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Offer: RTF Behavior Spec:Job description:
RTF Behavior SpecJOB DESCRIPTIONPOSITION SUMMARYthis job offer is responsible for working closely with youth, families, and all team members in developing behavior plans and individualized crisis management plans. this job offer will provide these services in the RTF, in family homes, and in the community. ESSENTIAL tasks AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other tasks may be assigned. Employees are expected to be awake and alert while working. Participate in every family planning meeting and every Child and Family Team meeting for each family during RTF admission. Create preventive, behavioral, and crisis plans for each youth in the RTF. These plans include self-care plans, home crisis plans, coping plans, and ICMPs. Review and/or revise individual safety plans after every significant incident and at every treatment review. Maintain the RTFs analysis of incident trend data, such as frequency/duration; individuals involved (residents and staff); time, location, and precipitating factors, to refine quality improvement efforts. Report monthly at team meeting. Expand/analyze all incident data trends to feed back for behavior plans. Ensure all staff members who potentially may be involved in requesting and/or participating in a restraint have completed an OMH approved crisis management training curriculum. Offer continuing mentoring and coaching to direct care staff in area of trauma informed care and de-escalation techniques. Use ARC clinical expertise to promote recovery oriented, strength-located approach with an emphasis on asset skill and resiliency building in everyday therapeutic activities. Debrief with each young person post restraint. Participate in post restraint staff debrief meetings. Maintain contact with families and provide psycho-educational and skill building activities for families so that a strength located behavioral support approach is maintained when the child returns to a community setting. Spend time with the family in the family home or in the community to practice learned skills in real time. Collaborate with school staff on individualized behavior plans. Attend school meetings as assigned. Ensure approved restraint techniques are used when restraint is necessary. Observe all restraints if present and feasible. Create behavior plans with consultation of the team psychologist, youth and family. Communicate and revise behavior plans with the treatment team. managerY RESPONSIBILITIES this job offer has no managery responsibilities. leadership abilities Position Description RTF Behavior Specialist Provides guidance and/or consultation to other staff through direction, review, and feedback on tasks. SUPERVISION RECEIVED Direction: receives guidance with respect to general objectives; in the majority of tasks and projects assigned, determine methods, work sequence, scheduling, and how to achieve objectives of assignments; operate within specific policy guidelines. May require approval before proceeding with next steps. QUALIFICATIONS to execute this job prosperously, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the expertise, skill, and/or capability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to execute the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or practice Requires a Bachelors degree in a human services or related field with three years of practice working with children with serious emotional disturbance with mental health diagnosis. Specialized training/skills in the area of trauma informed care, behavior planning, and crisis avoidance strongly desired. CERTIFICATION / LICENSURE Drivers license is required. expertise Broad expertise of a discipline such as social work, teaching, behavioral science, finance, information technology, or business administration; involving the use of a broad theoretical expertise. COMMUNICATION and CONTACT with OTHERS Requires effective communication skills. Communication involves frequent contacts with clients/families, other departments, and individuals in administrative or managerial positions, communicating on information and non-controversial problems within and outside the organization and presenting information and recommendations for solutions. Represents the organization in routine public activities such as making client-related simple presentations or providing information. Interpersonal communication at this level requires effective communication skills to obtain cooperation or share/receive information which will contribute to decision making. DECISION MAKING Work is primarily performed independently on professional, technical, or administrative functions. Makes decisions within scope of position responsibilities; may receive guidance in planning work and/or defining objectives. CONSEQUENCES of ERRORS Embarrassment or Financial Loss: Errors resulting from decisions which are not subject to review might be detrimental to clients, disrupt services, cause moderate financial loss, Position Description RTF Behavior Specialist embarrass the organization, or disrupt operations. Errors may cause friction with or loss of client advocates, clients, may alienate distributors, vendors, or obligate the organization to accept moderate financial obligation/risk or loss of revenues. LANGUAGE SKILLS capability to read, analyze, and interpret business publications, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. capability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. capability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. REASONING capability capability to deal with practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. capability to interpret a variety of information/instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. ORGANIZATIONAL SCOPE and IMPACT this job offer is not a functional head of a program or department. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY Responsible for limited financial transactions. May be responsible for petty cash, flex funds, or similar types of financial transactions. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS capability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, overtime, proportions, percentages. capability to apply concepts of basic algebra. capability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Proficient computer skills including Windows operating environment using MS Office applications. Demonstrated use of intermediate computer operations (basic programming, relational databases, and operating systems) and intermediate software packages, (word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.). WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work requires up to 25% community travel/visits. Community travel/visits require visits to client homes. Direct care of clients; required to execute Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques. Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens. Possible exposure to verbal and/or physical aggression. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to prosperously perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to execute the essential functions. Position Description RTF Behavior Specialist Regular physical exertion is required such as climbing, crouching, crawling, lifting items up to 35 lbs. May be required to execute physical interventions. EMPLOYER'S DISCLAIMER All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee occupying this job offer. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to execute any other job-related tasks requested by their manager. Furthermore, the agency reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job tasks at any time at its sole discretion. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship. QualificationsSkills:
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