Part-Time Behavior Support Specialist; East Stroudsburg

Access Services is hiring an experienced, part time Behavior Support Specialist to support the needs of adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in the East Stroudsburg, PA area.

When you work as a Behavior Support Specialist with Access Services, you will be providing community based support in the homes and community locations of adults, and partner with them to successfully reach their chosen goals and desired independence. You will complete assessments in partnership with the individual's care team. You will develop and update behavior support plans, functional behavior assessments, and crisis intervention plans.

As a Behavior Support Specialist, you will develop clinical plans and oversee how they are implemented, ensuring support to the staff carrying out the behavior plan.

Monday-Friday, Part-time, flexible scheduling, within daytime hours (9am-5pm).

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of behavior for participants, while holistically viewing the full person and the surrounding contributing factorsof behaviors, analyzing, and designing behavior support plans.

• Collaborate with participants, their family,and service team to develop behavior support plans that include positive practices and least restrictive interventions.

• Develop individualized, comprehensive behavioral support plans consistent with the outcomesidentifiedin the participants’ service plans.

• Develop crisis intervention plans.

• Participate in team meetings,ISPand quarterly meetings; updating on progress andadditionalneeded support.

• Conduct ongoing assessment (including data collection and visual display) of behaviors, andadjust and change interventions based on the resulting data.

• Design, develop, and implement plans aligned with allODPcompliancerequirements, in the least restrictive way possible.

• Complete required documentation related to data collection, progressreportingand development of annual planning materials.

• This role qualifies for hybrid remote work, subject to Access Services hybrid policyand supervisor approval.

• In ordertosuccessfullycarry out the expectations of this position, the employee will need to drive their personal vehicle.
  
  Employee is expected toalways drive safely,meet eligibility criteria outlined in our Motor Vehicle Policy, be available and willing to drive during work schedule, and successfully pass the agency’s substance abuse screening at any time during employment.
  
  There may be limited exceptions, which should beidentifiedand worked through with supervisor.

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field is required.

• Two years of experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or autism diagnosis required.

• Experience as a behavior specialist required.

• Understanding of the elements of a variety of approaches and techniques including
  
  Everyday Lives, Charting the Life Course, Applied Behavior Analysis methods, Person-centered Planning, principles of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Positive Behavioral Support.

• Knowledge of principles and methods of habilitation, behavior management, safety techniques,and programming planning principles.

• Prior training in, and ability to use, evidence-based procedures and techniques

• Ability to develop and adjust behavior support planstomeet the needs of the individuals served.
  
  Knowledge of basic concepts in family therapy and group work.

• Knowledge of pertinent community resources and facilities.

• Demonstrated excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.

• Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, workplace applications,platform sand technologies

• Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and/or supportwithindividuals.

• Stand, sit or run by self, or provide proper care and supervision with an individual.

• Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an…