Autism Specialist | Pingree Center

Pay: Range starts at $20/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)

Schedule: Mon-Fri | 8am-5pm

Program: Pingree Center 

Benefits Highlights

• On-Demand Pay allows access to a portion of earned wages before the usual payday.
• Time off includes 15 days of annual accrued paid time off, which increases by one day with each year of service, 11 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.
• Full-time and part-time (30+ hours) team members are eligible for health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance.
• Your out-of-pocket medical costs of up to $2000 for individuals and $4000 for families may qualify for reimbursement through our Garner HRA. In addition, based on the medical plan you choose, you can utilize pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare costs with an HSA, which includes a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1800 for a family.
• We help our team members with tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, and career training and development. Valley also participates in Utah and federal student loan forgiveness programs.
• Our discounts and perks program provides more than $4500 in savings on everything from pizza to the zoo to movie tickets to oil changes!
• 401(k) retirement program allows for pre-tax and post-tax contributions and includes a company match up to 6% of your annual salary.

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.Job Summary & Deliverables

The Autism Specialist provides developmental and educational services to children and adolescents with autism in a clinical setting or the home environment. 

Essential Functions

• Designs individualized programs for children and adolescents with autism to increase and develop social, communication, and behavioral skills 
• Provides services within the assigned treatment setting - clinical setting or the client’s home. Homebased treatment assignments require access to reliable transportation. 
• Designs specialized programs and teaching procedures for individual or small groups of clients to develop academic knowledge and ability through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures 
• Charts the progress of assigned clients through weekly progress notes to ensure the ongoing evaluation of each client's strengths and opportunities 
• Monitors progress notes and related data to ensure the proper implementation of individualized behavior change programs 
• Reviews current research on autism, understands behavioral modification theories and applies appropriate techniques 
• Completes various administrative tasks and meets deadlines for submission to ensure timely and accurate data collection for electronic health record systems 

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent

Experience

• Three months of experience as an Autism Assistant or six months of direct client care experience

Licenses/Certifications

• CPR certification Valley de-escalation certification
• Driving positions require a minimum age of 21 and a current driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of experience working with individuals with autism