Behavior Specialist; Human Services

Position: Behavior Specialist, Mount Pleasant Academy
FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!
Position Summary: Work as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team in a day program for children with mental health needs. Some duties include educational/behavioral data collection as required; Behavior management, crisis intervention with and on behalf of students; Participation in multidisciplinary treatment team; Collaborate with clinicians and other service providers to ensure student/family needs are being met; Provides student and family case management services; assist in student meal program. Ideal candidate has experience with children with challenging behaviors/autism, good knowledge of boundaries and experience in a school or pediatric hospital setting. Year-round position, school schedule.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist teachers in daily instruction of specifically-assigned student(s)
• Management of classroom grades, scores, student information, etc.
• Participate in IEP preparation, creation, and implementation
• Educational/behavioral data collection as required
• Behavior management, crisis intervention with and on behalf of student
• Participation in multidisciplinary treatment team
• Participation in student/family assessments
• Collaborate with clinicians and other service providers to ensure student/family needs are being met
• Provides student and family case management services
• Teach student/family self-advocacy skills
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with community organizations and service providers
• Schedule appointments with student/family based on students’ needs
• Maintain confidentiality of student/family
• Transport student/family as needed
• Provide sensitivity to student/family cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues and diversity
• Serve as a positive role model to student and colleagues
• Maintain or exceed productivity expectations
• Complete all professional and administrative documentation and forms in accordance with agency standards and within established guidelines and time frames
• Participate in supervision and staff trainings/meetings as scheduled
• Assist in the daily meal set-up/break-down for students, as well as other operational duties
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Experience with ED/BD children required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written required.
• Good computer skills preferred.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance required.
• Bilingual skills optional.
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Travel to and from students’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to communicate by voice, use sight and hearing
• Ability to participate in physical crisis intervention with students as needed

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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