Behavioral Support Assistant

People's Arc of Suffolk•Westhampton Beach, NY

3d•$21•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Support Assistant provides individualized and group support, including intensive support for individuals struggling behaviorally. Key duties involve attending meetings, maintaining an organized and safe program environment, and reporting any changes in an individual's health or other pertinent information to Program Administrators, Supervising Psychologist, BIS, and/or nurses. The role requires immediate contact with the medical department in case of injury, seizure, or health status changes. Assistants help individuals with mobility, including in/out of vehicles, toileting, personal hygiene, and transferring/lifting. They are responsible for scheduling and planning activities based on individual needs, submitting written reports on significant events, and maintaining confidentiality. The position also involves implementing behavior plans, using universal precautions, and potentially driving agency vehicles. Certification in CPR, First Aid, SCIP, and AMAP is required and must be maintained.

Requirements

High School degree or GED.
Minimum of at least one year experience working with developmental disabled individuals.
Must be willing to be certified and maintain certifications in CPR, First Aid, SCIP and AMAP.
Valid NYS Driver's License with satisfactory record.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized and group support for individuals.
Provide intensive individualized support for individuals who are struggling behaviorally.
Attends meetings with individual and support staff.
Maintains program setting in a neat, organized manner; adheres to safety standards.
Brings to the attention of the Program Administrators, Supervising Psychologist, BIS, and/or nurse any changes in the health condition of the individual or any other pertinent information.
Immediately contacts medical department in case of injury, seizure or changes in individual’s health status.
As needed, assists individual in/out of van/bus, assists individual, with toileting and personal hygiene, assists individual, as needed, in transferring/lifting.
Schedules and plans activities based on individuals needs and/choice.
Submits written reports (Case Action Summaries) on significant events which have occurred to the individual in program, the community or residential setting and completes other written assignments and computer data entry as required.
Keeps confidential all information regarding program individual.
May be required to use own vehicle on agency business.
Implements behavior plans in a prescribed manner; consults with supervisors as required.
Uses universal precautions when dealing with bodily fluids.
With specific training, drives agency vehicle.
As required and with specific training, maintains CPR, First Aid, SCIP and AMAP certification.