What We Offer: People’s Arc of Suffolk is committed to creating an environment where all people feel valued, recognized and supported to grow both professionally and personally.
- Full Time and Part Time Positions
- Tuition Reimbursement
- DAY 1 Healthcare Benefits
- Peer Recognition Program
- People’s Everyday Heroes
- Monthly Difference Maker Award
- Annual Difference Maker Award
- PTO (vacation time) buy Back
- Birthday PTO Day
- Daily Pay
ROLE SUMMARY:
The Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS) is responsible for utilizing evidence based positive behavioral supports to enrich the lives of people by creating healthy and safe environments. Through teaching/modeling, BIS’ will empower and train staff in creating meaningful opportunities to: enhance people’s dignity, assist with decision making skills, teach prosocial replacement skills, and model/reinforce coping skills to reduce interfering behaviors.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Completes Functional Behavior Assessments and other various Psychological assessments as needed.
Creates and implements Behavior Support Plans and Restrictive Behavior Support Plans.
Assesses and maintains behavioral data.
Communicates with direct care staff regularly to review behavioral support, provide training, and act as a mentor to supporting staff.
Assists with crisis intervention.
Participates in screening/intake meetings for program and residential vacancies.
Communicates and documents any events/activities that may hinder the health, safety, and well-being of people by adhering to Federal and New York State regulations and agency policy and procedures
Assists with investigative process for incident management.
Acts as a member of the Program Planning Team and as needed, attends annual, semi-annual and team meetings.
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer
SHIFT: Monday to Friday 8:00am-3:30pm
SALARY: $ 59,369-$64,869 per year
This position is benefit eligible and has generous time off.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have a Master’s Degree in a clinical or treatment field in Psychology, Social Work, School Psychology, or Applied Psychology as it relates to human development and clinical interventions OR
- Must have a national Board certification in behavior analysis (BCBA) and a Master’s degree in behavior analysis or a field closely related to clinical or community psychology that is approved by OPWDD OR
- Must have a NYS license in Mental Health Counseling.
*All hires must possess a valid NYS Driver’s License at the time of hire.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $59,369.00 - $64,869.00 per year
Work Location: In person
