Behavioral Support Professional

Merakey; Marlton (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 50.400 - 61.600; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plan options

DailyPay access

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts programs

Zusammenfassung

A non-profit healthcare provider is seeking a Behavioral Support Professional to assess behaviors and develop support plans for individuals. The role involves training teams, conducting assessments, and creating documentation. Applicants should understand medical-behavioral relations and be effective in communication. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, and education reimbursement.

Qualifikationen

• Basic understanding of medical factors relating to behavior.
• Experience with Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA).
• Ability to collaborate with families and teams on behavior support plans.

Aufgaben

• Conduct observations and comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments.
• Collaborate on the development and maintenance of behavior support plans.
• Train support teams on implementation of behavior plans.

Kenntnisse

Behavioral assessment

Training and mentoring

Communication

Jobbeschreibung

Join to apply for the Behavioral Support Professional role at Merakey.

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put our heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Behavior Support Professional to join our team! Earn: $27/hour.

Under appropriate clinical supervision, the Behavior Support Professional completes assessments, develops strategies, writes personalized Behavior Support Plans for individuals with basic to moderate behavior concerns. This role trains and mentors the support team. This position is responsible for efficient and appropriate development, facilitation, documentation and revision of Behavior Support Plans, according to the person’s Individual Support Plan and per Merakey policy.

Applicant should have a basic understanding of medical factors and its relations to behavior. The promotion of positive practices and strategies of presenting issues, based on functional behavioral assessments, as an applied methodology in clinical practice is a primary expectation.

Responsibilities

• Complete observations in various settings and conduct comprehensive Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) of presenting issues from aggression, self-injurious behavior, adverse mental health symptoms, law offending behavior- sexual or other identified presenting issues
• Collaborate with the person, their family and team in the development and maintenance of a behavior support plan
• Train and mentor the person’s support team on how to implement plans
• Complete documentation including data collection, progress reporting, development and revision of the Behavior Support Plan (BSP)
• Provide timely documentation, per policy, including data collection, progress reporting, development and revision of the BSP
• May provide external consultation services for assessments

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. We encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply.