Overworked and underpaid - Registered Behavior Technician BCOTB Employee Review

3.0
26 Jul 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great supervision for certification. Lots of knowledgeable BCBAs

Cons

Low pay compared to other ABA companies in the area. Long, unpaid breaks during your 10 hour work day. Reprimanded if close to overtime, but expected to work 40 hours. Micromanaged. The company doesn't pay for any admin time, so RBTs work 7-9 hours of direct therapy on some days. Benefits and morale have both declined since owner came back on board to manage, and the company is only worried about making a profit, ignoring the wellbeing of therapists and the quality of service to children. No PTO for therapists, just a max of unpaid days off.

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BCOTB Response
6y
Thank you for your review and feedback. As a company, we value our clients and our employees. We have provided quality services to children with special needs in our community for over 16 years with great success. BCOTB strictly adheres to the BACB code of ethics in both the treatment of clients, as well as our therapy staff. We treat each staff member with respect and value all feedback. Additionally, BCOTB pays competitively, taking into consideration the hiring of employees without undergraduate degrees and paying for the RBT certification course, time in the course and paying for the RBT exam. BCOTB has also offered hourly therapy staff paid time off since 2017. There are thresholds that an employee must meet to be eligible, which is predicated on the employee's availability to work. We apologize that you were not happy with your employment experience and will pass your feedback to the appropriate members of the management teams.

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