PBS Clinician

Open Sky Community Services Inc.; Worcester (MA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Sky Community Services Inc. is seeking a Positive Behavioral Supports Clinician to lead the ASD Community Treatment Team across virtual, community, office, and family-home settings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clinicians, nurses, coaches, consultants, and peers to implement training and evidence-based PBS practices. You will perform functional behavioral assessments, contribute to individualized care and safety plans, and ensure timely documentation to meet funder expectations

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social services field, required.
• Must be licensed as a LMHC, LICSW LABA or BCBA required.
• A minimum of three years’ clinical experience in the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities, ASD, and significant mental health challenges, and knowledge of PBS is required.
• Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving history and reliable transportation, required.
• Previous experience implementing function-based behavioral assessment and treatment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary clinician for the interdisciplinary ASD Community Treatment Team.
• Collaborate with all team disciplines including clinicians, nurses, consultants, and peer specialists.
• Provide training on autism spectrum disorder, evidence-based practices, PACT, and Trauma Informed Care.
• Conduct functional behavioral assessments and develop individual care plans and safety plans.
• Ensure documentation is current and meets funder requirements and data collection needs.
• Participate in after hours on-call rotation to promote community access and stabilization.
• Develop PBS Universal and Targeted interventions and coordinate outreach to providers.

Education

Master’s degree in social services field

Licensed LMHC/LICSW/LABA/BCBA

Job description

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS CLINICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serve as the primary clinician for the interdisciplinary ASD Community Treatment Team. Collaborate with all team disciplines including clinicians, nurses, clinical treatment team coaches, consultants, and peer specialists. Provide training for the community treatment team to include autism spectrum disorder, evidenced based and promising practices to include PACT, Trauma Informed Care and Positive Behavioral Supports. Establish relationships with people served, staff, families, and other stakeholders to develop shared understanding of person’s goals and dreams. Complete all required clinical assessments within 30 days of each individual’s admission to ensure timely and focused treatment planning. Conduct functional behavioral assessments. Support the ASD Community Treatment Team, individuals served and families in the development of individual care plans, safety plans and cope ahead plans. Ensure documentation is current and meets the program and funder requirements for data collection and success tracking towards goals which may include personal stability, community housing, employment, education, and positive family relationships. Ensure maintenance of an electronic confidential file for each person served, adherent to the file checklist, including required assessments. Participate in after hours on-call rotation to promote community access and stabilization for individuals served. Incorporate Positive Behavioral Supports (Universal Supports) into all elements of practice. Oversee the development of PBS Universal and Targeted interventions. Participate in treatment planning, coordination and provision of outreach and consultation to DDS, family members, and collateral outside service providers. Provide services within virtual platforms, in the community, in the office and within the family home. Develop, coordinate, and deliver training in conjunction with team members to address the clinical learning needs of collaborating service partners, as needed. Develop, coordinate, and deliver skill and therapeutic groups including PEERS Friendship and Dating, and the DBT informed Skills System. Develop positive, therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality with people served and families, staff provider agencies and funders. Build person centered non-judgmental supportive relationships. Serve as a member of the Open Sky Peer Review Committee, PBS Leadership Team, DDS Community of Practice, and other committees as assigned. Coordinate and lead the ASD Universal Support Team. Establish and maintain positive relationships and two-way communication with community team members/collaterals including funders, psychiatrists, therapists, direct support staff, and other stakeholders. Attend, participate, or facilitate meetings, training, and supervision, as assigned. Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in social services field, required.
• Must be licensed as a LMHC, LICSW LABA or BCBA required.
• A minimum of three years’ clinical experience in the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities, ASD, and significant mental health challenges, and knowledge of PBS is required.
• Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving history and reliable transportation, required.
• Previous experience implementing function-based behavioral assessment and treatment preferred.

Pay Range: 42.67-42.67

About Us

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life. Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL. At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond. As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives. Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include:

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education! Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status.

Thank you for your interest in Open Sky Community Services - Where Your Work Matters!

Open Sky Community Services, Inc. offers a wide range of services for adults, adolescents, and children experiencing mental health challenges, developmental and intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, brain injury, homelessness and other complex challenges. Open Sky has 1,300 employees, an annual budget of over $100 million and more than 100 programs throughout the region serving more than 8,000 individuals. We support those we serve to achieve their definition of wellness, and pursue the opportunities and relationships that are meaningful to them. We help them see beyond what they thought was possible, to find their open sky. For more information, please visit www.openskycs.org.