Youth Program Education/Assistant I - Murdoch Developmental Center

State of North Carolina

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, with approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. This Youth Program Education Assistant I (YPEA I) position, located in Murdoch Developmental Center’s Statewide Programs, provides services to children with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities who display extreme behavioral challenges. The role involves assisting professional educational staff in school-based classrooms, acting as a job coach at job sites, and providing direct support in a residential setting as needed. The incumbent will receive extensive training in Person-Centered Planning, North Carolina Interventions (NCI), Behavior Intervention Procedures, Skill Training Procedures, and Positive Interaction Procedures. All programs utilize an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) approach, designed to reduce behavioral excesses (e.g., physical and verbal aggression) and accelerate positive social skills (e.g., communication, conflict resolution skills, and cooperation). Treatment also includes training in self-help, education, communication, vocation, and recreation as deemed necessary by the interdisciplinary treatment team. Behavior programs are integrated across all training areas, considering the individual’s eventual return to the community. Individuals in these programs have histories of aberrant behavior, including physical aggression, verbal aggression, property destruction, spitting, feces smearing, running away, self-mutilation, and noncompliance. All employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events. Murdoch Developmental Center is a 24/7 state residential facility in Butner, NC, serving individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) in a caring community.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in human services or related degree from an appropriately accredited institution OR High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of directly related experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to successfully complete the Murdoch Developmental Center “Basic Training Series” (which includes program library training, First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Techniques (NVCI), CPR, Body Mechanics and lifting).
Ability to pass a physical requirements test.
Must be in good standing with the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

Provide services to children with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities who display extreme behavioral challenges.
Assist professional educational staff in classrooms within a school-based setting.
Serve as a job coach at job sites.
Provide direct support in a residential setting as needed.
Receive extensive training in Person-Centered Planning, North Carolina Interventions (NCI), Behavior Intervention Procedures, Skill Training Procedures, and Positive Interaction Procedures.
Utilize an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) approach to reduce behavioral excesses and accelerate positive social skills.
Provide treatment and training in self-help, education, communication, vocation, and recreation as determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team.