Looking to make a positive impact in the lives of others, while having fun?! Join our team as a BSP and spend your work day helping others to learn and grow in their independence.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services (Master’s degree is preferred)
- Two year’s professional experience
Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand, walk reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. the employee must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) for extended periods of time. Must be able to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time while working with clients with challenging behavior.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must have visual acuity to read and comprehend written communication through computer, electronic devices and paper means.
- Must be willing and able to restrain/hold/transport and utilize quick body movements as indicated in the Behavior Intervention Plan while working with individuals with challenging behavior. This position requires you to be able to respond quickly to active and aggressive children, adolescents and adults. Physical response performing approved escorts, holds, and restraints to maintain client and staff safety. These activities may require the ability to run, use of arms in deflecting, restraining, or holding for periods of time with a moderate to high level of force, use of torso and hips to balance or hold, and ability to kneel and rise, or lie on the ground and rise swiftly and safely.
Job Description:
BSP's for Residential and Community Clients
STAFF RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Training staff
- Conduct initial training with new trainees.
- Conduct ongoing training (hands-on, Habilitation, Communication, Behavior Management, 1:1 training w/management).
- Educate staff by providing in-service sessions on such issues as: current applicable publications, videos, techniques, medications, Medicaid, etc..
- Conduct monthly staff meetings.
CLIENT RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure the general welfare and safety of clients at all times.
- Attend all scheduled IPP's
- IPPs/IEP-ensure meetings are scheduled in a timely manner and that the IDT objectives are implemented.
- Community Clients Personal visits/telephone contact to/with client's homes in order to assess the needs of client/family and status of services. Visits to the home and contacts by telephone will be scheduled according to the needs of the client and his/her family.
- Maintain a link with other professionals involved with cilents to monitor needs and goals.
- Monitor, report, and investigate suspected or reported abuse and/or neglect.
Behavior Support:
- Assess, observe, and document needs.
- Take information before the Behavior Management Committee.
- Write Behavior Programs with the Committee’s input.
- Implement, train, and reassess data.
Medical Needs for Residential Clients:
- Ensure health and medications are maintained.
- Assist the nursing staff in keeping required medical evaluations updated and current.
- Ensure all clients attend medical appointments with either a Manager or well-trained staff also in attendance.
- Ensure proper administration and documentation of medications.
- Work with the nursing staff to train medical techniques and ensure OSHA regulations are implemented properly.
- Ensure all medical supplies are maintained.
- Monitor nutritional needs and weights.
- Be an advocate for the needs of the clients. Search out all necessary means to achieve appropriate services and objectives.
- Maintain a positive relationship between the residents and their families, guardians, community support network and ASC (i.e. Case Management; Behavior Management).
- Maintain communication with the resident’s family.
Pre-Vocational Program Supervisor
- Develop programs of instruction /training
- Evaluate progress of programs
- Train Pre-Voc staff
- Ensure employment related goals are in the IPP and general hab activiites are designed to support
- employment goals.
ADMINISTRATIVE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Program Documentation
- Complete BSP notes in a timely fashion.
- Ensure Program Documentation Forms, Habilitation Plans, Task Analysis, Behavior Management Plans and corresponding data are documented properly and turned in on time.
- Complete monthly Progress Reports
- Maintain all current medical records, Behavior Programs, Habilitation Plans, etc. at both the residence and Client Records Department.
- Ensure that Incident Reports are documented properly and submitted within 24 hours of the incident.
- Maintain all staff documentation.
- On call duty.
Pay: $44,160.00 - $47,160.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
Work Location: On the road
