Behavior Specialist

• Use play, games, and evidence-based strategies to help children build communication, social, and life skills
• Bring energy and compassion to sessions at children’s homes, centers, and community locations
• Follow personalized plans designed by clinical leaders
• Celebrate progress and milestones
• Work in a flexible, on-the-go role supporting students with diverse learning and behavioral needs
• Collaborate with schools, families, and team members
• Complete required training and documentation

Behavior Specialist – South Denver / Douglas County

• Use play, games, and evidence-based strategies to help children build communication, social, and life skills
• Conduct sessions at children’s homes, CSD centers, schools, or in the community
• Follow personalized plans designed by clinical leaders
• Celebrate and support children’s developmental milestones
• Work in a flexible, on-the-go role with varied daily activities
• Participate in paid training, coaching, and career development milestones
• Support students with diverse learning and behavioral needs in special and general education settings

Behavior Specialist – Entry Level

• Provide direct support and mentorship to youth in the LTFC program
• Conduct routine calls to foster parents to coordinate community extracurricular activities, academics, and independent living skills
• Conduct home visits with youth and foster families as needed
• Co-facilitate Family Team Conferences with the clinician and attend Treatment Team Meetings
• Assist with community-based programming applications and referrals
• Accompany or provide telephonic support to foster parents and youth for school enrollment, appointments, and community resources
• Complete a Life Skills Assessment for each youth within 30 days of admission
• Facilitate individual and group Life Skills training
• Create and update the Independent Living/Life Skills curriculum
• Identify and utilize community resources, partnerships, and local out-of-network placements
• Conduct outreach with local community agencies to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate resources
• Document all services within 72 hours
• Oversee minors' progress in care and share updates and recommendations with the treatment team
• Assist program staff with stabilization, teach social skills, and address behavioral issues with the clinician
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Behavior Crisis Intervention Specialist

• Use play, games, and evidence-based strategies to help children build communication, social, and life skills in a remote environment
• Bring energy and compassion to each session at a child’s home, center, or in the community
• Follow personalized plans designed by clinical leaders
• Celebrate small wins and life-changing milestones
• Participate in paid training, coaching, and mapped-out career milestones
• Complete required training and documentation
• Meet physical requirements including sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting items up to 20 pounds, and driving

Behavior Specialist, RBT

• Use play, games, and evidence-based strategies to help children build communication, social, and life skills
• Bring energy and compassion to sessions at a child’s home, a center, or in the community
• Follow personalized plans designed by clinical leaders
• Celebrate small wins and life-changing milestones
• Work in a flexible, on-the-go role where no two days are the same
• Support students with diverse learning and behavioral needs in special and general education settings

• Complete evaluations and detailed assessments of needs for individuals requiring a Behavioral Support Plan (BSP) or Restrictive Procedure Plan (RPP)
• Collect and evaluate behavioral data
• Observe individuals in various settings to develop BSPs/RPPs
• Collaborate with individuals, families, and support teams to develop BSPs/RPPs and positive interventions
• Conduct comprehensive functional assessments of presenting issues
• Develop individualized BSPs/RPPs that are Person Driven and reflect core clinical needs
• Train and mentor support/program staff, families, and team members
• Implement and monitor BSP/RPP activities and strategies
• Collect, organize, review, and analyze data on challenging strategies
• Maintain behavioral data tracking tools and create progress documentation using Excel
• Convey trends, progress, success, or the need to change approaches
• Review and revise BSPs/RPPs annually or when critical revisions are requested
• Collect BSP/RPP signatures electronically through DocuSign
• Schedule and facilitate annual BSP/RPP training with interdisciplinary teams
• Attend psychiatric, medical, and therapy appointments as needed
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team, Quarterly ISP, Human Rights Team, Human Rights Committee, and Positive Practices Review Committee meetings
• Protect individuals’ human rights and complete related summaries and documentation
• Document billable and non-billable time in SETWorks and complete required progress notes and summaries
• Submit monthly oversight information to supervisors
• Participate in supervision and mentoring meetings
• Review caseload and authorization tools and update teams on changes
• Submit complete and accurate documentation required by regulations, PDCS, and HIPAA
• Complete annual training requirements and follow up on correspondence, mailings, and filing

• Complete evaluations and detailed assessments for individuals needing a Behavioral Support Plan (BSP) or Restrictive Procedure Plan (RPP)
• Collect and evaluate behavioral data
• Observe individuals in various settings to develop BSPs/RPPs
• Collaborate with individuals, families, and teams to develop BSPs/RPPs
• Conduct comprehensive functional assessments of presenting issues
• Develop positive interventions addressing specific presenting issues
• Develop individualized BSPs/RPPs that are Person Driven and reflect core clinical needs
• Train and mentor support/program staff, families, and team members on behavior support plans
• Implement and monitor BSP/RPP activities and strategies
• Collect, organize, review, and analyze data on challenging behaviors and strategies
• Maintain behavioral data tracking tools and create progress documentation using Excel
• Review and revise BSPs/RPPs annually or when critical revisions are requested
• Collect BSP/RPP signatures electronically through DocuSign
• Schedule and facilitate annual BSP/RPP training with interdisciplinary teams
• Attend psychiatric, medical, and therapy appointments as needed
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team, Quarterly ISP, Human Rights Team, Human Rights Committee, and Positive Practices Review Committee meetings
• Complete human rights summaries and supporting documentation
• Collect feedback on individuals’ and team members’ experiences of supports and services
• Document billable and non-billable time in SETWorks, Progress Notes, and Monthly Progress Review Summary Notes
• Submit monthly oversight information to supervisors
• Participate in supervision and mentoring meetings
• Review ISP Caseload Tools and Authorization Spreadsheets
• Submit required documentation in compliance with regulations, PDCS policies, and HIPAA
• Follow up on correspondence, mailings, and filing as needed

• Assess habilitative, behavioral, and psychiatric needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Conduct behavioral and habilitative assessments, functional behavior assessments, observations, standardized testing, and data collection
• Analyze data and research related syndromes and conditions using DSM-5, ICD-10, and DM-ID
• Develop individualized habilitative and behavior support plans using proactive and evidence-based interventions
• Develop plans involving medication, environmental modifications, SCIP-R physical interventions, and mechanical restraints when appropriate
• Obtain required approvals and consents before implementing interventions
• Establish baselines and design data collection systems to monitor progress
• Direct and oversee day-to-day data collection by program staff and ensure monthly summaries
• Modify plans based on monitoring, assessment, and individual needs
• Maintain required paperwork, communications, documentation, billing, and meeting records
• Train direct care staff and management using the Explain Model Observe Evaluate system
• Conduct specialized training on I/DD, diagnoses, symptoms, behaviors, and interventions
• Evaluate and provide feedback on staff performance and clinical implementation
• Support staff and leadership during crisis situations and recommend supports
• Mentor Assistant BISs and program designees in clinical and data-collection skills
• Serve as clinical team leader in interdisciplinary meetings, case reviews, person-centered meetings, and monthly BIS meetings

Behavior Specialist jobs in United States

Behavior Specialist – South Denver / Douglas County

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Behavior Crisis Intervention Specialist

Behavior Specialist, RBT

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