Behavior Support Assistant - CFS

YAI - Seeing beyond disability; New York (NY); On-site; USD 49,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

YAI - Seeing beyond disability is seeking a Behavior Support Assistant to provide in-home services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York City. The role involves assessment, training, and direct care support to families, with a focus on behavior intervention plans and data-driven progress tracking.

Candidates should have a BA/BS in Psychology or a related field and at least one year of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Psychology of Human Services or closely related field.
• At least 1 year of experience with individuals with I/DD or behavioral challenges.
• Valid Driver’s License may be required, based on position/location

Responsibilities

• Provides in-home services including assessment, observation, training, and monitoring for people with I/DD in home or crisis settings.
• Develops written individualized habilitative plans.
• Delivers in-home intervention and family training to address specific behavior problems.
• Coordinates with other service providers and monitors progress across settings.
• Performs ADL support, personal care, and related tasks as needed.
• Maintains paperwork including progress reports and assessments.
• Supervises and supervises team discussions during case rounds and team meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Excel

Word

Education

BA/BS in Psychology or closely related field

Tools

Excel

Graphing

Word

Job description

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

All Behavior Support Assistants must meet the following minimum requirements:

• BA/BS Degree in Psychology of Human Services or closely related field; and At least one (1) year of experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or behavioral challenges or experience in counseling and/or assessment; and Valid Driver’s License may be required, based on position/location
• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, communication, and time management skills
• Willing to take initiative and assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as needed
• Highly flexible and able to work varied work schedule including evenings, as needed
• Experience in computer skills (Excel, graphing, Word, other systems) and ability to teach others
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Must demonstrate assertiveness/leadership skills
• Routinely travel to various locations across NYC
• Ability to meet essential physical demands of position, including frequent walking; using hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling and reaching with hands and arms; having the physical capacity to work with and implement emergency interventions as per the person’s Individual Behavior Support Plan and Individual Emergency Intervention Plan., if/as needed.

Minimum requirements of specific positions may vary by state of employment and/or contract. Please refer to applicable regulations/contracts for all position requirements.

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above) Verbal and/or written fluency in a second language preferred, Spanish highly preferred. Spanish-language is required for certain contracts.

Compensation: $23.60 hourly

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. To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

Our Roots YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them.

YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

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. To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

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