Behavioral Analyst

Mentor Community Services, part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day.

About the role

Develops behavioral plans, provides behavioral therapy, and other therapeutic services to program participants.

Responsibilities

• Directs program participant contact in effecting behavioral change, primarily in the area of activities of daily living, behavior management, and social skills.
• Works with supervisors in the development, implementation, maintenance, and generalization of behavioral change.
• Maintains the use of least restrictive treatment guidelines in the implementation of Behavioral Techniques.
• Provides Behavioral Therapy and Active Treatment programming in the residence, job site, and within the community on an individual or group basis.
• Submits weekly logs indicating objectives, strategies, and results obtained.
• Consults with staff, insurance providers, lawyers, service providers post-discharge, and family on treatment recommendations and progress.
• Participates in family education and therapy as needed.
• Participates in treatment planning with the trans-disciplinary team and attends pre-admission meetings as requested.
• Serves as a member on the rehabilitation team.
• Ensures evaluation, progress, and discharge reports on each program participant are provided in a timely manner.
• Completes daily billing summaries on a timely basis.
• Assists in coordination of behavioral programming within all living settings, community settings, and vocational sites as necessary.
• Consults with and/or trains staff in behavioral techniques. Oversees work and trains BIT intern and practicum students.
• Ensures adherence to accreditation standards and ethics of confidentiality.
• Participates in Behavioral Research Projects with the facility and Crisis Intervention System (Beeper Team).
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in psychology or related field.
• One year experience working with special populations in crisis intervention, staff training, and development.
• Conduct of research in behavior analysis within an applied setting preferred.
• Board Certification preferred.
• Travel as needed.

Physical Requirements

Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.