Behavior Therapist Intern

Job Summary

The Behavior Therapist (BT) Intern is an Internship position. The BT Intern provides individualized, early

intervention services directly to clients and other client related activities. The BT Intern actively works toward

improving his/her therapy skills. The BT Intern is expected to consistently provide high quality services that place

the highest priority on an ethical regard for the best interests of the clients.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct therapy to clients following client program plans ensuring goals and objectives are being met
• Documents therapy services accurately and timely (i.e. data collection, reporting parent and Partners In Excellence communications and client information)
• Works under supervision to provide direct therapy
• Completes the required technical training and participates in ongoing training opportunities
• Redirects, intervenes, observes, and monitors client behaviors
• Communicates effectively with all staff members
• Makes sound decisions and uses good judgment when dealing with clients, parents, and coworkers
• Demonstrates dependability and consistency in therapy and other job related activities
• Communicates daily progress and client concerns to the appropriate staff members
• Organizes and cleans clients’ space and equipment
• Assists in keeping the facility safe, organized, sanitary, and guides others to do the same
• Assists clients with personal care including: dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, food, nutrition, and diet needs
• Attends and participates in meetings
• Reports all safety concerns to the Safety Director or his/her direct supervisor
• Maintains client confidentiality at all times
• Greets parents and clients by name and engages in respectful conversations with clients and fellow employees
• Engages only in competent exchanges of information with parents. Seeks assistance when necessary.
• Uses discretion when discussing personal information with coworkers and parents
• Answers basic questions from parents or seeks answers from others
• Follows supervisor’s directions
• Respects and positively reinforces co-workers
• Respects Partners’ property and assets
• Maintains a professional appearance, wearing comfortable clothing that meets or exceeds Partners’ dress code
• Maintains a positive attitude and accepts feedback from supervisors in a respectful and constructive manner
• Promotes Partners’ mission statement at and away from work
• Asks for assistance from appropriate staff when unsure what to do
• Reports issues/concerns to the appropriate person
• Arrives on time for all shifts and has a positive attendance record
• Responds to pages in a timely manner
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• General knowledge of typical and special needs clients
• Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds
• Computer proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Dependable, consistent, and tactful
• Ability to problem solve and make appropriate decisions
• Successfully passed an initial and subsequent background checks (no history of felonies, substantiated client maltreatment or vulnerable adult incidents, or disqualifying misdemeanors)
• Must possess the interpersonal skills to be playful, enthusiastic, and bring a high level of energy into the therapeutic situation
• Must have demonstrated the ability to read written treatment directions, collect numeric data, and write progress notes
• Must have demonstrated the ability to work with a team and comply with supervisory direction
• Must have demonstrated a clear ability to accept corrective feedback, comply with supervisory direction, and have shown a solid history of seeking and completing required and optional training