Behavioral Interventional Specialist (38413)

Birch Family Services; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,350 - 72,981; Full time

Job summary

Birch Family Services is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Intervention Specialist in New York. This role involves thorough behavioral assessments and the development of personalized intervention plans. With both on-site and remote responsibilities, the position offers a flexible schedule and opportunities for new graduates and experienced professionals alike.

Join a supportive team that serves individuals with developmental disabilities across various programs and contribute to impactful behavioral support services.

Qualifications

• Valid Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or equivalent.
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Clinical leadership and training capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral assessments and interventions.
• Ensure appropriate mental health care for individuals.
• Develop evidence-based behavior support plans.

Skills

Behavioral assessment

Intervention planning

Clinical leadership skills

Document generation

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology or Social Work

National board certification in behavior analysis (BCBA)

Job description

Birch Family Services is a leading provider of education, employment, and community support services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families in New York City. Every year, the organization supports more than 2,000 people across 31 locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. From preschool to graduation, employment, housing, and beyond, Birch Family Services provides fully integrated programs and services to support individuals in achieving their goals across their lifetime.

Job Details

• Location: Grove - Brooklyn, NY 11237
• Position Type: Full Time
• Salary Range: $64,350.00 - $72,981.39 per year
• Shift: Any

As a Behavioral Intervention Specialist (BIS) you will be responsible for behavioral assessments and intervention planning, the delivery, review, and monitoring of behavioral interventions, and behavioral support services provided in our system of residential group homes and day programs serving persons with developmental disabilities. Working under the direction of the Residential Manager, Operations Coordinator and Psychology Coordinator, you will enjoy a flexible schedule that includes both onsite and remote responsibilities. Opportunities for either full or part-time work. New grads welcome in a supportive and experienced team. Experienced therapeutic professionals looking to supplement their income around an existing practice or seeking a consistent full‑time position in a unique and rewarding clinical environment are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral assessments and interventions for an assigned cluster of residential and/or day programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Ensure that individuals receive appropriate mental health care and act as a resource to the residential/day habilitative team with regards to individual mental health needs.
• Conduct assessments, both behavioral and habilitative via formal means (functional assessments, written questionnaires, rating scales, baseline data, etc.) and informal observations.
• Develop evidence‑based behavior support plans in accordance with agency policy and regulations, ensuring timely modifications or revisions as needed.
• Ensure that all interventions receive proper approval prior to implementation (informed consent, human rights).
• Recommend and initiate appropriate referrals for necessary psychological consultations and evaluations.
• Complete all required paperwork and ensure that all pertinent information is included on psychiatric reports shared with the psychiatrist.
• Maintain psychological records in accordance with OPWDD and BIRCH policy under the direction of the Residential Manager, Quality Assurance staff and Psychology Coordinator.
• Meet regularly with leadership including the Residential Manager/Coordinator and Psychology Coordinator.
• Participate in standing and scheduled meetings, including bi‑monthly BIS meetings, team meetings and IDT meetings for each of their programs on a regular basis, case conferences/life‑planning meetings, and other collaborations as needed.
• Create the clinical agenda for these meetings and take an active role by leading the clinical discussion or providing training.
• Function as a resource to other programs when needed and to the community services department (including serving on various committees such as the Human Rights Committee, Informed Consent Committee, Incident Review Committee, etc.).
• Develop and design effective data collection systems that allow progress to be monitored and measured.
• Assist in the coordination of individual treatment between the residence and day habilitation, including visiting individuals at their Day/Vocational program as dictated by individual need.
• Meet with residential staff on a regular basis to provide clinical supervision and trainings.
• Interact with families and members of the community regarding clinical mental health issues for the individuals.
• Support the program in ensuring that all clinical programming is implemented consistently and in accordance with the agency policy.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the field of Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or a national board certification in behavior analysis (BCBA) and a master’s degree in Behavior Analysis, or a field closely related to clinical or community psychology is required.
• Training in assessment techniques is required.
• Experience working with persons with developmental disabilities with dual diagnosis, preferably in residential, and or day habilitation settings is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated effective clinical leadership skills required.
• Experience giving and receiving feedback required.
• Experience conducting clinically focused training required.
• Ability to generate and maintain clinical documentation across multiple electronic platforms required.
• Ability to travel to and work onsite at assigned programs required.
• Birch will attempt to accommodate clinicians’ individual schedules but ability to work at least one day onsite at each assigned program in afternoons/evenings between 2:00pm – 8:00pm is required.