Assistant Behavior Specialist - Parkville, United States - CHILDRENS GUILD INC

CHILDRENS GUILD INC Parkville, United States

2 weeks ago

Description

Job Details

Job Location
Transformation Academy - Baltimore, MD

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Salary Range
$ $28.50 Hourly

Travel Percentage
None

Description

The primary roles of the Assistant Behavior Specialist are to 1) Support the Children's Guilds behavior motivation model and provide modeling, and mentoring to staff executing the model; 2) Maintain regulatory compliance with all governing requirements and licensing agencies (COMAR, MSDE, OSSE); 3) Identify needs then develop and provide training experiences for school personnel including teachers, teaching assistants, therapeutic behavior aides, social workers, resource instructors, and related service providers; 4) Provide direct assistance to resource instructors and therapeutic behavioral aides in compliance with regulations for identified students; 5) Work collaboratively with the schools IEP coordinator and student LEAs to assure standards of service delivery are aligned with requirements from each jurisdiction served and; 6) Serve as a behavioral resource to parents, community providers, and the greater school community.

Accountability

This position is accountable to the Behavior Director.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Key Result Area #1: Responding to Mindset in Behavior

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Demonstrates pro-active use of behavior management strategies that provide emotionally and physically safe spaces for students to regulate their behavior.
Identifies alternate behaviors to be taught to the students that align with Individual Educational Plans and Behavioral Intervention Plans.
Actively monitors and supervises interventions with physically aggressive or self-injurious students for safety.
Analyzes the therapeutic impact of interventions for students in distress. Facilitates case reviews/studies with therapeutic behavior aides regarding behavioral interventions.
Develops replacement behaviors to meet the emotional and physical needs of children in distress.
Assists staff with understanding the root cause of aberrant behaviors and effective interventions to reduce/eliminate these behaviors.
Assures the methodology of practice aligns with the school's Positive Behavior Intervention Model.
Assures the therapeutic focus is strength-based to maximize academic performance.
Utilizes continuous data collection and analysis to make decisions.

Key Result Area #2: Management of Behavioral Services in the School

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Assures that parents, families, and providers are contacted in a timely manner with information relevant to their students.
Provides behavioral support to all therapeutic behavioral aides in a timely and effective way.
Facilitates behavioral meetings.
Facilitates case study review meetings.
Assists in reviewing classroom management programs as part of an interdisciplinary team to include observation and team meetings and provides direction to classroom staff regarding appropriate behavior management techniques.
This offers parents the opportunity to work with the BCBA in developing a behavioral program for the home that aligns with the students' educational behavioral plan.
Supervises data collection, data entry into School-Wide Information System, and completion of Student Intervention Reports.
Assists with the development of FBA/BIPs and monitoring implementation.
Participates in IEP meetings as requested.

Key Result Area #3: Regulatory Compliance

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Aligns daily practice with COMAR regulations and MSDE regulations.
Develops and monitors systems to ensure that resource instructors and therapeutic behavior aides are following regulations and are compliant with all required notifications and documentation.

Key Result Area #4: Training

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Provides staff have assistance and support in understanding the students' FBA/BIP and the components of effective intervention plans.
Assists in assessing programming for staff training needs.
Participates in campus in-service training and agency in-service training.
Provides in-class support for students with behavior management problems.

Key Result Area #5: Professional Development

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional

Maintains licensing and continuing education requirements.

Key Result Area #6: Positive Student Intervention

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Executes PBIS throughout the school program.
Integrates the Transformation Education philosophy into the behavioral practices of the school.
Fully implements staff and student culture card meetings
Assures that behavior motivation practices incorporate PBIS, FBA/BIP strategies, all of which include parent input.
Monitors safety for potentially high-risk situations and aligns students' FBA/BIP with the IEP goals and objectives.

Key Result Area #9: Workplace Conditions

This KRA is successfully completed when the professional:

Successfully completes the Pre-service Training Program
Successfully completes and demonstrates competency in training on the prescribed behavior management program.
Assists team members in crisis intervention.
Shares office space, e.g. team office.
Attends evening meetings as requested.
Completes all other duties as requested.

About Us

The Children's Guild is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We are dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health, management, and consulting services. The Children's Guild operates the Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School, The Childrens Guild Transformation Academy, the TranZed Academy for Working Students, TranZed Apprenticeships, therapeutic group homes, treatment foster care, and outpatient mental health clinics. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore/Washington region and are currently expanding in national and international programs. Each year, the agency's continuum of care and hundreds of professional staff help thousands of youths and young adults and their families to achieve, excel and succeed. We invite you to be part of our innovative team

Qualifications

The qualifications of this position include the commitment and drive to develop the potential of others and the interpersonal skills necessary to do so. The successful candidate will also possess a value system that is consistent with the organization's philosophy and goals, demonstrate leadership skill, be mentally alert, physically healthy and possess the stamina needed to work with children in a dynamic environment. The professional in this position must also possess a desire to grow, learn and change, and to serve as a role model. This professional will work closely with both the behavioral resource instructors as well as the clinical team.

This position requires significant knowledge and experience with behaviors associated with emotional disturbance and autism in children grades K-12.

Academic Preparation and/or Experience:

Must have a current Registered Behavior Technician Certificate approved the BCBA Board.

Behavioral Health Specialist

2 weeks ago

Matrix Providers Annapolis, United States

**Matrix Providers · - caring for America's military family by aligning exceptional healthcare workers with rewarding career opportunities. Join our premier team and experience the advantage of working in a calm, structured environment with a fixed, reliable schedule and lower pr ...
Behavior Specialist

2 weeks ago

FullBloom White Marsh, United States Full time

Little Leaves Behavioral Services is a center-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) program for young children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder run in a preschool-like setting. The Little Leaves Center program runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 5 pm. During the day, childr ...
Assistant Behavior Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sheppard Pratt Towson, United States

As an Assistant Behavior Specialist, you will:Assist the Senior Behavior Specialist and unit staff in a variety of ways in support of behavior programming and implementation for patients on assigned unit(s). · Assist in the organization and monitoring of data collection, complet ...
Behavior Specialist

1 week ago

Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, United States

The Behavior Specialist works in coordination with classroom, Mental Health/Clinical, and Related Services staff to provide Behavioral Services to students. Under the supervision of the Manager, Behavioral Services or Director, Psychological and Behavioral Services, the incumbent ...
Behavior Specialist

1 day ago

Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, Maryland, United States Permanent

Overview: · The Behavior Specialist works in coordination with classroom, Mental Health/Clinical, and Related Services staff to provide Behavioral Services to students. Under the supervision of the Manager, Behavioral Services or Director, Psychological and Behavioral Services, t ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

Medstar Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position · Job Summary: · Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the ...
Camp Health and Behavioral Specialist

5 days ago

YMCA Maryland Baltimore County, United States

How this role contributes to the Y's mission: · As a Health & Behavioral Specialist for Y camp, you will support daily camp operations by assisting in the overall health and safety of camp staff and campers with the focus on mental health. You will promote, model, and implement b ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center Baltimore, United States

Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center - The qualified candidate for the Behavioral Health Specialist position must have experience dealing with the mental health/behavioral population. · ...
behavior data specialist

3 weeks ago

Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD, United States

Overview · The Behavior Data Specialist will organize and maintain data collection and statistical analysis systems for the program; assist with behavioral assessments and program implementation; assist with research activities and staff/parent training; assume Clinical Specialis ...
Behavioral Health Specialist PRN

1 week ago

Medstar Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position · Job Summary: · Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the ...
PM Hours- Behavior Specialist

2 weeks ago

Steps Nottingham, MD, United States

Apply today and join a dependable, professional partnership · *Evening Hours* · Join our amazing autism treatment team offering behavior therapy to those on the autism spectrum. We are looking to hire a Behavior Therapist or Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Monday-Friday 4pm- ...
PM Hours- Behavior Specialist

1 week ago

Steps Calvert, United States

Job Description · Job DescriptionApply today and join a dependable, professional partnership · *Evening Hours* · Join our amazing autism treatment team offering behavior therapy to those on the autism spectrum. We are looking to hire a Behavior Therapist or Registered Behavior Te ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

MedStar Health Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position · Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the well-established ...
Behavior Specialist

2 weeks ago

FullBloom, Inc. Columbia, United States

Assist the Program Director and Teacher in taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students and to prevent damage to school equipment and classroom facilities. Possess an understanding of Catapult Learnings philosophy, policies an Behavioral Health, Specialist, ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

Medstar Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position Provides assessment, evaluation, and disposition services for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with psychiatric concerns or illness. Processes admissions to inpatient psychiatric units. \r \r M inimum Qualifications Education Master's de ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

2 weeks ago

Medstar Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the well-established a ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

MedStar Health Baltimore, United States

General Summary of PositionJob Summary: Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the well-e ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

1 week ago

MedStar Health Baltimore, United States

General Summary of Position · Job Summary: · Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the ...
Behavioral Specialist

1 week ago

Pediatric Developmental Services Glen Burnie, United States

Pediatric Developmental Services (PDS) is seeking to hire a full-time Behavioral Specialist. Are you passionate about helping all students reach their potential? Do you love working in a bright, active, positive environment? Are you interested in joining an organization devoted t ...
Behavioral Health Specialist

3 weeks ago

MEDSTAR HEALTH Baltimore, United States Full time

General Summary of Position · Job Summary: · Medstar Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Spec to join our team We are looking for a licensed social worker or professional counselor able to provide therapeutic interventions, assessment, evaluation, and disposition, and the ...