Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist - ABIS
About The Position
YAI is hiring an Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist (ABIS) to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities using a person-centered approach. The position combines direct support professional duties with clinical leadership under the supervision of a Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS). ABIS staff work with individuals in their homes, workplaces, and daily lives, teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, supporting community integration, and assisting with activities of daily living and personal care as needed. The ABIS provides direct care and helps implement treatment plans, develops individualized habilitative plans, conducts behavioral and habilitative assessments, and establishes and monitors data collection systems. The role also supports clinical documentation and staff development: training and coaching team members on habilitative and behavioral interventions, communicating clinical rationales, modeling person-centered practices, and providing clinical support when the BIS or Supervisor is absent. The position is based in Mamaroneck, New York, and is full-time, Sunday through Thursday, with varying scheduled shifts.
Requirements
- Must have previously worked as a Direct Service Professional (DSP), completed all required trainings, and demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and accountabilities of a Direct Service Professional Level 3.
- Exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Willingness to take initiative.
- High flexibility to a varied work schedule.
- Computer skills and ability to teach others.
- College-level writing ability.
- Demonstrated assertiveness and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated clinical skills.
Nice To Haves
- BA/BS degree in Psychology or Human Services, strongly preferred; enrollment in a four-year degree program in Psychology or a Human Services field is also indicated.
- Experience working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD).
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care, counseling, treatment-plan implementation, ADL training, personal care, and support for individuals’ medical, dietary, social, sexual, recreational, financial, habilitative, and other needs.
- Train staff to implement clinical interventions, communicate clinical rationales, provide formal and informal feedback, and model appropriate tone, programming, and data-collection practices.
- Model the use of person-centered philosophy and person-centered tools.
- Develop individualized written habilitative plans in accordance with agency philosophy and individual needs.
- Conduct formal and informal behavioral and habilitative assessments under the supervision of the BIS.
- Design and monitor data collection systems, total and summarize data monthly, and ensure staff have new data sheets at the beginning of each month.
- Oversee completion of required paperwork, including monthly documentation and Person Centered materials, and ensure relevant information is included in psychiatric anecdotals.
- Provide and document the appropriate level of supervision to protect individuals’ health, safety, and well-being; use the maximum level when the appropriate level is unclear or unknown.
- Train new staff on Level 1 competencies.
- Provide clinical support to staff when the BIS or Supervisor is absent.
- Lead training for weekend staff on clinical interventions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
