Attain, Inc.

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Now Hiring: Education Support Professional (ESP) Job Type: Full-time Pay: $15.00 per hour Schedule: Monday to Friday Benefits: • Dental insurance • Employee assistance program • Health insurance • Life insurance • Paid time off • Referral program • Vision insurance Experience: • applied behavior analysis: 1 year (Required) • crisis intervention for severe problem behavior: 1 year (Required) • special education: 1 year (Required) Work Location: In person Attain, Inc. is seeking Educational Support Professionals to work with students with developmental disabilities, including Autism and Intellectual Disability. This is a full-time position working with students who engage in severe problem behavior. Below is a summary of the Childhood Development Center. The Childhood Development Center (CDC) is a program focused on providing intensive educational services to youth with autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities in Central Florida. The CDC specializes in providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services across a variety of skill domains. The staff-to-student ratio is determined by the needs of the student as well as their funding source. Our instructional staff have received intensive training in teaching academic, social, leisure, and daily living skills. Paraprofessionals have also received training in how to successfully manage and reduce the likelihood of problem behaviors by teaching replacement skills for problematic behaviors. The CDC is overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with experience providing education to children with severe problem behavior, and a Florida Certified Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher. The BCBA and certified ESE teacher are responsible for developing and monitoring the progress of each student’s Individualized Education Plans (IEP). Within the CDC, not only will students receive an educational instruction based in the principles of applied behavior analysis, but they will also learn to develop other functional living skills as well. There are numerous opportunities for students to engage in a variety of educational, functional and leisure activities. All students receive one on one instruction in an individualized classroom. There is also a large classroom where students develop their social skills by interacting during lunch, group activities, and games. Educational Support Professionals (ESP's) at the CDC recognize that there are many approaches to teaching children with disabilities. Decades of research has demonstrated the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis to improve individuals’ lives. Staff members at the CDC use the principles of applied behavior analysis when teaching academic, communication, and life skills to decrease problem behavior that may inhibit students from learning. The promotion of generalization and maintenance during instruction ensures that students’ progress is long-lasting and supports progress in school, home, and the community. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the science of behavior change in the natural environment. This is different from other approaches due to evidence based instructional strategies and detailed data collection, used to analyze and evaluate educational progress. ABA approaches behavior change by observing what is happening in an individual’s environment that may be contributing to the behavior. This includes using positive reinforcement or rewards to increase desired behaviors and not rewarding behavior that may be undesirable. Because of this, it is very important that every procedure and treatment used is consistent throughout the student’s day. This means ABA becomes a way of living and not just a few hours a week of intervention. IEP Development and Curriculum are based on the Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia© (ACE), developed by the New England Center for Children. Within the curriculum, the use of discrete trial training, incidental teaching, verbal behavior training, shaping, chaining, and other reinforcement-based methods are employed as well as instructional strategies to promote generalization to other natural environments. Our goal at the CDC is to provide students with a high-quality education while focusing on the reduction of problem behavior. Requirements • Drug Free Workplace • Must have a Florida Driver's License • Successfully Pass Professional Crisis Management Level 2 Training • At least 1 year of experience working with students with intellectual disabilities who engage in severe problem behavior. • Pass a Florida Level 2 criminal background screening About Company Attain, Inc., an affiliate of Apis Services, Inc., has been providing services for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and other developmental disabilities for over 30 years. Attain, Inc. specializes in supporting adolescents and adults who engage in severe problem behavior, including aggression, self-injury, property destruction, sexual maladaptive behavior, and elopement. Attain, Inc. offers community-based group homes, intensive educational services, adult day training, and behavior analysis services. A company that cares about their employees and has many career paths to help you meet your employment goals. Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment. Inperium, Inc., Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.