Landing a registered behavior technician job in Pennsylvania requires you to meet a basic level of education and have a certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
To maintain your RBT certification, you must demonstrate that you can competently perform the tasks on the RBT Renewal Competency Assessment.
RBTs have a wide variety of skills; you can learn them both on the job and before you even start your next position. Some qualities of a great RBT include:
Empathy and patience for the students you work with go hand-in-hand. You need to understand how students feel during your sessions and help them communicate those feelings.
You also need to know how to teach skills that help your students recognize how others are feeling so they can do it themselves. It can take time for students to catch on to these skills, so patience and encouragement are key.
As an RBT in a school, you’ll work with students and collaborate with staff and parents. You can teach parents and teachers to identify signs of potential distress in your students and notice them yourself. This can be helpful when a student is overwhelmed by an exercise and may need a break.
You can also use these skills to identify when you need to provide more clarity for a task or ask questions about a particular reaction from a student.
There is always room for improvement in any job, including a school-based RBT position. Your students, teachers, and supervisors may have feedback for you. It’s important to accept this feedback and consider how to implement it to be the best RBT you can be.
Working as a school-based RBT is an incredibly rewarding experience for many people. You can work with students and then watch them employ the exercises and skills you’ve taught them to succeed in school, socialize more, and flourish in an academic environment.
When working alongside Kelly Pediatric Therapy in a school-based setting, you have the option to stay with one school for a while or visit several. No matter which you prefer, your day will be filled with variety as you interact with children with different needs and celebrate different wins. Every child is unique and needs help with different things, and you’ll be there to lend a hand.
Working in a school also means you have consistent support. You’ll collaborate with teachers, administrators, and parents to create a treatment plan that helps children thrive. This collaboration is essential to creativity, compassion, and student success. If you love to get creative, a school is the place to be.
At Kelly Pediatric Therapy, we're here to help you move your career forward. We hire behavior technicians, registered behavior technicians, behavior specialist consultants, BCBAs, school social workers, and LSW or LCSW for behavioral & mental health therapy.
If you're looking to move forward in your professional career in a way that supports growth, balance, and impact—consider working with us as a school-based therapist.
When you work with Kelly Pediatric Therapy, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, compensation for documentation, access to mentorship, free professional development, and work-free nights, weekends, and holidays.
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