Behavior Specialist of First Five

Directions for Living; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

5 Paid Time Off (PTO)

16 Paid Wellness Days/Holidays

Job summary

Directions for Living is hiring for a Behavior Specialist in Largo, FL. This professional role supports the First Five program, delivering trauma-informed behavior management for children and families.

Work includes coordinating services, home visits, and collaboration with the IDT and counselors to prevent educational setbacks. Flexible hours with evening and weekend work; requires a Florida Behavioral Health Certification within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited university; or a Master’s in Social Work with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• BCABA or RBT certification is required.
• Experience with child welfare, early childhood education or children’s mental health preferred.
• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, and MS Word; able to work in Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive behavior management in a trauma-informed care setting.
• Collaborate with team to support families in home or community settings.
• Assess, link, coordinate and monitor mental health, social, and educational services.
• Document activities in the agency electronic health record.
• Meet productivity: 112 billable hours monthly; field-based work.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field

BCABA or RBT certification

Computer literacy (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Largo, FL 33773Salary: $33.73/hr

We offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long-Term Disability.
• 5 days of Paid Time Off
• 16 Paid Wellness Days and Holidays - Including the week of Christmas off!

Do you envision working for a dynamic, mission-driven organization which supports the community while fostering an employee culture of appreciation and fun? If your answer is yes, then an employment opportunity at Directions for Living may be a great fit for you! We offer an excellent salary and benefits package for all full-time employees, PTO and paid company holidays, 403b retirement, EAP, and year-round employee wellness and appreciation initiatives.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The First Five program will provide trauma-informed care to support children and families by strengthening and enhancing services in early learning centers. First Five has an overarching goal of helping early learning center teachers create a trauma-informed culture in their classrooms. Through classroom observation, First Five identifies children needing behavioral support. There are two pathways of service depending on the level of complexity and risk of expulsion that a child is experiencing.

This is a professional position providing intensive Behavior management. This position works in a team approach to decrease the number of children entering into a higher level of care due to their behaviors or to reduce the number of children that are unsuccessful in a classroom setting creating an educational set back whether that be as a result of an out of home placement or family instability concern related to the child experiencing an educational delays due to a lack of resources or support by utilizing a solution-focused, family centered approach and evidenced based practices to assist families in meeting needs and goals while preventing further incidents of abuse, neglect and abandonment. The Behavior Specialist will work with the other members of the team to provide a supportive, empowering and respectful relationship with families to facilitate change and emphasize the need to take action by providing both concrete services and family interventions. Requirements of this position include assessing, linking, coordinating and monitoring services from mental health, social and educational aspects, and providing those services within the home or in the community. The intensive Behavior Specialist will be an active participant at the Integrated Decision Team process and will provide face to face visits with the family according the frequency required in order to mitigate risk. This position is required to complete entries into the agency electronic health record. DFL prides itself on the fact that it is a trauma informed care services provider. This position requires a Behavioral Health Certification through the Florida Certification Board (FCB) within 6 months of hire. Hours are flexible, evening and weekend work is required. This position will work closely with members of the First Five team such as: Counselor, IDT facilitator, and Supervisor in collaboration with other community service providers externally to provide complete comprehensive services. Responsible to meet productivity requirements of 112 billable hours monthly. This is a field-based position.

Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living Team Members must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic or other disaster situation.

QualificationsEDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

• 1. Must hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree Social Work or related area of study from an accredited university; or a Master’s Degree in Social Work or related area of study a minimum of 2 years of experience working with at-risk populations to include families experiencing substance misuse, domestic violence, mental health, and emotionally disturbed children.
• 2. Must have BCABA or RBT certification.
• 3. Experience with child welfare, early childhood education or children’s mental health preferred.
• 4. Must acquire knowledge of community resources.
• 5. Knowledge of child development, including physical, mental, emotional and cultural issues preferred.
• 6. Must be computer literate and be proficient in Outlook, Excel spreadsheets, and Microsoft Word.
• 7. Must be able to work proficiently in a Windows environment and be able to learn other software applications quickly.

EOE/ADA/DFW

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For the safety of all clients and team members, please remember that Directions for Living is a private business and weapons or firearms are not permitted in any of our facilities. If you carry a weapon, it must remain secured in your vehicle (ref: Fla. Stat. 790.251).