Behavior Support Assistant-East Islip PWW
About The Position
This role involves providing enhanced individualized behavioral health supports. The Behavior Support Assistant will implement behavior plans and data collection as written, and meet regularly with the Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS) and Program Administration to ensure continuity of care. The assistant is responsible for helping the BIS ensure data collection is accurate and timely. They will also act as a mentor to supporting staff, providing observations and modeling in behavioral health supports. As needed and with specific training, the role includes assisting with crisis intervention and supporting other Behavior Intervention Specialists. The position requires attending meetings with individuals and support staff, submitting written reports on significant events, and maintaining a neat and organized program setting while adhering to safety standards. The assistant must report any changes in an individual's health condition or other pertinent information to their supervisor and immediately contact the medical department in case of injury, seizure, or health status changes. Additional duties may include assisting individuals with transfers, lifting, toileting, personal hygiene, and van accessibility.
Requirements
- Implementation of behavior plans and data collection.
- Regular meetings with BIS and Program Administration.
- Accurate and timely data collection.
- Mentoring and modeling behavioral health supports.
- Crisis intervention training and assistance.
- Assistance to other Behavior Intervention Specialists.
- Attendance at meetings.
- Submission of written reports (Case Action Summaries).
- Maintenance of a neat and organized program setting.
- Adherence to safety standards.
- Reporting changes in individual's health condition to supervisor.
- Immediate contact with medical department for injuries/health changes.
- Assistance with van accessibility.
- Assistance with toileting and personal hygiene.
- Assistance with transferring/lifting.
Responsibilities
- Provide enhanced individualized behavioral health supports.
- Implement behavior plans and data collection as written.
- Meet with BIS and Program Administration regularly to maintain continuity of care.
- Assist BIS to ensure data collection is taken correctly and in a timely manner.
- Act as a mentor to supporting staff and provide ongoing observations and modeling in areas of behavioral health supports.
- Assist with crisis intervention as required and with specific training.
- Assist other Behavior Intervention Specialists as needed.
- Attend meetings with individual and support staff.
- Submit written reports (Case Action Summaries) on significant events.
- Maintain program setting in a neat, organized manner and adhere to safety standards.
- Bring to the attention of supervisor any changes in the health condition of the individual or any other pertinent information.
- Immediately contact the medical department in case of injury, seizure or changes in individual’s health status.
- Assist individual in/out of van as needed.
- Assist individual with toileting and personal hygiene.
- Assist individual, as needed, in transferring/lifting.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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