Youth Program Education/Assistant II - Murdoch Developmental Center
About The Position
This position provides specialized direct services to extremely behaviorally-challenged individuals. These services are in the form of behavioral programming, habilitative training/activities, and in assisting with health care needs to whatever degree is necessary. Training covers a broad area and includes complex behavioral programming, role modeling, on-the-spot counseling and decision making, transportation, crisis intervention, maintaining home-like setting, and such entities as self-help, communication, activities of daily living, generalization of skills learned in more formal settings, etc. Health care ranges from minimal levels of assistance with relatively independent individuals to extensive supervision to protect individuals from injuring themselves or others. The shift leader can assign work to the assistant, including acting for the leader. This position is exposed to a danger element and stressful environment due to extremely aggressive/explosive behavior of individuals.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in human services or related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related work experience; or High school or General Educational Development diploma and four years of directly related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- CPR certification and listing as a Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation required prior to providing direct patient care.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to supervise, train and evaluate personnel.
- Skilled at North Carolina Intervention (NCI).
- Ability to carry out and make on-the-spot decisions about behavior support plans, especially in crisis situations.
- Knowledge of basic health care, hygiene and safety.
- Ability to report orally and in writing.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Knowledge of emotional needs of individuals.
- Ability to use MPCL or similar instructional system.
Responsibilities
- Provides specialized direct services to extremely behaviorally-challenged individuals.
- Delivers behavioral programming, habilitative training/activities, and assists with health care needs.
- Engages in complex behavioral programming, role modeling, on-the-spot counseling and decision making.
- Provides transportation and crisis intervention.
- Maintains a home-like setting.
- Assists with self-help, communication, and activities of daily living.
- Facilitates generalization of skills learned in formal settings.
- Provides extensive supervision to protect individuals from injuring themselves or others.
- Acts for the shift leader as assigned.
Benefits
- A Sign-on bonus of $2,500 may be offered to the successful applicant(s) of this posting, contingent on the 2025-2026 Budget Approval.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
