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Behavioral Support Specialist (BSS) Job Description
A BSS provides specialized interventions that assist a participant to increase adaptive behaviors to replace or modify challenging behaviors of a disruptive or destructive nature that prevent or interfere with the participant’s inclusion in home and family life or community life. The BSS promotes consistent implementation of the Behavioral Support Plan (BSP) and Crisis Intervention Plan (CIP) across environments and across people with regular contact with the participant, such as family, friends, neighbors and other providers. Consistency is essential to skill development and reduction of problematic behavior. BSS includes both the development of an initial BSP and ongoing behavioral supports.
Requirements:
Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Applied Behavior Analysis or Gerontology, OR PA Behavior Specialist License, OR Bachelor’s Degree and work under the supervision of a professional who has a Master’s Degree in Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Applied Behavior Analysis or Gerontology, or who is a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, social worker (master's level or higher) or who has a Pennsylvania Behavior Specialist License.
Copy of master’s degree if it indicates the field of study. If diploma does not indicate field of study, official or unofficial transcripts indicating major and coursework should be provided OR copy of a Pennsylvania Behavior Specialist License OR copy of bachelor’s degree if it indicates field of study. If diploma does not indicate field of study, official or unofficial transcripts indicating major, coursework, and date of graduation should be provided along with Organizational Chart to show that the individual is supervised by an individual with a Master's degree or someone who is a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, social worker or who has a PA Behavior Specialist license
Chester County | Region 5
Part Time
$68k-82k (estimate)
05/08/2023
07/17/2024
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