Direct Support Professional II - Behavior Specialist Assistant

About the role

Join Seven Hills Rhode Island and support individuals with disabilities and significant life challenges to achieve their fullest potential. Our CORE VALUES include Respect & Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Service to Others. As a Behavior Specialist Assistant, you will provide direct support to individuals with unique behavioral and/or mental health challenges, ensuring they live safe, healthy, and fulfilled lives.

The goal is to provide each individual with a comfortable, safe home while keeping them closely connected to family, friends, and their community. You will follow Individual and Behavior Support Plans, respecting and celebrating each person’s culture, talents, and contributions.

Pay

$24.00/hour with a $1,000 sign-on bonus.

Benefits

Benefits for full-time employees include:

• Health and Dental Insurance with generous company contribution
• Generous accrued paid vacation
• Vacation cash-out option
• Paid personal days, holidays, and sick time
• Enhanced retirement plan with employer match
• Student loan assistance: consolidation, counseling, and limited employer contribution
• Tuition assistance: reimbursed or prepaid college coursework

Benefits are based on position and scheduled hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the overall physical, psychological, and emotional health and safety of participants in residential homes.
• Provide supports as outlined in the individual’s support plan, including personal care, physical lifting, and therapeutic holds.
• Assist with daily living tasks such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, and budgeting.
• Support the Behavior Specialist and Clinical Director in developing teaching procedures for goals and objectives in the Individual Support Plan.
• Assist in analyzing data and developing graphic presentations to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Facilitate and monitor crisis intervention and prevention responses.
• Encourage community engagement and the development of new relationships.
• Follow clinical orders and administer medications and treatments according to proper medical procedures.
• Monitor and collect data as required.

Training provided includes paid New Employee Orientation, CPR/First Aid, Safety Care, Defensive Driving, and Medication Administration, along with comprehensive program-specific training at the work site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Education, or a related field preferred (4 years of experience in a related field can substitute for education).
• Valid Driver’s License and good driving record.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

• Activities include sitting, pushing, pulling, carrying, grasping, speaking, listening, stooping, crouching, bending, standing, twisting, crawling, walking, and climbing.
• Requires flexibility, the ability to kneel and stand, and utilization of upper and lower body strength within weight restrictions.
• May require lifting up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with behavioral challenges.
• Experience in mental health and developmental disabilities.
• Commitment to assisting people with varying disabilities to participate fully in their community and lives.
• Ability to work as a creative, engaged, and dedicated team member.