Behavior Clinician (Youth Residential)

The Guild for Human Services - Concord, MA

Concord, MA

Social Assistance

About the position

The Behavior Clinician (Youth Residential) is responsible for conducting behavioral assessments, selecting function-based interventions, and developing behavior support plans. S/he/they assist in staff training, crisis intervention and make recommendations to students' educational teams regarding behavioral support and strategies. Additionally, the Behavior Clinician I may develop skill acquisition programs, attend team meetings, provide supervision to behavior department personnel, and represent the Clinical Department to outside agencies.

Responsibilities

• Train and supervise Behavior Technicians/Clinical Assistants, RBT's, and interns.
• Ensure policies/procedures regarding behavior management adhere to all regulatory and agency guidelines.
• Participate in IEP development and progress monitoring; working cooperatively with Educational and Residential staff to address the needs of students across settings.
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and develop corresponding Behavior Support Plans.
• Provide formal staff training for behavior support plan implementation in school and residential settings.
• Provide informal staff training by modeling behavior support plan implementation and appropriate staff-student interactions in school and residential settings.
• Monitor and provide feedback to staff based on direct observation of behavior plan implementation.
• Evaluate Behavior Support Plan implementation and effectiveness, making revisions and programmatic changes as needed.
• Develop individualized programming and data tracking using comprehensive assessments and curricula (e.g., VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, and EFL).
• Develop and supervise implementation of skill acquisition programs for social and functional living skills in school and residential settings.
• Lead classroom and residential group sessions that target social and functional living skills.
• Participate in off-site evaluations as part of the admissions process.
• Coordinate with student support services and mental health clinicians to provide monthly parent training sessions.
• Present data analysis of student behavior and provide recommendations to multidisciplinary teams.
• Instruct ABA-based training sessions during Pre-Service training for new staff.
• Assist with implementation of RBT training for Guild staff.
• Provide support to milieu services by providing crisis management and problem solving, facilitating community experiences, classroom coverage, and classroom assistance.
• Assist with implementation of PBIS and trauma-sensitive frameworks.

Requirements

• Master's degree in ABA, Education, Psychology or related field required.
• Training or experience with a population with developmental disabilities and social/emotional challenges preferred.
• Experience in developing, writing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of behavior programs.
• Experience in completing and summarizing behavioral assessments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• A valid driver's license.
• Undergo background record check process.