For more than 100 years, the nurses, therapists and physicians at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation have had one goal: to teach children the skills they need to fully participate in the world when they leave. Our Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation offers inpatient care, day hospital care and a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The Center for Autism's outpatient speech department specializes in providing children with ASD speech/language evaluations, individual therapy and small group therapy. All speech/language pathologists are trained in the principles of ABA.

A caregiver in this position works Days. from 8:00am-4:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Acquire baseline data and implement approved treatment plan using applied behavior analysis neutrally and consistently; fluently implement discrete trial teaching procedures across a variety of patients and functioning levels; follow the prompting hierarchy; apply reinforcement procedures effectively, utilize SDs that are clear, concise and consistent; utilize prompt fading, shaping, and chaining procedures.

• Assist Outpatient Behavior Analyst in conducting functional behavior assessments to include conducting a record review and Functional Assessment Interview, define behavior and choose appropriate method of data collection, summarize environment, setting events, and medical information.

• Communicate effectively with parents regarding progress, troubleshoot, generalization strategies for home, and other elements of parent training as designated by Outpatient Behavior Analyst.

• Participate in required supervision with Outpatient Behavior Analyst.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate's degree. can be substitute 6 month's ABA experience.

• Successful completion of coursework for Registered Behavior Technician Certification (RBT).

• Must complete 40-hour coursework prior to start date and RBT competency assessment and exam within 30 days of hire.

• Can work and build rapport with parents of diverse backgrounds.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's degree.

• 6 months of experience working with children with autism utilizing applied behavior analysis preferred.

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting students, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

• Physically able to manage patients of varying weight and sizes.

• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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