Pay Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Annually
Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities
- Demonstrates and models professionalism and all skills of Lead Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) and of Direct Support Professional/Registered Behavior Technician (DSP/RBT) with a person-centered and trauma-informed approach and provides coverage, regularly performing all lead and direct care responsibilities as indicated in DSP/RBT/LPT and Lead RBT/LPT job descriptions, as needed.
- Assumes the responsibilities of the Lead RBT in their absence.
- Assists the Qualified Behavior Modification Professional (QBMP) in oversight of clinical functions of a Community Crisis Home (CCH) and/or Enhanced Behavior Support Home (EBSH).
- Assists with the development and implementation of the IBSP, including data collection, review and analysis.
- Assists with conducting Functional Behavior Assessments, including indirect assessments such as the Vineland, IPASS and FAST, for individuals supported in assigned residence.
- Facilitates training and implementation of Person-Centered Thinking/Planning to all people YAI supports in the residential home.
- Models an approach that emphasizes positive behavior supports, person-centered practices and trauma-informed care.
- Employs a range of strategies for skill acquisition and skill generalization over time and across people, settings, situations, and activities.
- Incorporates a variety of techniques to help with skill building, prompting, errorless teaching, maximizing learning opportunities, effective reinforcement, preference assessment and choice procedures.
- Employs an array of empirically validated teaching strategies; modeling, incidental teaching, task analysis, chaining, and activity-embedded instructions.
- Collaborates with the BCBA Director and the QBMP to ensure the clinical needs of the people YAI supports are being addressed; appropriately escalates concerns to clinical and program leadership.
- Conducts weekly/monthly IOA/fidelity checks with RBT Leads, and RBTs/DSP (Direct Support Professional) staff.
- Conducts Initial Competency Assessments with DSPs and re-certification Competency Assessments to RBTs and Lead RBTs in accordance with BACB guidelines for RBT certification.
- Contributes to the agenda of and participates in weekly clinical review meetings and assists with trainings when necessary.
- Attends outside conferences and trainings to increase knowledge base and serves as a clinical resource to the agency/department.
- Interfaces with the external consultants (e.g., RN, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Teachers, Day Program Coordinators etc.) to collaborate regarding the needs of the people YAI supports, including coordinate appointments and trainings and documents meeting notes.
- Consults with program leadership, clinical staff, external consultants, community providers and other direct support staff to ensure streamlined and top-quality care for individuals and attends and actively participates in team meetings.
- Conducts daily documentation checks, reviewing IPPs and IBSPs, medication administration records (MARs), ensures completeness and accuracy of staff notes for PWS (including DA and Behavior Agent notes).
- Complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Completes and maintains all necessary trainings based on program and position to ensure compliance with YAI policies and licensing regulations and applies skills.
- Completes and maintains Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requirements for BCaBA or BCBA certification and for all other required recertifications, as needed.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
- Must hold active Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) or Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification and be in good standing with BACB.
- Extensive knowledge of developmental disabilities, working with adult/children with significant behaviors of concern (e.g., self-injuries, aggression to others, property destruction etc.).
- Knowledge of clinical syndromes.
- Familiarity with California’s Lanterman Act and Title 17 and 22 regulations and the use of restraint.
- Health Screening, Tuberculosis clearance, Criminal Background Check, fingerprinting and additional relevant/required clearances as required by Federal, State and Local government or other agencies.
- Successful completion of Facility Manager Training within 30 days of appointment.
- Successfully completion of State of California Direct Support Professional Training (DSPT) Year 1 and Year 2 courses within one year of appointment.
- Hold (or obtain through employer-provided training) and maintain CPR/First Aid, Ukeru and CPI certifications.
- Ability to meet essential physical demands of the position including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling and reaching with hands and arms; use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls; assisting with lifting/moving individuals of any weight with or without assistance of equipment and/or other staff; lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds on occasion; having the physical capacity to work with and implement emergency interventions as per the person’s Individual Behavior Support Plan and Individual Emergency Intervention Plan, if/as needed.
- Valid Driver’s License required.
Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)
- Prior experience in designing, supervision and implementing behavior modification services in residential services.
- Experience in residential services and/or a direct support role.
- Experience training, coaching, mentoring and/or supervising staff, ideally RBTs.
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.
About Us
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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