Behavioral Intervention Specialist

New Jersey

Full time

R025852

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NIPD - NJ has an opening for a Behavioral Intervention Specialist. This is a clinical position which involves the assignment to several programs where the BIS is responsible for the assessment of individuals’ habilitative, behavioral and psychiatric needs and the development and implementation of effective interventions to help support those needs. The BISs effectiveness depends on implementing the person-centered values and beliefs, their capacity to form and maintain good relationships, their ability to identify and assist staff to employ best practices that will improve the person’s situation, and their effectiveness as advocates for necessary changes in service practices. The position involves training staff to ensure the interventions are understood, consistently implemented as documented and data is taken to effectively evaluate progress. The BIS will also spend significant time interacting with individuals, assessing their ADL skills, promoting habilitation and/or rehabilitation, as well as providing for the health/safety and well-being of the individuals at all times. In addition, the BIS is responsible for ensuring that all the treatment and habilitative needs of the people receiving supports are addressed, all staff are trained, all program plans are implemented properly and consistently, and all documentation is maintained.

Experience:

• Bachelors degree in the field of Psychology, Social Work or related field required

• Master’s Degree in the field of Psychology, Social Work or related field preferred

• One year of experience working with developmental disabilities

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm or 10:00 am-6:00 pm with some flexibility required for staff meetings, etc.

Compensation: $50,618

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills

• Willing to take initiative

• Extensive knowledge of developmental disabilities.

• Extensive knowledge of clinical syndromes.

• Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments.

• Ability to write clinical reports, goals/outcomes and treatment plans in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to train staff in an effective manner.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally in training staff and professional presentations.

• Ability to solve complex problems.

• Demonstrates leadership skills.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work in a stressful environment.

• Travel to various programs and flexibility in schedule required

Benefits Include:

• 100% Employer Paid Medical/Dental (with options to buy into Family plans)

• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance

• Retirement with Matching Contributions

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Generous paid vacation, sick, and holiday time

• Discounts on wireless services, gym memberships, & more

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discount

• Flexible schedule

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

• Professional development assistance

• Referral program

• Retirement plan

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision insurance

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.

To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

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.

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.

To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

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