Behavior Specialist Supervisor (VMS)

Catholic Charities USA•Timonium, MD

17d•$54,000

About The Position

Villa Maria School is seeking a Behavior Specialist Supervisor who can coordinate crisis prevention and intervention support services for Villa Maria School. Works alongside and supervises the Behavioral Specialist staff to ensure that competent staff are available to prevent and respond to crisis situations utilizing the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention model. The work schedule is 37.5 hours per week. Villa Maria School provides educational, diagnostic services and treatment for children with emotional, learning and multiple disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mental Health or related field and five years' experience working with emotionally disturbed children.
Requires physical ability to intervene and restrain children in crisis situations including the ability to run, lift and transport children to another location.
Driving (Agency and/or personal vehicle) is required for this position. Driver must be at least 21 years of age, with a minimum of 2 years of driving experience, and a valid driver's license issued by the state of residence. There can be no state-issued restrictions on the licenses that would impede a driver's ability to operate the vehicle as required by the Agency, and there must not be more than three (3) points on their driving record.
Effective supervisory skills including supervision, motivation, scheduling, staff development, evaluation of staff competency, budget administration.
Ability to work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary team.
Requires knowledge of therapeutic crisis intervention techniques.
The ability to apply effective discipline and behavior management techniques.
Must have the demonstrated ability to relate effectively to severely emotionally disabled children in a sensitive, understanding, and insightful manner.
Requires effective oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to assess and record information accurately in various documents.
Requires good listening skills for interactions with staff and clients often in stressful situations.
Requires knowledge of policies and procedures related to the Behavioral Specialist function and crisis interventions.
Ability to effectively utilize computer systems and software required to effectively perform position functions.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a Behavioral Specialist preferred.
TCI Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Respects children's and family's rights by recognizing the dignity of each individual, encouraging their participation in problem solving and decision making and maintaining the confidentiality of all client information.
Maintains the environment of care by complying with therapeutic standards, risk management policy, and procedures for maintaining client safety.
Contributes to performance Improvement at the individual, department and agency level.
Understands and applies policies and procedures for infection control.
Effectively applies knowledge of treatment approaches appropriate to the physical and developmental age of clients served.
Attends all required training and in-service courses. [CPR, TCI, Emergency Procedures, Infection Control, etc.]
Will become a Certified TCI Instructor and become part of the training rotation for the Division.
Effectively supervises, evaluates and motivates staff.
Deals tactfully and effectively with people both inter and intra departmentally.
Utilizes effective verbal and written communication skills.
Performs other duties as assigned.