Job Description

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Behavior Specialist for the Intensive Outpatient Clinic ( IOC ) at the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services ( RCAAS ).

• Implements a variety of behavior analytic strategies in support of successful outcomes for adults with autism across the areas of problem behavior reduction and skill acquisition goals throughout center-based and community-based environments.
• Collects, interprets, and analyzes behavioral data, as well as assists in the management of severe problem behavior.
• Contributes to the development of behavior analytic problem behavior reduction protocols and instructional programming under the supervision of a behavior analyst.
• Provides direct supervision to adults with autism with limited direct supervision in a variety of settings and contexts (e.g., community, vocational, recreational, transportation, center-based, etc.)
• Maintains an efficient and organized instructional environment across center-based and community-based settings.
• Operates professionally in community-based environments with minimal supervision.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, or related field.
• Six (6) months of prior experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in an ABA setting.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Web-based data collection and analysis platform.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must provide direct care to adult patients in severe behavioral crisis and work with a team in providing treatment to patients in behavioral crisis.
• May work with patients with multiple forms of severe challenging behavior including, but not limited to, intense aggression, self-injury, elopement, expulsion (spitting out food or liquids during treatment), or property destruction.
• Must have active certification in the implementation of crisis management techniques or be capable of obtaining certification in crisis management.
• Must be able to move, list, and carry patients and objects.
• Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients may involve independently lifting up to fifty (50) pounds, as well as assisting with weights of more than one hundred (100) pounds. This requires the use of abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.
• Frequent movement, use of limbs, and good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
• May also require extended periods of standing or sitting.

Posting Number: 24ST1691

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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