Behavior Specialist

Voices for Voices; Austin, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks PTO

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k match

Talkspace Therapy Benefit

Hinge Health Benefit

Carrot Fertility Benefit

Tuition assistance and training

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing seeks a Behavior Specialist for New Dominion School on its campus in Minnesota. The role delivers academic therapeutic crisis intervention within the school setting to support positive outcomes for youth.

Responsibilities include guiding crises, collaborating on IEP behavior goals, and maintaining professional communication with students, families and staff. Full-time, on-site with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a school, day treatment or residential setting with emphasis on behavior intervention.
• Valid driver's license; must meet state driving requirements.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities.
• Must be open to meeting cultural needs and values.
• Must pass MN criminal background check.
• Complete two-day Handle with Care exam and training.

Responsibilities

• Maintains orderly transitions for students during key times (morning arrivals, class transitions, meals, breaks, departures).
• Ensures compliance with rules on personal conduct, appearance, hygiene and behavior goals.
• Collaborates on developing IEP behavior goals and participates in progress meetings with staff and parents.
• Complies with privacy and confidentiality policies.
• Exhibits professional and respectful communication with clients, coworkers, families and external contacts.
• Engages in crisis interventions and de-escalation while maintaining boundaries with students.

Skills

Experience in school/day treatment

Driver's license

Relationship building

Cultural awareness

MN background check

Handle with Care training

High school diploma

Behavior intervention

Education

Associates or Bachelor's degree

Job description

Nexus Family Healing is looking to add a Behavior Specialist to our team at New Dominion School, our on-campus school.

Our Behavior Specialists provide academic therapeutic crisis intervention services to youth within the school setting to contribute to positive outcomes and brighter futures!!

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion.

As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

SCHEDULE/PAY/LOCATION:

• Full-time, Monday - Friday on-site at New Dominion School on the campus of Nexus-Gerard Family Healing
• Pay range - $19 - $20/hour
• Located at: 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912

Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains the orderly transition of students during key times: morning arrivals, class transitions, lunch and breaks, afternoon departures and off-campus field trips or other outings.
• Ensures student compliance with rules relating to personal conduct, personal appearance, hygiene, grooming, housekeeping as well as individual behavior goals.
• Participates in developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) behavior goals for Social/Emotional Function section, progress meetings with teaching staff and parents.
• Complies with Nexus' policies involving privacy and confidentiality for students and their families.
• Exhibits clear, professional, respectful, and effective communication when interfacing with clients, coworkers, families and external contacts and willingly share knowledge, information and resources
• Engages in crisis interventions and applying de-escalation techniques when appropriate, while maintaining appropriate boundaries and relationships with students.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a school, day treatment or residential treatment setting with demonstrated emphasis on behavior intervention responsibilities required.
• Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements.
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Must successfully pass a MN criminal background check.
• Successfully participate and complete a two-day Handle with Care exam and training.

Nice to Have:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives including your own!