Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist
About The Position
YAI supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in achieving the fullest lives possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working, and learning. YAI is a network of agencies with programs that empower and enhance the lives of thousands of people with I/DD and their families. YAI promotes a person-centered approach to support people in our programs by creating plans catered to the specific needs of each individual. Join our dynamic team teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, and promoting community integration. We are hiring for our Full-Time Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist position at our Bay Ridge 3 IRA.
Requirements
- Must have previously worked as a Direct Support Professional.
- Completed all the required trainings.
- Demonstrated all the knowledge, skills, and accountabilities of a DSP Level three.
- BA/BS Degree in Psychology or Human Services OR Enrolled in 4-year degree in Psychology or Human Services field.
- Experience working within the field of I/DD.
- Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills.
- Must demonstrate clinical skills.
- Willing to take initiative.
- Highly flexible to varied work schedule.
- Experience in computer skills and ability to teach others.
- Strong writing ability.
- Must demonstrate assertiveness/leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care services as needed, including direct counseling, implementation of each individual’s treatment plan, training in ADL skills, assistance with personal care, medical, dietary, social, sexual, recreational, financial, habilitative and other needs within the program.
- Train staff, which includes, but is not limited to, using the EMOE training system to ensure that all clinical interventions are properly implemented, to communicate clinical rationales to the staff, to provide staff with both formal and informal feedback, and role model at all times appropriate tone, implementing of habilitative and behavioral programming, and appropriate data collection techniques.
- Role model the use of person-centered philosophy and person-centered tools.
- Develop written, individualized habilitative plans in accordance with the agency philosophy, as determined by individual need.
- Conduct assessments, both behavioral and habilitative, via formal means (written questionnaires, rating scales, baseline data, etc.) and informal means (observations), under the supervision of the BIS.
- Design effective data collection systems that allows progress to be monitored.
- Monitor the data collection, ensure that the data is totaled and summarized on a monthly basis, and that new data sheets are accessible to staff at the beginning of each month.
- Oversee/maintain the completion of all required paperwork, including monthlies, Person-Centered materials, and ensure that all pertinent information is included on psychiatric anecdotals.
- Provide the appropriate therapeutically documented level of an individual’s supervision to ensure and protect the individual’s health/safety and well-being. Whenever this level is unclear or unknown, to provide the maximum level of supervision to assure and protect the individual’s health and safety.
- Train new staff on Level 1 competencies.
- Be a Resource to staff by providing clinical support in absence of the BIS/Supervisor.
- Be the lead trainer of weekend staff on clinical interventions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
