Supervisor - Behavior Intervention Specialist

Location: New York

** About the Position
** Under the direction of BIS leadership, Behavior Intervention Specialist Supervisors are responsible for oversight and direction of day-to-day activities of BIS staff in an assigned region, providing leadership and clinical support relating to the assessment of habilitative, behavioral and psychiatric needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and the development and implementation of effective interventions to help support those needs.

Regularly interacts with and oversees BIS interactions with people we support including assessing their ADL skills, providing personal care, promoting habilitation and/or rehabilitation and providing for their health, safety and well-being. Performs clinical duties for an assigned caseload and ensures that clinical needs of the people receiving supports across assigned region are addressed, direct care and BIS staff are appropriately trained, person-centered interventions and program plans are understood and consistently implemented as documented, data is effectively collected to support evaluations and required documentation is completed/maintained.

Completes regular check-ins with BIS team, monitoring and assessing performance, attendance and operational needs and ensuring timely processing of employee changes, timekeeping and evaluations. Regularly engages with regional leadership to address individual needs, plans and/or concerns, training needs and to support behavior-focused initiatives.
** Location
* ** Queens
* * Schedule** (Full time)
* Monday through Friday; 10am - 6pm
* * May occasionally require flexibility to work during evenings and/or weekend hours, as needed
*** Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities
*** Provides day-to-day supervision of Behavior Intervention Specialists (BISs) for an assigned region, maintaining regular communication and ensuring understanding of job expectations, policies and procedures and conducting observations and evaluations of performance to ensure that staff are successfully supporting the behavioral and psychiatric needs of persons supported.
* Regularly performs all clinical duties of OPWDD BIS 2 as indicated in Behavior Intervention Specialist – OPWDD BIS 2 job description including assessments, evaluations, development and implementation of person-centered interventions and behavior support plans, training of program staff, effective data collection and completion of documentation for assigned caseload.
* Directs and assists assigned BIS staff with conducting functional behavior assessments (FBAs) and other assessments of behavior, implementing, monitoring and otherwise updating behavior support plans and interventions through regular support, feedback and coaching.
* Participates in the hiring process, interviewing and assessing candidates for behavior intervention roles and ensures appropriate staffing and coverage for regional needs.
* Initiates, reviews or approves staff status, work hour, promotions, demotions, transfers and/or other adjustments for staff, ensuring changes are appropriately submitted in Workday in a timely manner.
* Ensures timekeeping records and approvals are completed through Workday accurately and on a timely basis to support payroll processing; identifies concerns with attendance, work hours and/or time tracking, resolving with staff or coordinating resolutions with leadership, when needed.
* Regularly travels to programs across assigned region to conduct assessments, implement plans, collect data, facilitate training sessions, attend meetings and/or to observe staff to ensure appropriate implementation and monitoring of behavior support plans; travels to local headquarters or other regions, as directed.
* Serves as the primary resource for behavioral and psychiatric needs of the people we support across assigned region, providing leadership and clinical support to program staff and regional leadership and regularly attends regional leadership meetings to remain informed of progress, concerns or issues and makes recommendations regarding initiatives to address new or changing behavior and clinical needs.
* Collaborates with regional program leadership, program staff and BIS team to identify, address and/or coordinate clinical training needs, supports, data collection and related plans, and provides feedback regarding program staff and people supported, as applicable.
* Plans and facilitates regional direct care leadership and/or other clinical team meetings to engage, train and assess Assistant BIS and other direct care staff as applicable, providing support, guidance, mentorship and feedback through regular updates, information and discussions.
* Provides support to the agency as a whole, participating in various program and behavior-focused initiatives and committees and/or supporting additional programs or regions, as requested.
* Effectively interprets behavior as communication and assesses learning capabilities to ensure successful interventions and…