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This is a clinical position that involves oversight of behavior analysis and behavior support plan design, implementation and data collection to create person-centered plans that meet the needs of the individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) that we support. Conducts Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), coordinates with the interdisciplinary team and ensures successful implementation of Behavior Support Plans (BSPs). Provides direct clinical supervision of Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and staff working toward their RBT certifications and assists with education and ongoing training of staff in ABA. Maintains responsibility for developing plans for data collection and regularly analyzes data to track progress and effectiveness of BSPs.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Ensures the people we support receive appropriate mental health care and behavioral services and serves as a clinical resource to the interdisciplinary team.

• Identifies and communicates habilitative, behavioral, and psychiatric needs and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to create person-centered plans that address all needs of the people we support

• Provides leadership, setting the tone and ensuring that performance standards are followed by all staff in the implementation and evaluation of Behavior Support Plans and models an approach that emphasizes positive behavior supports, person-centered practices and trauma-informed care in their practice

• Actively participates in treatment team and transition planning meetings and assists during behavioral crisis situations

• Conducts Functional Behavioral Assessments and other habilitative assessments.

• Develops and writes BSPs with input from the treatment team

• Establishes system for and trains staff on data collection and analysis related to behavior plans, monitors data collection and regularly analyzes and interprets data to evaluate effectiveness and progress toward goals

• Continually monitors implementation and efficacy of service plans and BSPs, and along with the Program Supervisor, the quality and effectiveness of behavioral services overall.

• Incorporates a variety of techniques to help with skill building- prompting, errorless teaching, maximizing learning opportunities, effective reinforcement, preference assessment and choice procedures.

• Delivers performance outcomes and transition metrics to oversight agencies, program leadership, the people we support, their families and support systems and/or other relevant internal and external staff as needed or required.

• Provides ongoing clinical supervision, oversight and training to staff working toward their RBT certification as per BACB Guidelines and ensures that staff have all the clinical materials necessary to perform their job.

• Facilitates ABA education and training to staff on how to implement/troubleshoot behavior plans.

• Provides ongoing consultation with families and circle of support to provide ABA education, train on implementation of the Behavior Intervention Plan, and support with generalization.

• Recommends and initiates referrals for necessary psychological or psychiatric consultations and evaluations

• Ensures that staff complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

• May collaborate with the program leadership in the development of training programs for staff or develop and coordinate staff-wide trainings to increase knowledge of ABA and provide opportunities to create positive behavior strategies and develop skills

• May participate in hiring/interviewing of incoming behavior staff

• Performs all other duties, as assigned

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

• Must hold active Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification

• Criminal Background Check, fingerprinting and additional relevant/required clearances as required by Federal, State and Local government or other agencies

• Tuberculosis mandatory for most positions

• Valid Driver’s License may be required, based on position/location

• Basic computer skills – including email, utilizing Workday and related systems (DA, etc.) to complete essential tasks

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

Previous experience writing behavior support plans for people with complex needs

Compensation:

• $60.00 per hou

  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 .

  For more information about the YAI Network, please visit our website at www.yai.org . 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.

  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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