DSP-RBT - Back-up Lead - CA

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall supervision, protection and care of the individual at all times including maintenance of house rules for the protection of individuals, facilitating learning and training in fire safety and identifying and appropriately escalating signs of an individual’s potential harm to self or others.
• Provides support in a variety of settings and in accordance with each person’s individualized service and behavior support plans, utilizing support skills for people with moderate to complex levels of need.
• Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work and therapy environment. Ensures maintenance upkeep and safety based on facility/program structure. Utilizes safe & appropriate handing procedures when working with individuals and implements COVID mitigation and infection control protocols.
• Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests and abilities, upholding their personal rights, providing emotional support and building positive relationships.
• Serves as a member of a highly effective team (teamwork w/in the circle of support), providing feedback and communicating programmatic needs to members of team and maintaining a solution-oriented approach during conflicts.
• Performs all other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• A high school diploma or its equivalent;
• At least one (1) year of prior experience providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities with challenging behavior service needs;
• Must hold or obtain Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification within sixty (60) days of appointment; or Be a Licensed Psych Technician or Qualified Behavior Modification Professional;
• A valid Driver’s License;
• Successful completion of Facility Manager Training within 30 days of appointment;
• Successful completion of State of California Direct Support Professional Training (DSPT) Year 1 and Year 2 courses within one (1) year of appointment;
• Completion of Health Screening;
• Completion of annual continuing education units (CEUs) for professional development through competency-based training as required by Titles 17 & 22;
• Exceptional communication and training skills;
• Basic computer skills – including email, utilizing Workday and related systems (DA, etc.) to complete tasks;
• Cooperative team player;
• Willingness to take initiative, highly organized with good time management skills;
• Flexibility and willingness to accept Lead coverage assignments as requested, which may include varying schedules and/or travel to other local programs within region based on program needs.

Essential Physical Capabilities

• 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 or running on occasion;
• Having the physical capacity to work with and implement emergency interventions as per the person’s Individual Behavior Support Plan and Individual Emergency Intervention Plan, if/as needed, including lifting/moving individuals of any weight with or without assistance of equipment and/or other staff.