North Shore Pediatric Therapy in Arlington Heights, IL is hiring a Behavior Therapist or Registered Behavior Technician to join our team immediately.

We provide all training for this role & no previous experience is necessary.

Schedule: Afternoons and evening hours (1 pm - 7 pm) & Saturday availability are a must.

Autism Support Professional Benefits at North Shore Pediatric Therapy

Imagine how you will feel watching the kids under your care blossom, knowing that you have directly impacted their performance in school, at home, and in social settings. You will experience our core purpose every day: the joy of bringing happiness into the lives of children and their families.

• Career path & certification: We provide all training and support. Within your first 90 days, you will have gained enough knowledge and experience to become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). Once you do, we will pay for the certification & celebrate this milestone with a significant pay increase!
• Multi-disciplinary support: We believe you will do your best learning and growing under the guidance of our multi-disciplinary environment, working with teams in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Neuropsychology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Mental Health.
• Paid time off (for full-time employees)
• Flexible scheduling
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (for full-time employees)
• Paid holidays (for full-time employees)
• Calm app membership
• Team building! You will have the option to take part in monthly social events with your team.

We hire our Behavior Therapists for character first and experience second, and applicants must demonstrate integrity, kindness, and patience. As part of a clinical team, you’ll be providing a life-changing service that affects entire families today, tomorrow, and years into the future. In just a few weeks of ABA therapy, one of your kiddos might go from lacking the important vocabulary to finally being able to express what she wants and how she’s feeling, or from antisocial behaviors to cheerfully greeting her family. Our success stories are numerous, requiring excellence from every team member.

Who makes a great Autism Support Professional?

You have prior childcare experience, especially with kids with developmental needs, or caretaking experience, such as a nurse or aide.

• You are studying or are interested in psychology or child development.
• You have a love of active play, and love to get on the ground, engage in children’s games, and make learning fun!
• You have a friend or family member on the Autism Spectrum and can envision yourself in a caretaker role.
• Those who know you describe you as having unflappable patience and compassion. Autism affects each person in diverse ways, and you will need to provide consistent, calm care and follow-up.
• You have a background in teaching, assisting, counseling, or coaching.
• You have a background or interest in other pediatric therapies, such as speech therapy, physical therapy, or occupational therapy. Our multi-disciplinary approach means that you’ll collaborate with Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Mental Health Practitioners, Physical Therapists, and Neuropsychologists.
• You have basic computer skills and pick up new technology quickly. We will teach you how to use our electronic medical system, where you will enter notes, assessments, and treatment summaries after each session.
• You do not match the above but are inspired by the work that we do and the impact we have on children’s lives.

What does a Behavior Technician do?

You will provide 1:1 care to our kiddos, executing a therapy plan designed by your supervisor, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). ABA therapy uses the concept of reinforcement to teach skills needed to be independent and build and maintain social relationships, as well as replace behaviors that impede our kiddos’ ability to learn.

Children with autism spectrum disorders understand and interact with the world differently, and your role is to make learning fun while accommodating their unique sensory needs. Many kiddos with ASD experience emotional overload, which can lead to intense verbal and physical responses. As a Behavior Therapist, you will need to be patient and compassionate while delivering care to our kiddos. We will teach you the skills you will need to manage these behaviors.

No previous experience is required for this role, as we provide all training and will support you through the process of becoming a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). Whether you already know your purpose and passion in life, or you’re looking for the career path that suits you best, we’ll teach you the skills needed to make an impact today, as well as how this role can progress and advance in the next 1, 3, 5 years and longer.

Autism Support Professional interviews at North Shore Pediatric Therapy

We care deeply about our teams and the people who make them up. Our interview process is designed to make you feel like you know us and are a good fit for our kiddos. The first step in our interview process is a video chat with a member of our recruiting team. We encourage you to use this as an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the Behavior Therapist and Registered Behavior Technician role and career opportunities. From there, we will invite candidates to an in-person interview. You will meet members of our clinical team (your future co-workers!) and this interview may also include a brief observation of a therapy session.

By the end of the interview process, you should have a sense of who we are and how our Behavior Therapists are teaching our kiddos to blossom. We can’t wait to meet you!

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