Assistant BIS

About the role

This position is located in Valhalla - 5 Halsey Place and operates on a full-time schedule from Sunday to Thursday, with specific hours as outlined.

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties of a Direct Support Professional (DSP 1 – 3) as indicated in job descriptions, in addition to ABIS duties.
• Identifies and facilitates community inclusion activities for assigned programs based on feedback from and needs of persons supported.
• Ensures appropriate levels of supervision are maintained and updated for persons supported, communicating these updates to all staff and documenting them.
• Uses specialized clinical knowledge to support individuals and identify and escalate concerns to leadership.
• Develops and implements Behavior Support Plans, using person-centered thinking to support positive interactions and prevent escalation.
• Trains direct care staff using the EMOE training system, providing regular observations, direct feedback, and communicating clinical rationales.
• Serves as a lead trainer for weekend staff and supports new staff in developing and demonstrating the OPWDD Core Competencies.
• Assists in the development of treatment plans, including individualized habilitative plans, and collaborates with BIS to write services, goals, outcomes, and supports.
• Gathers and collects data for assessments, ensuring accurate documentation and data collection techniques are used.
• Maintains and completes required paperwork and documentation, including compiling, totaling, and summarizing data, writing monthly reports, and assisting with information or data compilation as needed.
• Attends and actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, providing information, contributing to agendas, and completing tasks or activities resulting from meetings.
• Maintains awareness of program operations, staff performance, and overall condition/wellness of persons supported, identifying and addressing concerns, signs, and symptoms, or recommending actions or solutions.
• Completes and maintains all necessary trainings and certifications, including specialized trainings based on program and compliance with YAI policies or other applicable rules or regulations.
• Complies with all Federal, State, Local, and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including HIPAA.
• Operates YAI motor vehicles as required, with appropriate credentials.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or closely related Human Services discipline, or formal training including college coursework in psychology, sociology, human behavior, mental health, special education, and/or I/DD, with at least six (6) months of experience working with individuals with I/DD and/or supporting adults or children with complex social-emotional, mental health, and/or behavior support needs.
• At least two (2) years of experience as described above, or at least four (4) years of experience in a direct care role (e.g., DSP) in a YAI program in good standing.
• Working knowledge of behavioral/psychiatric conditions and ability to effectively gather, document, and communicate related information to staff, clinical team, and/or external providers.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to professionally, coherently, and objectively document services provided and summarize progress for billing and tracking purposes, and to effectively convey information regarding individuals supported across various levels and with external providers or circles of support.
• Ability and willingness to lead, direct, and teach others technical skills and/or knowledge, both on-the-job and through formal training in group or individual settings.
• Current YAI employees changing settings must obtain AMAP (for new residential assignment) or Day Services Model Mentorship Training (for new day assignment) and any additional certifications as required by program assignment and persons supported within three (3) months of appointment.
• Newly hired employees must obtain (and maintain) required YAI certifications based on setting and program within six (6) months of appointment.
• Maintain foundational certifications (as described above) and any required program-specific certifications.
• Ability to meet essential physical demands of position, including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling, and reaching with hands and arms; use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls; assisting with lifting/moving individuals of any weight with assistance of mechanical lifts or other equipment and/or pushing individuals in wheelchairs; lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds on occasion; having the physical capacity to work with and implement emergency interventions as per the person’s Behavior Support Plan if/as needed, including lifting/moving individuals of any weight with or without assistance of equipment and/or other staff.
• Strong clinical skills, including the ability to assess and analyze information or draw appropriate conclusions, communicate clinical rationales, effectively compile, compare, and aggregate data/information; and interpret information.
• Ability to remain calm, act assertively, and display professional competence and good judgment in stressful situations, including with challenging individuals or behaviors and work in a high energy, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with computers and electronic systems, including email, utilizing Workday and/or other electronic systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement of 18 years old.

Skills

• Behavioral/psychiatric conditions knowledge.
• Person-centered thinking.
• Effective communication skills.
• Leadership and teaching abilities.
• Physical stamina and strength.
• Computer proficiency.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Full-Time, Sunday - Thursday, with specific hours as outlined.