Direct Support Professional II - Behavior Specialist Assistant - Part

Overview: p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="" alt="Core Values" width="195" height="95" //span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strong$24 per hour/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strong$500 sign-on bonus/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Are you looking to make a difference and promote healthy and happy lives? Do you have a passion for working with individuals with disabilities and significant life challenges helping them to achieve their fullest potential? If so, consider joining us here at Seven Hills Rhode Island where our CORE VALUES include Respect Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Service to Others. /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistants/span/strong span style="color: #333333;"are responsible for providing direct support to individuals with unique behavioral and/or mental health challenges. In this role you will ensure the residents are living a safe, healthy, and fulfilled life. This position supports continued development of skills and abilities while respecting and celebrating the individuals’ culture, talents, and contributions and following the Individual and Behavior Support Plan. The goal is to provide each member with a comfortable, safe home, keeping them closely connected to family members, friends, and their community. The Behavior Specialist Assistant is responsible for monitoring and collecting data./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguBenefits for Full-time employees:/u/strong /span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Health and Dental Insurance:/span/strong With generous company contribution/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongGenerous Accrued Paid Vacation/strong/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongVacation Cash-Out Option/strong/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongPaid Personal Days, Holidays and Sick Time/strong/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Enhanced Retirement Plan:/span/strong With Employer match /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Student Loan Assistance: /span/strongConsolidation, counseling, limited employer contribution/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Tuition /span/strongstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Assistance:/span/strong span style="color: black;"Reimbursed or prepaid /spancollege coursework/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"*Benefits are based on position and scheduled hours/span/p Responsibilities: p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistant/span/strong is responsible span style="color: #333333;"for the overall physical, psychological and emotional health and safety of the participants living in one of our residential homes in the community. Provides supports as written in the individual’s support plan that may include personal care, physical lifting and therapeutic holds. Assists with an individual’s environment such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, and budgeting. Provides assistance to the Behavior Specialist and Clinical Director in the development of teaching procedures for the implementation of each of the goals and objectives in the Individual Support Plan. Assists the Behavior Specialist in the analysis of data collected and development of graphic data presentations to determine teaching program effectiveness. Facilitates and monitors crisis intervention and prevention responses when indicated. Encourages the development of new relationships and contacts by assisting people to be active in their communities and home life. When applicable, follows clinical orders and ensures that medications and treatments are administered following proper medical procedures./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="color: #5b9bd5;"br //spanstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistants /span/strongspan style="color: #333333;"are provided a/spanspan style="color: #4472c4;" strongpaid /strong/spanstrongspan style="color: #333333;"New Employee Orientation/span/strongspan style="color: #333333;" and receive training on strongCPR/First Aid, Safety Care, Defensive Driving/strong, and strongMedication Administration./strong strongCom/strongprehensive program-specific training at the work site is also provided./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"You can also see an overview of the amazing work our organization does with this video:/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"uspan style="color: black;"a href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: black;"The mission of /spanemspan style="color: #4472c4;"Seven Hills Foundation/span/em span style="color: black;"is to promote and encourage the empowerment of/span/span/p Qualifications: p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguRequired Qualifications:/u/strong/span/pulli style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Education or related field preferred/span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"4 years of experience in a related field can be substituted for education /span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Valid Driver’s License Good Driving Record./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Strong written and verbal communication skills. /span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Physical demands: sitting, pushing, pulling, carrying, grasping, speaking, listening, stooping, crouching, bending, standing, twisting, crawling, walking, and climbing. Requires a normal degree of flexibility; ability to walk, run or shuffle, kneel on one or two knees and then stand up; to utilize upper and lower body strength within weight restrictions; may be required to lift up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance./span/li/ulp style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguspan style="color: black;"Preferred Qualifications:/span/u/strong/span/pulli style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience working with individuals with behavioral challenges./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience in the field of mental health and developmental disabilities./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: #333333;"Commitment to assisting people with varying disabilities /spanto span style="color: #333333;"participate fully in their community and in their own lives./span/span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Ability to work as a creative, engaged, dedicated member of your team./span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: #333333;" /spanstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;" /span/strong/span/p Overview: p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="" alt="Core Values" width="195" height="95" //span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strong$24 per hour/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strong$500 sign-on bonus/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Are you looking to make a difference and promote healthy and happy lives? Do you have a passion for working with individuals with disabilities and significant life challenges helping them to achieve their fullest potential? If so, consider joining us here at Seven Hills Rhode Island where our CORE VALUES include Respect Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Service to Others. /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistants/span/strong span style="color: #333333;"are responsible for providing direct support to individuals with unique behavioral and/or mental health challenges. In this role you will ensure the residents are living a safe, healthy, and fulfilled life. This position supports continued development of skills and abilities while respecting and celebrating the individuals’ culture, talents, and contributions and following the Individual and Behavior Support Plan. The goal is to provide each member with a comfortable, safe home, keeping them closely connected to family members, friends, and their community. The Behavior Specialist Assistant is responsible for monitoring and collecting data./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguBenefits for Full-time employees:/u/strong /span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Health and Dental Insurance:/span/strong With generous company contribution/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongGenerous Accrued Paid Vacation/strong/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongVacation Cash-Out Option/strong/span/lili style="color: #4472c4;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongPaid Personal Days, Holidays and Sick Time/strong/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Enhanced Retirement Plan:/span/strong With Employer match /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Student Loan Assistance: /span/strongConsolidation, counseling, limited employer contribution/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: #0070c0;"Tuition /span/strongstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Assistance:/span/strong span style="color: black;"Reimbursed or prepaid /spancollege coursework/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"*Benefits are based on position and scheduled hours/span/p Responsibilities: p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistant/span/strong is responsible span style="color: #333333;"for the overall physical, psychological and emotional health and safety of the participants living in one of our residential homes in the community. Provides supports as written in the individual’s support plan that may include personal care, physical lifting and therapeutic holds. Assists with an individual’s environment such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, and budgeting. Provides assistance to the Behavior Specialist and Clinical Director in the development of teaching procedures for the implementation of each of the goals and objectives in the Individual Support Plan. Assists the Behavior Specialist in the analysis of data collected and development of graphic data presentations to determine teaching program effectiveness. Facilitates and monitors crisis intervention and prevention responses when indicated. Encourages the development of new relationships and contacts by assisting people to be active in their communities and home life. When applicable, follows clinical orders and ensures that medications and treatments are administered following proper medical procedures./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="color: #5b9bd5;"br //spanstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;"Behavior Specialist Assistants /span/strongspan style="color: #333333;"are provided a/spanspan style="color: #4472c4;" strongpaid /strong/spanstrongspan style="color: #333333;"New Employee Orientation/span/strongspan style="color: #333333;" and receive training on strongCPR/First Aid, Safety Care, Defensive Driving/strong, and strongMedication Administration./strong strongCom/strongprehensive program-specific training at the work site is also provided./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"You can also see an overview of the amazing work our organization does with this video:/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"uspan style="color: black;"a href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: black;"The mission of /spanemspan style="color: #4472c4;"Seven Hills Foundation/span/em span style="color: black;"is to promote and encourage the empowerment of/span/span/p Qualifications: p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguRequired Qualifications:/u/strong/span/pulli style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Education or related field preferred/span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"4 years of experience in a related field can be substituted for education /span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Valid Driver’s License Good Driving Record./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Strong written and verbal communication skills. /span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Physical demands: sitting, pushing, pulling, carrying, grasping, speaking, listening, stooping, crouching, bending, standing, twisting, crawling, walking, and climbing. Requires a normal degree of flexibility; ability to walk, run or shuffle, kneel on one or two knees and then stand up; to utilize upper and lower body strength within weight restrictions; may be required to lift up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance./span/li/ulp style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"stronguspan style="color: black;"Preferred Qualifications:/span/u/strong/span/pulli style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience working with individuals with behavioral challenges./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience in the field of mental health and developmental disabilities./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: #333333;"Commitment to assisting people with varying disabilities /spanto span style="color: #333333;"participate fully in their community and in their own lives./span/span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Ability to work as a creative, engaged, dedicated member of your team./span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: #333333;" /spanstrongspan style="color: #4472c4;" /span/strong/span/p