Behavior Consultant

Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS); St. Johnsbury (VT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) seeks a Behavior Consultant to drive positive change by conducting functional assessments and crafting personalized support plans. You will train and guide staff, track success, and champion independence.

Responsibilities include developing and evaluating behavior support plans, using ethical and person-centered methods, and promoting self-advocacy for individuals in care.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting functional assessments.
• Developing behavior support plans that meet state standards.
• Providing training to employees on plans and guidelines.
• Regularly reviewing data and updating plans as needed.
• Conducting person-centered planning meetings and interviews.

Responsibilities

• Conducts functional assessments that meet state regulations and are built on positive behavior supports.
• Develops behavior support plans and interaction guidelines using ethical, proactive, person-centered approaches.
• Develops methods to track effectiveness of behavior support plans.
• Provides necessary training to enable staff to use behavior support plans and guidelines.
• Regularly reviews data and makes changes to plans as necessary.
• Conducts person-centered planning meetings and interviews as needed.
• Promotes self-advocacy and independence for individuals, and advocates when needed to ensure rights and appropriate treatment.

Skills

Functional assessments

Staff training

Data tracking

Person-centered approach

Advocacy

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1414232

Join our team as a Behavior Consultant! Drive positive change by conducting functional assessments and crafting personalized support plans. Train and guide staff, track success, and champion independence.

Make an impact where it truly matters!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts functional assessments that meet state regulations and are built upon the concepts of positive behavior supports.
• Develops behavior support plans and interaction guidelines that utilize ethical, proactive, person centered approaches and meets State standards.
• Develops methods of tracking effectiveness of behavior support plans.
• Provides the necessary training (New Employee Training, individual plans, etc) to enable employees to effectively use behavior support plans and interaction guidelines.
• Regularly reviews and analyzes data and make changes to plans as necessary.
• Conducts person centered planning meetings and interviews as needed.
• Promotes self-advocacy and independence by encouraging each individual to identify his/her needs and preferences; and when necessary, provides advocacy on behalf of each individual to ensure appropriate treatment, training and protection of rights.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Behavior Consultant provides clinical supervision to the Behavior Interventionists and the treatment team.