Job description

YAI supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving the fullest lives possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working and learning.

If you want a career supporting others, creatively finding solutions to life's challenges, and building a more inclusive community, YAI is the place for you.

Benefits of working with YAI:

• DailyPay - Work today, get paid today!
• 100% employer-paid premium for employee Medical/Dental individual coverage for full-time positions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Vacation/Holidays and sick time
• 403(b) retirement with employer matching contribution
• Life Insurance
• Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more.

YAI is seeking qualified Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialists (ABIS) to support our residential locations in Manhattan.

The ABIS position blends together the Direct Support Professional (DSP) role and a behavioral support role. Under the supervision of the Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS) the ABIS will support in educating team members on treatment plans and behavior support plans, assisting with clinical assessments, ensuring data collection, and providing direct feedback and education to all team members.

Responsibilities:

• To provide direct care services as needed. This includes, but is not limited to, the provision of direct counseling, implementation of each individual’s treatment plan, training in ADL skills, assistance with personal care, medical, dietary, social, sexual, recreational, financial, and habilitative, and other needs within the program.
• To train staff, which includes, but is not limited to, using the EMOE training system to ensure that all clinical interventions are properly implemented, to communicate clinical rationales to the staff, to provide staff with both formal and informal feedback, and role model at all times appropriate tone, implementing of habilitative and behavioral programming, and appropriate data collection techniques.
• Role Model use of person-centered philosophy and use of person-centered tools
• To develop written, individualized habilitative plans in accordance with the agency philosophy, as determined by individual need.
• To conduct assessments – both behavioral and habilitative via formal means (written questionnaires, rating scales, baseline data, etc.) and informal (observations), under the supervision of the BIS.
• To design effective data collection systems that allow progress to be monitored. To monitor the data collection, ensure that the data is totaled and summarized on a monthly basis and that new data sheets are accessible to staff at the beginning of each month.
• To oversee/maintain the completion of all required paperwork, including monthlies, Person-Centered materials, and ensure that all pertinent information is included on psychiatric anecdotal.
• To provide the appropriate therapeutically documented level of an individual’s supervision to ensure and protect the individual’s health/safety and well-being. Whenever this level is unclear or unknown, provide the maximum level of supervision to assure and protect the individual’s health and safety.
• Train new staff on Level 1 competencies.
• Resource to staff by providing clinical support in absence of the BIS/Supervisor.
• Lead trainer of weekend staff on clinical interventions

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Psychology or Human Services is strongly preferred or enrolled in 4-year degree in Psychology or Human Services field.
• At least one year experience working within the field of I/DD as a Direct Support Professional (DSP).

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications:

• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Willing to take initiative.
• Highly flexible to varied work schedule.
• Experience in computer skills and ability to teach others.
• College-level writing ability.
• Must demonstrate assertiveness/leadership skills.
• Must demonstrate clinical skills.

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New York, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Behavior management/ABA: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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