Behavior Support Professional

Merakey • Sunbury, PA

84d • $22

About The Position

We are seeking a Behavior Support Professional to join our team in our Sunbury, PA location. Our Behavior Support Professionals (BSPs) interact and support our individuals in a variety of potential settings and provide a level of care that enhances the health, safety, dignity, and contentment of every individual served.

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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Conducts complex assessments within areas such as sex offenders, Mental Health and Dementia screenings, Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) screening and education and other complex areas of behavior services.
• Delivers advanced therapeutic techniques such as Intensive Systems Therapy (IST), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), emotion regulation and various relaxation techniques.
• 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.
• Provides, participates and/or contributes to various levels of clinical consultants and assessment.

Benefits

• DailyPay
• Work/Life Balance
• Flexible Schedules
• Cell Phone Discount Plans
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Retirement plan - both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker including limited medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
• Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees