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA); and the ABLLS-R and VB-MAPP Assessments
• Development of behavior plans and skill acquisition plans
• Experience working with parents
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Minimum of 1 year working with people with autism and related developmental disabilities
• Bilingual a plus
• Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel to numerous locations to meet with clients, attend meetings and visit healthcare facilities.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 35 lbs.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Hand In Hand Development, Inc, CMA is a NYS DOH approved Early Intervention Agency that provides evaluations, service coordination, and therapeutic services for children birth to 3 in all 5 boroughs, upstate and Long Island. Hand In Hand is also an approved Care Management Agency (CMA) under the lead health home of the Collaborative for Children and Families (CCF), and provides comprehensive care management, health promotion, transitional care, and family support for children and young adults from birth to age 21. Hand In Hand Development is the largest CMA in New York and is recognized as a leader and innovator in the provision of care management services.