Behavior Support Professional

Merakey • Evesham Township, NJ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Merakey is seeking a Behavior Support Professional to join their Marlton, NJ team. This role involves completing observations in various settings and conducting comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) for issues such as aggression, self-injurious behavior, adverse mental health symptoms, and law offending behavior. The professional will collaborate with individuals, their families, and support teams to develop and maintain behavior support plans, train support teams on plan implementation, and complete documentation including data collection, progress reporting, and BSP development/revision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
• 2+ years’ experience with developing and implementing Behavior Support Plans under the supervision of an individual with a Master’s Degree in Human Services, Education, Psychology, Social Work, or Special Education
• Demonstrated ability to support individuals with behavioral challenges
• Demonstrated ability to write and edit plans that incorporate Positive Behavior Supports
• Competency in writing supports plans and effective verbal communication skills
• Capacity to train and mentor others required
• Ability to perform duties with limited supervision
• Experience working with adults with IDD and with mental health diagnosis or autism

Responsibilities

• Completes observations in various settings and conducts comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) of presenting issues from aggression, self-injurious behavior, adverse mental health symptoms, law offending behavior- sexual or other identified presenting issues.
• Collaborates with the person, their family and team in the development and maintenance of a behavior support plan.
• Trains and mentors the persons support team on how to implement plans.
• Completes documentation including but not limited to data collection, progress reporting, development and revision of the Behavior Support Plan (BSP).
• Provides timely documentation, per policy, including but not limited to data collection, progress reporting, development and revision of the BSP.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level