About us

We are the torch bearers in south east Pennsylvania’s behavioral health, leading and inspiring others to their fullest potential. Our services are elite with our quality of care for the individuals and families we serve. We do this through our motto of “Passing Knowledge onto Others.”

Our comsumers are adults ages 21 or older with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families through the Pennsylvania State Program called the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW). The program is designed to help adults with ASD participate in their communities in their own way based upon their identified needs.

We aim to provide the best service to our consumers so that they may live to express their personal interest and healthy lifestyles.

Responsibilities:

Behavioral Specialist Services (BSS):

• BSS addresses challenges consumers may have because of limited social skills, perseverative behaviors, rigid thinking, difficulty interpreting cues in the natural environment, limited communication skills, impaired sensory systems, or other reasons.
• BSS uses specialized interventions to increase adaptive skills for greater independence, enhance community participation, increase self-sufficiency and replace or modify challenging behaviors.
• Supports focus on positive behavior strategies that incorporate a proactive understanding of behavior, not aversive or punishment strategies.
• BSS are based on individually tailored plans developed by the staff.
• 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.

Direct supports include:

• Support of and consultation with the consumer to help them understand the purpose, objectives, methods, and documentation of the BSP, evaluate the effectiveness of the BSP and review recommended revisions.
• Crisis intervention supports provided directly to the consumer in response to a behavioral episode that manifests with acute symptoms of sufficient severity of immediate intervention will result in placing the consumer and/or the persons around the consumer in serious jeopardy including imminent risk of institutionalization or place the consumer at imminent risk of incarceration or result in the imminent damage to valuable property by the participant.
• Driving to the local consumers and to their appointments. (Does not travel far distances, or overnight scenarios)

Consultative supports include:

• Support of family members, friends, waiver providers, other support providers, and employers to help them understand the purpose, objectives, methods of implementation, and how progress of the BSP is collected and documented and to understand any revisions that have been made to the plan which have previously been agreed upon with the participant.
• Monitoring and analyzing data collected during the BSP implementation based on the goals of the BSP.
• If necessary, modification of the BSP or the CIP, possibly including a new FBA, based on data analysis of the plan's implementation.

Behavioral Specialists must be available for crisis intervention support 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in psychology, special education, or a related field.
• You must be able to safely transport consumers with a safe vehicle. (No motorcycles)
• Driver's license, vehicle insurance & registration in your own name.
• Be able to pass an FBI & PA state clearance background check.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with clients, families, and team members.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles and techniques.
• Familiarity with medical terminology related to behavioral health.
• Understanding of patient care principles and ability to provide compassionate support.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in conducting functional behavior assessments and developing behavior intervention plans.
• Ability to collect and analyze data to inform treatment decisions.
• Familiarity with data collection methods for tracking client progress.
• Knowledge of behavioral therapy techniques.

This career is good for people who like the freedom to move within their client area range to help include the consumer into the community without direct oversight. Short weekly updates are required with the clinical supervisor about progress with the consumer. Weekly documentation, consultation, and quarterly progress notes about the consumer's goals is to be expected.

This position will have the option to go full time hours after some time gaining new consumers. The hours listed are available now, and you grow with the position to an amount of time with the consumers you desire.

With full time hours 2 weeks paid vacation to start.

Mileage reimbursement for travel days.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 27 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• On call

Work setting:

• In-home
• Telehealth

Application Question(s):

• Willingness to travel to meet consumers and travel with the consumers to appointments.

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: In person