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About the Position:   

YAI has an opening for a Behavior Support Assistant. YAI promotes a person-centered approach by creating supports that cater to the specific needs of each person. Join our dynamic team teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, and promoting community integration. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a willingness to help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as assisting with showering, toileting, grooming, laundry and housekeeping as necessary.  The BSA works directly with people in their home, work, and daily life in varying capacities.  A BSA must have previously worked as a DSP, completed all the required trainings and demonstrated all the knowledge, skills and accountabilities of a Direct Service Professional Level three.  The BSA position blends together the DSP role and the clinical leadership role. Clinical leadership under the supervision of the BIS includes educating team members on habilitative and Behavior Support Plans, assisting with clinical assessments, ensuring data collection and providing direct feedback and education to all team members. 

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Provides in-home services that accommodate families' schedules and needs including assessment, observation, training/education and monitoring for people we support (PWS) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in times of crisis or as requested to address specific behavioral concerns.

Conducts behavioral and habilitative assessments via formal means (written questionnaires, rating scales, baseline data, etc. home and school observation) and through informal observations, under supervision of a clinical supervisor.

Participates in the development of written, individualized habilitative plans in accordance with the agency philosophy, as determined by individual need.

Provides in-home intervention, supportive behavioral counseling and training to families who are experiencing specific behavior problems that impact the family’s routine or ability to function.

Provides short term in-home training designed to address specific behaviors and enhance family coping and parental skills and supports families through the entire intervention.

Coordinates intervention and observations with other service providers (school, therapies, ACS, etc.) and assesses progress/supports in other settings related to behavior intervention plans.

Provides direct care services as needed including assistance with personal care/Activities of Daily Living (ADL)s including toileting, grooming, laundry and housekeeping, etc., medical, dietary, social, sexual, recreational, financial, habilitative and other needs within the program.

Coaches and trains caregivers and PwS in a variety of areas, including but not limited to:  

Using progressive teaching to ensure that all clinical interventions are properly implemented

Communicating clinical rationales

Providing both formal and informal feedback

Role modeling use of person-centered philosophy and use of person-centered tools

Implementing of habilitative and behavioral programming

Appropriate data collection techniques

ADLs and other skills, as needed

Monitors the data collection, ensure that the data is totaled from multiple sources and summarized on a weekly basis, to analyze the data for effective use, to compare the data to assess for progress or significant changes, and that new data sheets are accessible at the beginning of each month

Oversees/maintains the completion of all required paperwork, including daily and monthly progress reports, Person-Centered materials, Intakes, Phase summaries, Quarterly and Fiscal Year Summaries, and ensures that all pertinent information is included on anecdotals.

Provides the appropriate therapeutically documented level (or maximum level, where unclear/unknown) of an individual’s supervision or safety plan to ensure and protect the individual’s health/safety and well-being.

Meets for regular supervision with supervisors to discuss case updates and receive recommendations

Participates in Team Rounds and leads discussions around assigned casework

Creates occurrences and incident reports as needed and follows up with supervisor’s recommendations.

Performs all other duties, as assigned

Compensation:

$22.50/hour to $22.50/hour

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.