ABA Technician

Posted: March 15, 2024 Closed: March 22, 2024

Employment Opportunity: Shrewsbury Public Schools
POSITION: ABA Technicians
Full-time: 2023-2024 School Year

Shrewsbury Public Schools has immediate openings and is currently accepting applications for ABA Technicians. Please note that we are considering entry-level applicants.

The ABA Technician position is full-time with a required summer assignment component. It includes working with students on the autism spectrum and in programs designated as highly intensive at the PreK through grade 12 levels and often involves assignment to a particular student or students in a 1:1, 1:2 or more arrangement. Students supported typically are assigned to an ELC at the preschool/elementary level or similar program at the middle or high school level. Solid knowledge, training, and background in appropriate applied behavioral techniques is preferred but not required.

We are interested in candidates who are invested in the achievement, equity, and access of all learners in and beyond the classroom.
Candidates with diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, class, and/or gender background and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
May potentially work 1:1 or in a 1:2 with a student or other designated ratio depending on the nature of the disability and learning needs
The intensiveness of the 1:1 assignment may vary based on the complexity of the student needs:
Daily living skills: eating, toileting, hygiene care
Medical: seizures, vision, mobility, etc.
Behaviors: aggression, spitting, hair pulling, kicking, biting, etc. (may be required to physically restrain)
May work with a group of students to facilitate lessons and activities
Based on the student population and census in the building, may be assigned to different buildings
May participate and facilitate in Community activities (i.e. vocational, travel training, independent living skills, etc.)
Follow prescribed criteria for providing and for fading student support
Support student during inclusion time
May work with a group of students to facilitate lessons and activities
Provide all accommodations delineated in their IEP
Provide carryover of instructional practices developed by related service providers (speech, OT, PT, Psychologist)
Provide academic support and carryover of the lessons the teacher and special education teacher has developed
Develop appropriate materials that correspond with the lesson under the direction of the teacher and special education teacher
Creating opportunities and instructing students to be independent in a variety of settings across their school day
Collect and summarize data based on the educational programs developed by the special education teacher
Carryover and implementation of instructional programs developed by the regular/special education teacher
Support students accessing a variety of technology
May participate in team level meetings, consultations, and clinics
Share relevant information about learners with teachers and other school personnel as needed to facilitate problem solving, decision making, and program planning
Support students with organization of materials, assignments, and schedule
May be required to assist with note taking and scribing
Facilitate positive relationships and engagements with peers
Complete all required documentation related to incidents, accidents, discipline, assaults, etc.
Ensure that all accommodations outlined in the DCAP (District Curriculum Accommodation Plan) are implemented based on student needs
Assist in the development of portfolios for MCAS when appropriate
Assist in the facilitation of MCAS based on accommodations
Support students during their specials, lunch, and recess times
Facilitate and support arrival and dismissal times
May be required to work the summer program
Maintain student confidentiality
Carry out other assignments designated by the Principal

Required Skills, Experience, Competencies:
High school degree or equivalent
One or more years of experience in a similar role
Must be available to work summers
Exhibits the core values of Shrewsbury Public Schools
Academic knowledge of the grade level supported
Enjoys children and is dedicated to the education of all children
Works flexibly in a changing environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate
The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, climb, run
The employee must occasionally be able to lift and/or safely move children/objects
The employee must be able to work in a noisy, stressful, high-pressure environment, and still be able to concentrate and keep children safe
Ability to respond to emergency situations (e.g. injured student, fights, behavior problems, abusive students, etc.)
May be exposed to bodily fluids including saliva, urine, feces, vomit, blood, and/or other bodily fluids
The job is performed under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or illness, although in a clean environment
Assists medically fragile or physically disabled students for the purpose of maintaining students’ personal hygiene
Assists students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities with grooming, feeding, toileting, diapering.

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, official or unofficial copies of undergraduate/graduate transcripts, license # or unofficial copy of license if applicable, and three current professional letters of reference, including one from a direct supervisor or evaluator.

Please apply via www.schoolspring.com or email the above hiring material to Kristin Herrick at ABAPostings @shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

The Shrewsbury Public Schools is an affirmative action employer, ensuring that its programs and facilities are accessible to the public. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, religion, disability, gender identity, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, national origin, homelessness, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other status or class protected by state or federal law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.05 - $27.98 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person