Full Time Assistant Behavioral Intervention Specialist-New Rochelle, Ny

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YAI has an immediate opening for an Assistant Behavioral Intervention Specialist to work in our Spencer Drive located in New Rochelle NY. Responsibilities: Assist in the development and implementation of treatment and behavioral goals for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a group home setting. Provide staff training, perform assessments, and work closely with the Behavior Intervention Specialist. Work hands on teaching life skills, handle crisis intervention, provide group/individual counseling, and assist on recreational and community outings.

The people who reside at Spencer Drive require various levels of support to complete activities of daily living, such as showering, toileting and eating; they also require assistance with ambulation including use of walkers and wheelchairs. The people we support use words or gestures to communicate and they rely on staff to observe facial expressions and body language.

YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. Our enthusiastic staff of 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. Our employee's help over 20,000 people feel successful on their own terms. 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.

Requirements:BA requiredValid Driver's License, NY State preferredWork or life experience supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilities preferredAbility to participate in 3-5 weekdays of paid NYS Mandated OPWDD initial trainings during normal business hours upon hireTuberculosis test mandatory for most positions (provided FREE of charge by our Premier Healthcare clinic)

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 2:00 pm-10:00 pm, (Saturday 10:00 am-6:00 pm), ability to participate in trainings at varies hours as necessary.

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Assistant BIS Role/ Responsibilities

The role of the assistant BIS incorporates the direct service role, a clinical role and a leadership role. One of the most important roles of the assistant BIS is to be a strong role model and a leader on the floor. Equally as important is for the assistant BIS to be a keen observer of both people we support and staff and the interactions between them. This allows the assistant BIS to successfully complete the responsibilities outlined below.

Basic DSP Responsibilities/people Interactions

The assistant BIS is first a DSP and maintains all of the functions of the role of a primary DSP.

• Demonstrate skills to effectively communicate/counsel people.
• Actively interacts with people on a regular basis in non-structured situations.
• Teach people using behavioral strategies and cognitive-behavioral strategies
• Teach in groups
• While interacting with people, act as a role model by using a consistent therapeutic approach and demonstrating the understanding of the agency philosophy.
• Maintain AMAP in good standing.
• Facilitating self-management.
• Advocate for the needs of people they support
• Follow the NYS DSP Code of Ethics
• Respond calmly during crisis situations.

Clinical Responsibilities/Skills

The assistant ensures that people are leading self directed lives.

• In conjunction with the BIS design effective data collection systems that allow progress to be monitored.
• Ensure all programming/scheduled activities are implemented consistently and within the agency philosophy.
• Develop habilitative outcomes.
• Complete required paperwork (monthlies, case conferences etc)
• Monitor data collection
• In conjunction with nurse and BIS ensure that all clinical information is included in psychiatric anecdotal's.
• Works with BIS on developing group curriculum.
• Communicate clinical rationale for all programming to DSPs.
• Conduct assessment in conjunction with the BIS – behavioral and habilitative.
• In conjunction with the program BIS identify habilitative, behavioral and psychiatric needs of the people they support and bring these to the attention of the team.

Training/Leadership Responsibilities

The assistant BIS is the primary role model on the floor. The assistant is expected to be an example of professionalism. This professionalism includes personal integrity as well as promoting the agency philosophy and policies as prescribed. The assistant BIS is a liaison to the supervisor and the BIS. In their function as the leader it is the assistant’s responsibility to report to the supervisor anything that appears as though it could be improved upon. (some areas include programming, staff training, data collection, inconsistencies with implementation of outcomes etc.)

• Role Model appropriate tone, interactions, running of habilitative and behavioral programming including data collection.
• Use time on floor to provide both formal and incidental training/feedback to DSP.
• Present at staff meetings.
• Act as a resource to staff by providing clinical support in absence of the BIS/supervisor.
• Use EMOE to ensure that clinical interventions are implemented consistently.
• Initiate and suggest new ideas or methods for behavior management and active programming.
• Give corrective feedback.
• Direct DSPs in absence of supervisor/assistant supervisor
• Work with supervisor on training new staff to be minimum coverage.
• Educate and inform staff about changes in procedures with respect to data management, assessment, programming requirements etc.
• Assume an active role in case conferences and staff meetings.
• Problem solve and take initiative
• Attend psychiatry appointments
• Be solution oriented during team discussions

Professional Skills

• Demonstrate understanding of agency policies and procedures.
• Create and maintain positive and professional relationships.
• Demonstrate flexibility in meeting the needs of the programs.
• Demonstrate writing skills that are clear, concise and meet program needs.
• Comply with program policies on personnel practices.
• Balance direct service and clinical responsibilities.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment
• Maintain communication with BIS /supervisor by meeting regularly, informing of problems, informing of program ideas/and or progress, and responding to requests.
• Present and maintain a professional work environment.
• Provide quality and productive programming environment.
• Present psychological information in the absence of BIS.

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YAI is an 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 4,000 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.

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