Direct Support Professional II - Behavior Specialist Assistant

About the role

Behavior Specialist Assistants are responsible for providing direct support to individuals with unique behavioral and/or mental health challenges. In this role you will ensure the residents are living a safe, healthy, and fulfilled life. This position supports continued development of skills and abilities while respecting and celebrating the individuals’ culture, talents, and contributions and following the Individual and Behavior Support Plan. The goal is to provide each member with a comfortable, safe home, keeping them closely connected to family members, friends, and their community. The Behavior Specialist Assistant is responsible for monitoring and collecting data.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall physical, psychological and emotional health and safety of the participants living in one of our residential homes in the community.
• Provides supports as written in the individual’s support plan that may include personal care, physical lifting and therapeutic holds.
• Assists with an individual’s environment such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, and budgeting.
• Provides assistance to the Behavior Specialist and Clinical Director in the development of teaching procedures for the implementation of each of the goals and objectives in the Individual Support Plan.
• Assists the Behavior Specialist in the analysis of data collected and development of graphic data presentations to determine teaching program effectiveness.
• Facilitates and monitors crisis intervention and prevention responses when indicated.
• Encourages the development of new relationships and contacts by assisting people to be active in their communities and home life.
• When applicable, follows clinical orders and ensures that medications and treatments are administered following proper medical procedures.

Training

• Paid New Employee Orientation
• CPR/First Aid
• Safety Care
• Defensive Driving
• Medication Administration
• Comprehensive program-specific training at the work site

Benefits

• 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

Pay

$24.00/hour

Schedule

• Sunday 9 am – 11 pm
• Tuesday 4 pm – 11 pm
• Wednesday 4 pm – 11 pm
• Thursday 4 pm – 10 pm