Therapeutic Coach

YAI - Seeing beyond disability; Town of Ulster (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

YAI - Seeing beyond disability is seeking a START Therapeutic Coach to implement person-centered interventions in clients' homes and to support families in applying behavioral health strategies. The role involves observing, coaching, and coordinating with the START team to improve daily living and community participation.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field and at least 2 years’ experience with IDD/behavioral health. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or related field; 2+ years with IDD and behavioral health needs.
• Must meet minimum education and experience requirements for Therapeutic Coaches.
• Strong communication and family education skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement person-centered therapeutic interventions in the home.
• Conduct observational assessments and provide feedback to START team.
• Offer consultation and hands-on education with the family/support system.
• Assist individuals with daily activities and behavioral health needs.
• Maintain professional boundaries and follow licensing guidelines.
• Participate in crisis prevention and intervention planning.
• Plan social and leisure activities to build skills for positive supports.
• Serve as a positive representative for the START Program.
• Maintain timely documentation and incident reports.
• Respond to safety needs and report significant changes.

Skills

Observational skills

Family coaching

Home-based interventions

Ethical guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or related field

Job description

YAI has an opening for a START Therapeutic Coach. The START (Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources, and Treatment) model serves people diagnosed with intellectual/developmental disabilities and co‑occurring behavioral health conditions. This comprehensive model of service supports and optimizes independence, treatment, and community living for individuals with I/DD and behavioral health needs.

Mission Statement YAI: YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day.

If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Implement person-centered therapeutic interventions within an individual’s home and support primary caregivers with also implementing these interventions
• Conduct observational assessments and provide feedback to START team about biopsychosocial factors influencing current functioning, effects of interventions, and coaching outcomes
• Offer consultation and hands‑on education with entire family/support system to create a safe, nurturing, and meaningful home environment
• Assists individuals with daily activities, personal care, behavioral health needs, and health, wellness, and leisure activities
• Maintain professional boundaries with individuals and families receiving services and follow ethical and licensing guidelines
• Participates in development and implementation of persons’ cross system crisis prevention and intervention plan
• Plans, structures, and prompts social and leisure time activities, including activities that build skills for positive supports, stress reduction, health and wellness, communication, adaptive living and daily living
• Serves as a positive representative for the START Program with other professionals, families, and the community
• Maintains timely documentation, progress notes, and other data, including incident and accident reports
• Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.) Minimum requirements of specific positions may vary by assigned function and/or contract. Please refer to applicable regulations/contracts for all position requirements. All Therapeutic Coaches must meet the following minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or other human service‑related field and a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs

Preferred Qualification Requirements

• Intellectually & developmentally disabled (I/DD) experience
• Nursing homes, rehabs, or chronic/geriatric care experience

Compensation: $16.90 per hour

If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, YAI will be the right place for you.

For more information about the YAI Network, please visit our website at www.yai.org.

Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

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 4000 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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