Autism Therapy Asssitant

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**Autism Therapy Assistant (Contract Full-Time) - 2 Positions**

**- 37.5 hours per week (1FTE)**

**- Salary: $28.44 - $33.96 per hour, depending upon experience**

**- Contract Duration: December 2024 - December 30th, 2025**

**- Onsite / In Person**

**Summary of Duties**

Reporting to the Clinical Manager, and under the clinical supervision of a Behaviour Analyst (BA) and Senior Autism Therapist (SAT), the Autism Therapy Assistant (ATA) provides direct client care through the implementation of behaviour and service plans as well as training/education to parents/caregivers, other Grandview clinicians and community mediators. The Autism Therapy Assistant accepts assignments of clients for direct service; assists in indirect client care; assists with other delegated tasks such as completion of direct and indirect assessments as appropriate, documents their involvement in client care, ensures that the treatment environment meets the client's needs; maintains clinical competence; maintains communication with all other staff members; supports program/Centre efforts in Quality Improvement and Risk Management activities; participates in education, orientation and public relations; maintains a safe work environment and performs other related duties, as assigned.

**Responsibilities**
- The Autism Therapy Assistant provides direct client care through implementing service and behaviour plans across the Behaviour Services at Grandview
- Conducting treatment sessions to target goals outlined in the Service/Behaviour Plan within the following domains: communication, social/interpersonal skills, play and leisure, motor skills, school readiness, personal responsibility/ adaptive skills, cognitive functioning, daily living skills, emotional and self-regulation, school readiness, learning readiness, interfering behaviours of concern, and vocational/avocational skills.
- Assisting with assessment procedures including: direct behavioural assessments (e.g. observation, Antecedent Behaviour Consequence data, Practical Functional Assessment), indirect behavioural assessments (e.g. Questions About Behaviour Function, Functional Assessment Screening Tool), and skills assessments (e.g. Verbal Behaviour Milestones Assessment and Placement Protocol, Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills
- Revised)
- Implementing treatment protocols (e.g. Skill-Based Treatment, Natural Environment Teaching, Discrete Trial Training) with a high degree of treatment fidelity
- Delivering evidence based behavioural services and training to build the family's, caregivers and community mediators capacity to maintain, implement and/or extend skills in the child/youth's natural environments as part of their treatment plan
- Collecting and graphing data relating to the client’s goals
- Delivering family/caregiver educational workshops and parent training to generalize and maintain the child/youth's skills, and parent/caregiver mediated intervention as appropriate.
- Delivering workshops/programs and planning activities for group treatment
- Provides assistance to clients with personal care needs (assisting clients with toileting, changing diapers when required, assisting clients with feeding, assisting clients with handwashing), ensuring the dignity and safety of program clients
- Discussing progress with the family, the Behaviour Analyst, and other professionals involved with the child/youth as appropriate
- Attending meetings relevant to service planning, goal setting and skill generalization
- Assisting in activities related to the child/youth's transition planning
- Assists in indirect client care under the clinical supervision of a Behaviour Analyst (and as delegated by a Senior Autism Therapist)
- Providing mentorship to students in Behaviour Science and related college programs and participating in the training, mentorship, and onboarding of new ATAs.

**Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree or diploma in a related field (e.g. Psychology, Child Studies, Behavioural Science, Communicative Disorders Assistant),
- Evidence of completion of Registered Behaviour Technician course work or equivalent
- 1-3 years’ experience working with children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- 1-3 years’ experience implementing behaviour analytic interventions (e.g. delivering ABA/IBI services) under the supervision of a Behaviour Analyst
- Experience or training in Skill-Based Treatment is an asset
- Skills coaching others on the use of behavioural principles
- Knowledge of the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders and an understanding of child development and the impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder on development
- Knowledge of other clinical conditions, especially those relevant to paediatrics
- Knowledge of relevant equipment, adaptive devices
- Exceptional listening, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the abili