General Information
POSITION TITLE: Behavior Specialist
REPORTS TO: Mental Health Clinical Supervisor; Director(s); Clinical Supervisor(s); Behavior Analyst/Behavior Consultant; Other managers as directed.
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None
FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt
PURPOSE: The Behavior Specialist position is a specialized role available in our intervention center who works with our clients that have more challenging behaviors, completes case management for clients on their caseload, and trains new staff. This position is best for a detail-oriented person who loves to collaborate with others, can implement clinician developed behavior support plans with fidelity, collect and document daily data, complete daily progress notes, and provide data to clinicians at case review meetings.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL:
- Director
- Manager
- Senior Staff
- Staff
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Must hold a bachelor's degree and/or 3 years of related experience required.
CREDENTIALS REQUIRED: None
PRODUCTIVITY REQUIREMENT: 1,200 hours per year (12 months)
General Requirements (All Employees)
- Follow work schedule with reliable attendance and punctuality and attend meetings, staff development, and training
- Multi-task, organize and prioritize assignments
- Adhere to applicable company and departmental policies and procedures
- Work in difficult environments, solve problems effectively, and exhibit a positive attitude
- Initiate communication with supervisor when needed and work collaboratively with supervisor and other employees
- Follow the guidelines, coaching, and directives provided by management to ensure consistent application of agency protocols
- Receive constructive feedback from supervisor(s) and implement corrections
- Follow all legal and licensing board requirements and ethical standards
- Follow state, federal, and local law as they pertain to job duties and execution
- Keep all client information confidential
General Requirements (All Supervisors) N/A- for this position
- Recruit, interview, recommend candidates for hire
- Supervise, mentor, and lead staff; document progress and produce reports
- Train new staff and provide ongoing training for existing staff
- Evaluate, reprimand, and in conjunction with Human Resources, terminate staff
- Model professional behavior and decorum
- Work collaboratively with management team
- Work effectively with employees and customers who may be upset or unreasonable
- Set and achieve goals and initiate professional development
- Assist leadership in strategic plan development and progress for agency
Specific Duties, Competencies, Responsibilities, and Behaviors
- Work 1:1 consistently with clients that have more challenging behaviors for up to 6 hours per day (specifics)
- Maintains professional composure during behavioral situations and utilizes rational detachment strategies to support client safety and treatment integrity (i.e., does not react or show they are scared)
- Accepts and implements supervisory feedback professionally (i.e., positively) and within expected timelines
- Implements feedback immediately, correctly and consistently
- Independently adjust support strategies based on the individual's needs, including building rapport, gradually increasing skill acquisition expectations, and using cues to support learning opportunities.
- Follow individualized support plans with minimal guidance from the client’s program manager and implement support strategies consistently and accurately.
- Demonstrate adaptability to new clients, new recommendations, and environmental changes
- Treatment Room Organization: QBHS sets up the treatment area/room such as instructor space independent area and instructional area.
- Follows each individual's therapy schedule and assists with prompting group and peer activities
- Safety: Maintains proper supervision of children within care at all times. Maintains a safe environment for clients by ensuring children do not have access to anything that could harm or injure them. Client health and hygiene are top priority as well as teaching self help/adaptive skills.
- Works to create an environment that promotes skills acquisition through client interests
- Implements Communication Skill Development
- Engagement: Has a medium to high level of engagement with clients captures their motivation in order to increase skill development at a high frequency
- Behavior Support Plan Implementation: Relationship building, rational detachment and demonstrates professionalism, compassionate care and cultural competence.
- Administrative Responsibilities: Maintains professionalism and protects individual privacy when discussing those we serve. Completes required documentation, daily checklists, and progress reports accurately and on time. Prepares materials for daily activities, documents services provided, and communicates with supervisors when guidance or support is needed.
- Professionalism: Recognizes potential problems, presents them professionally, and suggests appropriate solutions, follows Behavior Specialist and all staff policies and procedures. Creates a positive working environment for all staff.
- Demonstrates flexibility with client assignments and scheduling needs while communicating concerns through appropriate procedures (i.e., does not request frequent schedule/client changes)
- Is flexible across a wide variety of situations for administrative needs to working with the client
- Does not respond emotionally to behavior episodes verbally or through body language or other non verbal communication
- Remains calm during behavior episodes and doesn’t give off that they are nervous or scared to other staff or the client
- Picks up on instructor principles and procedures quickly and with minimal modeling and training
- Is adaptable to new kids, new recommendations and environmental changes
- Does not request schedule changes
- Complete all training, education, and development activities as required
- Demonstrate accurate implementation of clinical and other competencies specific to the position
- Provide behavioral health services following the client’s treatment plan, and as qualified to do so, including but not limited to CPST and/or TBS services
- Complete data collection in the outlined procedure, Central Reach notes and data collection, and communication of client progress or lack thereof following internal procedures (e.g., Behavior Data, progress note documentation, walkie procedures, Q/A systems, troubleshooting forms, etc.)
- Monitor and report progress on designated clients toward their ISP/ITP and/or Treatment Plan objectives and goals to the supervisor
- Work collaboratively within a treatment team; implement feedback as directed
- Change diapers and provides toilet training; run after children that have eloped from treatment area, get up and down from ground when needed
- Participate in staff development, education and training
- Seek, receive and apply feedback appropriately and professionally
- Meet productivity requirements
- Model professional behavior and decorum such as treat staff and clients professionally; uses professional language when discussing
- Prepare for sessions prior to session start time
- Prepare and maintain “mix and vary” boxes and associated materials including but not limited to promptly adding newly-mastered target materials
- Identify and report to supervisors when interventions are needed for specific clients and client treatment and/or education programs
- Substitute at any given time for other staff to work with clients potentially not on regular schedules
- Staff member remain on task throughout their session (i.e., not consistently leaving the room, not on their phone/computers, ear buds put away etc.)
Other
Employees in all positions may have contact with co-workers and clients and be required to engage in moderate to a high level of physical activity.
Company Management has the right to change an employee's job duties or request that employees perform other reasonable duties that are not listed.
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
