Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist

Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist

We are hiring a Full-Time Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialist position at our City Line 1 & 2 IRAs.

Full-Time evenings only Sunday – Thursday 3:00pm – 11:00pm

$23.10 - $23.10 / hour

YAI promotes a person-centered approach by creating supports that cater to the specific needs of each person. Under supervision of the Program Supervisor, the ABIS provides direct support to individuals with intellectual and developmental (I/DD) disabilities, promoting community integration and inclusion, assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) including intimate and personal care, teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, and performing all other duties of a DSP.

Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialists provide clinical support relating to habilitative, behavioral, and psychiatric needs of persons supported by the team under the direction and supervision of the Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS). This is done through educating other direct care staff and program leadership on habilitative and Behavior Support Plans, supporting clinical assessments and interventions, ensuring consistent and effective data collection, and providing direct feedback.

The ABIS provides leadership to the team on shift, directing and assisting direct care staff in the absence of supervisor and/or assistant supervisor.

Performs all duties of a Direct Support Professional (DSP 1 –
3) as indicated in job descriptions, in addition to ABIS duties on a regular basis and/or as requested to ensure the overall supervision, protection and care of individuals in program, assisting in maximizing their strengths, interests and abilities while upholding their personal rights and facilitating activities that provide social capital and connections to the community. Leads the identification, facilitation, and scheduling of community inclusion activities for assigned program based on feedback from and needs of persons supported.

Coordinating resources, securing necessary funds, and ensuring that activities are completed and appropriately documented. Supports provision of appropriate, therapeutically documented levels of supervision to ensure and protect the health, safety, and well‑being of individuals at all times by ensuring updates and changes to levels of supervision for persons we support are regularly communicated to all staff and appropriately documented; may run shift meetings, assigning duties, completing shift sheet and making recommendations to ensure staff are qualified and able to maintain current prescribed levels of supervision.

Understands and uses specialized clinical knowledge of person‑specific needs and signs or symptoms of ailments/syndromes including mental health/medical conditions to provide effective supports to individuals, identify and elevate concerns to leadership, and inform activities, training, or specialized education or augmented trainings for staff. Stays up to date with current issues, diagnoses, needs, and levels of supervision for the persons supported in assigned program under the supervision of BIS.

Works with BIS to identify habilitative, behavioral, and psychiatric needs of the persons supported and to ensure all programming and activities relating to clinical interventions are implemented consistently, in accordance with individualized plans. Provides guidance to program staff, setting the appropriate tone and ensuring that the standards of care are followed by modeling excellent counseling skills and interactions with persons supported and through use of person-centered philosophy and tools.

Implements Behavior Support Plans, demonstrating understanding of behavior as communication and employing person-centered thinking to support positive interactions and prevent further escalation. Trains direct care staff individually, on the floor and/or in groups using the EMOE training system to support effective implementation of habilitative and behavioral programming by program staff through regular observations, direct feedback,…