Behavioral Management Associate - Atlanta, United States - CHRIS 180

Description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

This position provides direct care of children and/or adolescents in placement with a wide range of responsibility for documentation, program activities, child supervision, therapeutic interventions, and safety skills.

Because of the life experiences and trauma histories that our residents bring to their placement here, staff must not only provide adequate safety and supervision, but must be actively engaged in the process of building relationships, therapeutic engagement, and therapeutic rapport, understanding, and solving problems as part of a team, and must offer energy, safety, and commitment in their work with our residents through genuine, caring, and empathic engagement.

The programs support family treatment and involvement.

Providing facilitation, supervision, and support for visits and family connections with parents, relatives, and other significant people in the life of our youth.

This position also provides supervision to residents, activity planning as well as administrative responsibilities around incident reporting, case notes and medical appointments.

Role and Responsibilities
The primary duties include but are not limited to the following:
Provide positive role-modeling to consumers/clients/members/residents

Promote self-esteem
Promote healthy boundaries
Promote good hygiene and appropriate personal appearance among youth and young adults

Reinforce socially acceptable behaviors (ex:
manners, eating habits, safety)
Teach and reinforce thoughtful decision making

Assessing resident's history of trauma, strengths, and needs

Promote self-esteem
Aware of ACE score and implications on service planning
Assist in developing and monitoring individualized Service Plans and Life Skills plans
Assist in administering SFSS
Assist in developing and following programmatic schedules

Coordinating Services and Collaboration

Make necessary referrals to meet consumer's health, well-being, education, mental health, and employment needs (i.e. Department of Public Health, Department of Family & Children Services, (i.e.

Department of Public Health, Department of Family & Children Services, Georgia Department of Labor, employment staffing agencies, local colleges, and tech schools, etc.)

Participate in Team Meetings for all residents.
Actively participate in permanency planning
Collaborate and communicate with other programs in the CHRIS 180 continuum in the provision of services to consumers
Collaborate and consult with other providers and entities in the provision of best care services to consumers
Monitor the provision of services provided, including medical and behavioral health services
Collaborate within the multi-disciplinary team
Attend treatment team, using a strength based, SMART goal model

Specific services to consumers

Provide a safe, nurturing, consistent and caring atmosphere for youth who reside in the home
Support the consistent rhythms and routines of the home

Responsible for communication with school environment, attending IEP meetings as assigned and tracking attendance, grades, and assignments in the parent portal.

Transport youth when necessary
Care for program facilities and equipment: organizing, cleaning, sanitizing. Household tasks and duties as assigned, or as needed, to promote a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
Cook balanced, healthy meals for youth and provide life skills training and supervision re: menu planning and cooking
Assure safety in the home by conducting room inspections, securing potentially hazardous equipment and/or cleaning products

Assure residents safety in the home by monitoring youth interactions, remaining mindfully attuned to escalating emotions, intervening with calming and de-escalation interventions and strategies to diffuse interpersonal tensions.

As a last resort, safely implements MindSet restraint techniques to prevent harm.
Support routines of youth through assisting and supervising wake-up, bedtime, personal care routines, completion of chores and laundry, meals, meal preparation, recreational activities, homework supervision and assistance
Be part of a treatment team with an individualized treatment plan that has measurable objectives, tasks, and outcomes
Responsible to track behaviors; teach and shape maladaptive behaviors, follow treatment plan and utilize reinforces and consequences to encourage behaviors
Document interventions and progress
Participate in treatment team and CFT meetings
Prepare residents for permanency

Maintain awareness of each youth's history of trauma, developmental age medications, strengths, skills, and abilities and use such information to guide interactions and interventions with resident.

Plan and actively participate in activities to support and increase skills and competencies
Engage

residents

in planning activities whenever reasonable to do so
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to identify needs and strategies to meet those needs. Implement identified strategies for youth to ensure needs are met.
Work with the on-call supervisory structure in order to assure safety for the home, residents, and staff after hours
Prepare balanced, nutritious meals for residents and staff, involving the residents as appropriate to developmental age
Assure medical and behavioral health needs are met in a timely and efficient fashion
Aware

of

current

safety

plan

for

all

residents

and

able

to

implement
Assist Program Manager in meeting needs of residents and home by shopping collaboratively, planning menus, attending meetings, and maintaining communication with stakeholders

Documentation

Requirements

Document significant incidents in the Teams MIS before end of shift
Document all medical and dental appointments in the Teams system
Record appointments and visits within the GA Score PBC database
Document changes in DFCS case managers for residents in the GA Score system
Maintain the files/charts on each child while in the home
Review

medication

administration

record

weekly

for

accuracy

Performance

and

Conduct

Maintain

confidentiality

of

consumer

information
Maintain

appropriate

professional

boundaries
Works on other duties, tasks and projects as assigned
Ensures agency compliance with National Council on Accreditation and other mandatory regulations/standards.
Lives and works by the CHRIS 180 Values and Code of Ethics
Follow

mandated

reporting

requirements of GA Code
Support and maintain an environment of emotional and physical safety for consumers, staff, and other stakeholders at all times

Qualifications/Competencies

The Behavioral Management Associate should have a Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science degrees, with 1 year of working experience or high school diploma with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar setting working with children and adolescents.

Must be proficient with office productivity software such as Outlook, Word, and Excel. Must have experience using simple databases. Must be able to produce a clinical writing sample.

Skills and Abilities:

The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Technical expertise that allows well informed decisions, usage of available tools and resources and training to execute job responsibilities
Accountable for work being completed accurately and in a timely manner as well as following up as needed
Ability to collaborate with other staff to ensure best practices and sound decisions
Ability to communicate using appropriate tone when corresponding verbally or written (as well as proper usage of grammar and spelling)
Ability to adapt and adjust to course and be open to new ideas
Ability to manage workload by having a clear understanding of task/project and set realistic timelines and goals
Commitment to our vision and mission should be demonstrated in work

Benefits we offer:
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D
Employee Assistance Program
Flex Spending Account
Health Savings Account
403 (b) plan
Paid Time Off

Schedule:
This position may require 10–12-hour shifts that vary according to need. It may also require morning, evening and/or overnight hours. This position is full-time. Flexibility is required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

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