A Master’s degree in the human services field

Five years experience working with individuals with Intellectual/developmental disabilities

Has obtained Board Certification in Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Competent in verbal and written communication.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand, walk reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects. The employee is occassionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. the employee must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) for extended periods of time. Must be able to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time while working with clients with challenging behavior.

Specific vision abilitites required by this job include vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and abiltiy to adjut focus. Must have visual acuity to read and comprehend written communication through copmuter, electronic devices and paper means.

Must be willing and able to restrain/hold/transport and utilizze quick body movements as indicated in the Beahavior Intervention Plan while working with individuals with challenging behavior. This positino requires you to be able to respond quicly to active and aggressive children, adolescents and yound adults ages 2 to 21.Physical response performing approved escorts, holds, and restraints to maintain client and staff safety. These activities may require the ability to run, use of arms in deflecting, restraining, or holding for perioeds of time with a moderate to high level of force, use of torso and hips to balance or hold, and ability to kneel and rise, or lie on the ground and rise swiftly and safely.

Job Description

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• Provide for overall safety and health of the clients.
• Follow all ASC personnel policies.
• Work all assigned shifts
• Attend mandatory meetings.
• Implement the daily client schedule that is based upon the individual client Treatment Plan or IPPs
• Implement behavior support programs that are individualized for each client.
• Provide transportation for clients as needed.
• Complete all documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Implement Crisis Intervention Procedures as needed.
• Complete all assigned duties.
• Guide, teach and assist clients in skill development and community involvement.
• Use augmentative communication device or other appropriate means of communication.
• Participate in community activities with clients and teach appropriate social interaction.
• Represent ASC appropriately while in the community during work hours.
• Be role models of acceptable behaviors for all clients
• Reasonably react to crises and incidents.
• Provide CPR and First Aid, when needed.
• Follow through with all job requirements and instructions given by a supervisor
• Complete other duties as assigned by a supervisor
• Successful completion of probationary period or pre-approved by COO based on background and experience.

Behavior Technician (BT) Required Training

• 10 hours of classroom instruction
• Pass a competency test with a minimum of 80% test score
• Accumulation of five proficiency checklists with a minimum score of 80%.

The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will:

• Provide for overall safety and health of the clients.
• Follow all ASC personnel policies.
• Work all assigned shifts.
• Attend mandatory meetings
• Implement the daily client schedule that is based upon the individual client Treatment Plan or IPPs.
• Implement behavior support programs that are individualized for each client.
• Provide transportation for clients as needed.
• Complete all documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Implement Crisis Intervention Procedures as needed.
• Complete all assigned duties
• Guide, teach and assist clients in skill development and community involvement
• Use augmentative communication device or other appropriate means of communication.
• Participate in community activities with clients and teach appropriate social interaction.
• Represent ASC appropriately while in the community during work hours.
• Be role models of acceptable behaviors for all clients
• Reasonably react to crises and incidents
• Provide CPR and First Aid, when needed
• Follow through with all job requirements and instructions given by a supervisor.
• Complete other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
• Successful completion of probationary period or pre-approved by COO based on background and experience
• Self Monitor and maintain all credentialing requirements as dictated by the BACB

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Required Training

• 40 hours of Approved RBT Training
• Pass the BACB certification test
• Supervision provided by a BCBA

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• A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services (Master’s degree is preferred)
• Two year’s professional experience

Job Description BSP's for Residential and Community Clients:

STAFF RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Training staff
• Conduct initial training with new trainees.
• Conduct ongoing training (hands-on, Habilitation, Communication, Behavior Management, 1:1 training w/management).
• Educate staff by providing in-service sessions on such issues as: current applicable publications, videos, techniques, medications, Medicaid, etc..
• Conduct monthly staff meetings.

CLIENT RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the general welfare and safety of clients at all times.
• Attend all scheduled IPP's
• IPPs/IEP-ensure meetings are scheduled in a timely manner and that the IDT objectives are implemented.
• Community Clients: Personal visits/telephone contact to/with client's homes in order to assess the needs of client/family and status of services. Visits to the home and contacts by telephone will be scheduled according to the needs of the client and his/her family.
• Maintain a link with other professionals involved with cilents to monitor needs and goals.
• Monitor, report, and investigate suspected or reported abuse and/or neglect

Behavior Support:

• Assess, observe, and document needs.
• Take information before the Behavior Management Committee.
• Write Behavior Programs with the Committee’s input.
• Implement, train, and reassess data.

Medical Needs for Residential Clients:

• Ensure health and medications are maintained.
• Assist the nursing staff in keeping required medical evaluations updated and current.
• Ensure all clients attend medical appointments with either a Manager or well-trained staff also in attendance.
• Ensure proper administration and documentation of medications.
• Work with the nursing staff to train medical techniques and ensure OSHA regulations are implemented properly.
• Ensure all medical supplies are maintained.
• Monitor nutritional needs and weights.
• Be an advocate for the needs of the clients. Search out all necessary means to achieve appropriate services and objectives.
• Maintain a positive relationship between the residents and their families, guardians, community support network and ASC (i.e. Case Management; Behavior Management).
• Maintain communication with the resident’s family.

Pre-Vocational Program Supervisor

• Develop programs of instruction /training
• Evaluate progress of programs
• Train Pre-Voc staff
• Ensure employment related goals are in the IPP and general hab activiites are designed to support
  employment goals.

• Complete BSP notes in a timely fashion.
• Ensure Program Documentation Forms, Habilitation Plans, Task Analysis, Behavior Management Plans and complete monthly Progress Reports
• Maintain all current medical records, Behavior Programs, Habilitation Plans, etc. at both the residence and Ensure that Incident Reports are documented properly and submitted within 24 hours of the incident.
• Maintain all staff documentation
• On call duty

• Training staff
• Conduct initial training with new trainees.
• Conduct ongoing training (hands-on, Habilitation, Communication, Behavior Management, 1:1 training
• Educate staff by providing in-service sessions on such issues as: current applicable publications, videos.
• Conduct monthly staff meetings

• Ensure the general welfare and safety of clients at all times.
• IPPs/IEP-ensure meetings are scheduled in a timely manner and that the IDT objectives are implemented.
• Monitor, report, and investigate suspected or reported abuse and/or neglect. 

• Assess, observe, and document needs.
• Take information before the Behavior Management Committee.
• Write Behavior Programs with the Committee’s input.
• Implement, train, and reassess data.

• Provide for overall safety and health of the clients.
• Follow all ASC personnel policies.
• Work all assigned shifts.
• Attend mandatory meetings.
• Implement the daily client schedule that is based upon the individual client Treatment Plan or IPPs
• Implement behavior support programs that are individualized for each client.
• Provide transportation for clients as needed.
• Complete all documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Implement Crisis Intervention Procedures as needed.
• Complete all assigned duties.
• Guide, teach and assist clients in skill development and community involvement.
• Use augmentative communication device or other appropriate means of communication.
• Participate in community activities with clients and teach appropriate social interaction.
• Represent ASC appropriately while in the community during work hours.
• Be role models of acceptable behaviors for all clients.
• Reasonably react to crises and incidents.
• Provide CPR and First Aid, when needed.
• Follow through with all job requirements and instructions given by a supervisor.
• Complete other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
• Successful completion of probationary period or pre-approved by COO based on background and experience
• Self Monitor and maintain all credentialing requirements as dictated by the BACB.

• Complete 40 hours of Approved RBT Training
• Pass the BACB certification exam
• Participate in supervision provided by a BCBA
• Maintain certification (on-going)

ADMINISTRATIVE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Program Documentation:

• Complete BSP notes in a timely fashion.
• Ensure Program Documentation Forms, Habilitation Plans, Task Analysis, Behavior Management Plans and complete monthly Progress Reports
• Maintain all current medical records, Behavior Programs, Habilitation Plans, etc. at both the residence and
  ensure that Incident Reports are documented properly and submitted within 24 hours of the incident.
• Maintain all staff documentation.
• On call duty

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Qualifications:

• At least a High School Diploma or GED
• At least 18 years of age
• Must have a valid driver’s license, insurance and a safety sticker for their car
• All direct care staff must successfully complete agency training

Job Description:

The Direct Support Staff will:

• Provide for overall safety and health of the clients.
• Follow all ASC personnel policies.
• Work all assigned shifts.
• Attend mandatory meetings.
• Implement the daily client schedule that is based upon the individual client IPPs.
• Implement behavior support programs that are individualized for each client.
• Provide transportation for clients as needed.
• Complete all documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Implement Crisis Intervention Procedures as needed.
• Complete all assigned duties.
• Guide, teach and assist clients in skill development and community involvement.
• Use augmentative communication device or other appropriate means of communication.
• Participate in community activities with clients and teach appropriate social interaction.
• Represent ASC appropriately while in the community during work hours.
• Be role models of acceptable behaviors for all clients.
• Reasonably react to crises and incidents.
• Provide CPR and First Aid, when needed.
• Follow through with all job requirements and instructions given by a supervisor.
• Complete other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
• Administer medications to clients.

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