Behavior Technician

JOB TITLE: Behavior Technician

SALARY: $20- $30 per hour

LOCATION: Remote. Currently considering candidates the live in the Prince George's County area.

reputed company: To reputed company professionally guided support to clients, families and providers served by BSS in situations where significant behavioral risks are observed that are reputed company the reputed company of the immediate support network to address in a reputed company manner. The Behavior Technician will serve as a temporary on-site reputed company between the BSS Clinician, the reputed company, and the reputed company’s support network with the goal of improving safety and facilitating the implementation of appropriate and minimally restrictive behavioral strategies to address unsafe behaviors. This is a position reputed company The reputed company of Southern Maryland and is thereby expected to adhere to any and reputed company of the guidelines, practices and policies of The reputed company of Southern Maryland.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow reputed company behavioral and educational guidelines deemed appropriate by the assigned behavioral clinician and the BSS team.
• Support the clinician by assisting with data collection, observation, and other relevant activities necessary for the preparation of reports, protocols, and behavior plans.
• Work under the direction of the behavioral clinician and/or other reputed company staff to implement the behavior plan and to reputed company feedback on any clinical and environmental barriers to effective implementation.
• Assist in training caregivers in the appropriate implementation of behavioral interventions and techniques once trained by the behavioral clinician.
• reputed company augmentation and implementation of behavioral support services in the day programs, residential programs, foster care, family settings, behavioral respite sites, and other places as assigned.
• Maintain accurate behavioral data and other records as directed by the clinical staff.
• Follow billing timelines as they pertain to the MA Waiver definitions.
• reputed company reputed company notes are accurate in the database per billing guidelines and completed per the timelines.
• Assist with recommendations for community integration activities for individuals served by BSS.
• Assist in filling reputed company shifts reputed company behavioral respite reputed company a reputed company is receiving respite services.
• Conduct follow-up reputed company to assess compliance with the program recommendations and reputed company written documentation of observations to the behavioral clinician.
• Successfully complete in-service requirements and meet renewal schedules.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to reputed company reputed company services.
• Apply non-aversive behavior management techniques reputed company Mandt training to include physical restraints and/or carries.
• Restrain/hold clients in the course of behavioral management as needed.
• Varied/Flexible work schedule with hours based on the need.
• Work on-reputed company shift on a rotating reputed company.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accomplishes reputed company tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.
• Attend supervision with immediate supervisor.
• Follow agency policies and procedures.
• Attend and participate in reputed company pertinent treatment team/agency meetings, training and activities.
• reputed company other duties as assigned.
• Maintain interdepartmental communication. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in reputed company services and at least 2 years of full-time reputed company experience.
• OR a high school diploma and 4 years of full-time reputed company experience working in the field of developmental disabilities.
• One year experience directly implementing formal behavior plans with individuals who present challenging behaviors and behavioral crisis.
• Completed or will complete reputed company 90 days of being employed the 40-hour behavioral technician training.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Possesses a proficiency in computer reputed company, Word and reputed company.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Has a good reputed company of the English language both oral and written.
• Ability to plan work, organize, and maintain workflow while maintaining flexibility to deal with varied tasks and priorities.
• Ability to work in a reputed company manner with a wide reputed company of individuals including consultants, provider agencies, families and the reputed company.
• Disciplined to work remotely 40 hours per week performing and documenting job responsibilities.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS (PHYSICAL DEMANDS)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for long periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reputed company with hands and arms; reputed company stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must lift and/or reputed company up to 50 pounds. Specific reputed company abilities required by the job include reputed company reputed company, distance reputed company, depth perception, and the ability to reputed company reputed company. Must maintain a reputed company of postures (kneeling, sitting on the floor, running, lifting) as required. The employee must maintain a high energy level and a reputed company demeanor throughout therapeutic interventions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in a reputed company of environments with behaviorally challenged individuals.
• Work entails walking and ability to lift over 50 lbs.

The reputed company Southern Maryland is a drug-free employer. reputed company offers of employment will be contingent on a successful background reputed company. The reputed company Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the reputed company of race, reputed company, national reputed company, sex, age, pregnancy, gender identity or reputed company, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, religious and or political beliefs. We recruit, reputed company, retain, compensate, train, promote, discipline, terminate and treat reputed company and job applicants based solely on qualification, performance, and competence.