Therapist Aide (27668)

Thrive Behavioral Health, LLC.; Maryland; On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Behavioral Health, LLC. is seeking a Therapist Aide to support Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The role involves school-based work with licensed clinicians and occasional home visits to assist families in implementing behavioral plans for young children.

Flexibility with evenings is possible. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in behavioral programming for children with autism and related disorders, plus in-home experience and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience implementing and monitoring behavioral and instructional programs for young students with autism and related disorders.
• 2+ years of experience providing in-home services and working with family systems are preferred.
• Must be able to collaborate effectively with the treatment team.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and pass a criminal background check.
• MS Office skills, particularly Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual student support during school hours up to 4 hours per week per student as directed by the therapist.
• Offer ongoing caregiver/family support at home up to 3 hours per week with role-playing and modeling.
• Limit to 40 hours per week and occasional evenings may be required.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to adjust plans as needed.

Skills

Behavioral programming

In-home services

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Background check

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Salary Range

$23.93 - $23.93 Hourly

Position Type

Full Time

High School

Category

Health Care

Description

Thrive Behavioral Health is looking for a Therapist Aide to support Anne Arundel County Public Schools. This is a full time position working with a licensed therapist in Anne Arundel County school clusters.The therapist aide will be working in schools and will visit local homes to meet with the client's family. The therapist aide should have experience with early childhood and elementary aged children. The therapist aide should be enthusiastic about helping children succeed in their educational goals. The therapist aide will work with an advanced level licensed clinician.

Knowledge, Skills, Education/Training and Experience Requirements:

• 2+ years of knowledge and experience working with the implementation, and monitoring of behavioral and instructional programming for young students with autism, emotional disability and related behavior disorders
• 2+ years of experience with providing in-home services, family systems and relational patterns, desired but not required
• Must be able to work collaboratively and effectively with treatment team
• Has at least a high school diploma or its equivalency
• Must possess a valid Driver’s license
• Must pass a criminal background check
• Must have Microsoft Office skills, particularly word and excel
• Must be organized, flexible, and have the ability to demonstrate self-motivation and prioritization

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• During school hours, for up to 4 hours per week per student, the therapist aide will provide individual support to the student and treatment team by modeling behaviors as implemented by the behavioral therapist. They will also adjust the treatment plan as needed by the therapist and work on implementing any changes as needed.
• The therapist aide will provide ongoing support to the caregiver/family in their home for up to 3 hours a week. This will include role-playing, any behavior modeling that therapist has suggested, and will work collaboratively with family/caregiver both inside and outside of the home.
• The therapist aide will not work more than 40 hours per week.
• While there is some flexibility with the schedule, one-two evenings may be required

Qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

The essential functions of this job include the following physical and intellectual demands:

• Frequently sit, stand, and or walk.
• Frequently hearing, seeing, and speaking
• Regularly typing
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with potential for stressful situations.
• Comprehends and performs job duties at a reasonable pace while using attention to detail.
• Concentrates, formulates plans, and makes decisions.

The role of the Senior HR Specialist may occasionally be required that they are available to work outside of normal scheduled working hours, which is compensable.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Thrive Behavioral Health is to provide quality mental health services to individuals and families with a focus on reducing traditional barriers to accessing treatment and ensuring a high level of collaboration with our community partners.
We are committed to treating patients and their families with the highest regard and respect for patients to work toward reaching their highest growth potential in their therapeutic process. This is accomplished through the strict adherence to the highest ethical standards of care and policies and procedures set forth by the Maryland State Department of Health and the Joint Commission.

• Thrive Behavioral Health ensures all clients are treated with compassion, respect, and dignity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.
• Thrive Behavioral Health employees are competent and responsible personnel who adhere to a strict code of professional ethics which include but are not limited to the prohibition of fraternization with patients, exploitation of patients, or any criminal behaviors.
• Thrive Behavioral Health provides clients with accurate and complete information regarding the available services including the program rules, regulations, goals and objectives of the program.
• Appropriate provision or referral to alternative treatment modalities is made at any time before, during, or after treatment if they are requested or the client’s needs are out of the scope of our practice.
• Thrive Behavioral Health will ensure that discharge from treatment is conducted in accordance with Maryland COMAR and the Joint Commission standards.
• Thrive Behavioral Health adheres to both COMAR and Joint Commission environment of care standards.
• Thrive Behavioral Health will take all necessary and appropriate measures to maintain individual client records and information in a confidential and professional manner.
• Thrive Behavioral Health strives to maintain positive relations with the surrounding community and pursues every reasonable action to encourage responsible behaviors and community safety.

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60_1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5 (a), prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.