Direct Support Professional II - Behavior Specialist Assistant

About the role

Seven Hills Rhode Island is seeking passionate Behavior Specialist Assistants who are committed to promoting healthy and happy lives for individuals with disabilities and significant life challenges. Our CORE VALUES include Respect & Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Service to Others.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the residents are living a safe, healthy, and fulfilled life.
• Provide direct support to individuals with unique behavioral and/or mental health challenges, including personal care, physical lifting, and therapeutic holds.
• Aid in the creation of teaching procedures for the implementation of each goal and objective in the Individual Support Plan.
• Monitor and collect data, and facilitate and monitor crisis intervention and prevention responses.
• Encourage the development of new relationships and contacts by assisting people to be active in their communities and home life.
• Follow clinical orders and ensure that medications and treatments are administered following proper medical procedures.
• Participate in comprehensive program-specific training and receive training on CPR/First Aid, Safety Care, Defensive Driving, and Medication Administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Education or related field preferred.
• 4 years of experience in a related field can be substituted for education.
• Valid Driver’s License & Good Driving Record.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Physical demands: sitting, pushing, pulling, carrying, grasping, speaking, listening, stooping, crouching, bending, standing, twisting, crawling, walking, and climbing.
• Requires a normal degree of flexibility; ability to walk, run or shuffle, kneel on one or two knees and then stand up; to utilize upper and lower body strength within weight restrictions; may be required to lift up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

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