Behavioral Support Professional

Central Valley Training Center•Stockton, CA

2d•$24 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Support Professional provides quality instruction and supervision to adults with intellectual disabilities, challenging behaviors, and/or dual diagnosis. Assignments may include job coaching, team assignments, or patch funding. The role implements the agency’s positive behavioral program and follows agency policies, procedures, and employee conduct rules. This is an in-person, full-time, non-exempt, at-will position reporting to the Program Manager. The stated schedule is a day shift on weekdays, at 30–34 hours per week, with regional and local travel; employees must be willing to travel locally up to 30% of the time. The employee provides individual and group instruction tailored to participants’ abilities and goals, supervises participants, applies agency training methods, and maintains a safe, clean, structured environment. The role uses positive, non-aversive behavior programming and approved crisis techniques, gathers data, completes program paperwork, and communicates effectively with coworkers, agencies, businesses, and other professionals. It also contributes information and input to individualized assessments, objectives, and plans; documents outings and activities; monitors participants’ physical needs; reports potential health problems; and uses approved first-aid techniques during medical crises. The role requires a valid California driver’s license, personal automobile liability insurance meeting agency requirements, and a vehicle available for daily use. The employee must meet state personnel licensing standards, complete required health screening including a drug screen and TB test, and be physically and mentally fit to work with participants who may pose a danger to themselves or others. The employee must be able to complete CPR and First Aid certification and have the unrestricted capacity to use Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training. Duties may require additional work beyond normal work hours, and other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Clear, timely communication; ability to follow written and verbal directions and present information accurately and effectively.
Thorough, accurate, and timely writing skills.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and apply basic math concepts.
Ability to solve practical problems, use available resources, work independently with minimum supervision, and interpret verbal, written, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Good judgment and composure in challenging situations, and ability to establish effective working relationships with participants, staff, service representatives, and the public.
Must possess a valid California-issued driver’s license, personal automobile liability insurance without a prohibited business exclusion, a vehicle available for daily use, and a driving record meeting company hiring standards.
Willingness to travel locally up to 30% of the time.
Physical and mental fitness to work with participants who may be dangerous to themselves or others, willingness to complete a health screening physical examination including a drug screen and TB test, and unrestricted capacity to employ Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training.
Must meet state personnel licensing standards.
Ability to successfully complete CPR and First Aid certification.
Willingness to work in a culturally integrated workplace and respect human differences and protected characteristics.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, running, kneeling, using hands, reaching, talking, hearing, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training.
Social Effectiveness Training.
Positive Behavior Support Training.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group instruction to assigned participants in accordance with their abilities, goals, agency training levels, and agency goals.
Provide appropriate ongoing supervision and implement age-appropriate training activities and agency methods to structure the working environment.
Maintain an environment that promotes non-aversive behavior programming and positive interactions with participants.
Respond to crises using sound judgment and initiate approved crisis techniques.
Collect pertinent data accurately and complete program paperwork thoroughly and accurately.
Use individualized assessments and contribute information and input to participant programs, objectives, and plans.
Communicate and work effectively with coworkers, external professionals, other agencies, businesses, participants, and community representatives.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe environment.
Supervise and thoroughly document participant outings and activities.
Assess whether participants’ physical needs are met, promptly communicate potential health problems to a supervisor, and initiate approved first-aid techniques during medical crises.
Perform other related duties as assigned.