Behavior Intervention Specialist
Job description:
REED Next has an opening for a Behavior Intervention Specialist.
As a REED Next Behavior Intervention Specialist, you will be responsible for overseeing clinical services as well as operational services for our clients. A Behavior Intervention Specialist ensures that each person is involved in a coordinated and integrated active treatment program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage a clinical caseload
- Conduct initial assessments, reassessments, and write progress reports
- Develop clear, objective goals for clients based on individual needs
- Develop individualized treatment plans and behavior support plans
- Provide direct training and supervision to DSP staff on client treatment plans and behavior support plans
- Monitor data collection, review progress/effectiveness, and make recommendations as needed
- Provide support, instruction, and feedback to staff with regard to managing challenging behaviors and teaching replacement behaviors through the principles of ABA
- Participate in annual ISP reviews, including completing appropriate documentation for ISP meetings
- Coordinate/participate in client IDT meetings
- Communicate and collaborate with client stakeholders
- Maintain DDD standards for annual review
- Maintain effective communication with all staff
- Develop and participate in staff trainings
- Perform crisis intervention using agency-trained protocols (QBS Safety-Care)
- Perform DSP duties if needed
- Perform other administrative and/or operational duties as assigned
- Cooperate with the licensee and Department staff in any inspection, inquiry or investigation
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree within the human services field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Participate and pass Pre-Employment, In-Service and Annual Training requirements of NJ DDD & REED Next.
- Valid driver’s license and motor vehicle record is in compliance with organization’s driving policy. The requirements for checks of criminal background, the central registry, the child abuse registry, and drug testing in accordance with NJ DDD State & REED Next requirements.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral are required. Ability to convey, understand and follow spoken and written instructions in English.
- Three years experience with adults in the IDD/Autism field and ABA experience is preferred. Experience providing supervision and training to staff are preferred.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm (Full time)
About REED Autism Services
REED Autism Services is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving individuals with autism across their lifespan so they can thrive and achieve their full potential. Our family of programs encompasses: REED Academy, a leading school for students ages 3-21 with campuses in Oakland and Franklin Lakes, NJ; REED Next, offering community-based services for adults with autism ages 21 and older, including residential services, day programming, and job support; Greens Do Good, an innovative, indoor hydroponic vertical farm providing critical job training and employment for teens and adults on the spectrum; REED Intensive Behavior Services, serving children and adolescents with autism who engage in severe challenging behavior, and the REED Foundation for Autism, an active incubator for new ideas and the charitable engine of REED programs.