Child Psychologist

Job Description

Qualification - MA Psychology -B.Ed./M.Ed./D. Ed Special Education - RBT/BCBA/BCABA - Experience of ABA therapy with minimum bachelor’s in psychology or Special Education Role & Responsibilities - To perform time to time parent counselling and grievance redressal. - Recognize clients that can benefit from ABA and counsel the parents for enrolment. - Plan and conduct ABA assessment either on your own or with support of a supervisor. - Take daily cold probe data for the client. - Make assessment reports and IEP for the client either on your own or with support of a supervisor. - Manage negative behaviour of the learner and maintain instructional control. Ensure no person or property is damaged by the learner. - Report any problem behaviours of special concern to supervisors and plan and run a behaviour intervention plan. - Collect data such as frequency, duration, latency to track progress of the child. - Manage materials required for therapy. Coordinate promptly with supervisors and team if and when new material is needed. - Coordinate with Special Educators, ST and OT from time to time so there's no overlap or clash in therapy goals. - Ensure skills when achieved by the learner are generalised and kept in maintenance. Contact supervisors to add new goals in the plan. - Manage group sessions if they are planned at the centre. Other Skills - Must have good understanding of psychology, especially reward and principle. - Is well versed and confident in using Google Sheets and Docs, even on the phone to ensure timely data correction. - Should be quick in their responses to ensure instructional control in the learners and keep negative behaviours in check. - Knows and is not ashamed of singing and dancing as part of therapy. - Is physically fit enough to engage in physical play with learners. - Is creative to make best use of available resources to use in therapy. - Is open and inviting to the learner yet strict to maintain instructional control. - Is sufficiently loud especially while praising the learner. Can instil over enthusiasm. - Can address regular queries from parents. Can differentiate which issues described by parents or school need immediate attention. - Knows how to ignore tantrums when required. Gives little to no reaction when being hit, spit on, or laughed at by the learner. - Is up to date with their knowledge in the field of ABA and is willing to learn more. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month Schedule: Day shift Work Location: In person