About this role
Behavioral Analyst
Full Time
Salary varies based on education, experience & preferred Certification/s
Main Office Location: Somerset, NJ 08873
OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
REM NJ is a mission-based organization dedicated to providing high quality services to those we serve. Therefore, to deliver on our mission, The Network expects every employee to perform his or her job first and foremost in accordance with the Company’s mission.
SUMMARY
Develops behavioral plans, provides behavioral therapy, and other therapeutic services to program participants.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:
- Directs program participant contact in effecting behavioral change, primarily in the area of activities of daily living, behavior management and social skills.
- Works with supervisors and direct staff in the development, implementation, maintenance, and generalization of behavioral change. Maintains the use of least restrictive treatment guidelines in the implementation of Behavioral Techniques.
- Provides Behavioral Therapy and Active Treatment programming in the residence job site, and within the community on an individual or group basis. Submits weekly logs indicating objectives, strategies, and results obtained. This includes maintaining and submitting billing on a weekly bases.
- Consults with staff, insurance providers, lawyers, service providers post-discharge, and family on treatment recommendations and progress. Participates in family education and therapy as needed
- Participates in treatment planning with the trans-disciplinary team and attends pre-admission meetings as requested. Serves as a member on the rehabilitation team.
- Ensures evaluation, progress, and discharge reports on each program participant are provided in a timely manner. Completes daily billing summaries on a timely basis.
- Assists in coordination of behavioral programming within all living settings, community settings, and vocational sites as necessary. This includes engaging in and maintaining communication between these services and all planning team providers.
- Consults with and/or trains staff in behavioral techniques. Oversees work and trains BIT intern and practicum students.
- Ensures adherence to accreditation standards and ethics of confidentiality.
- Participates in Behavioral Research Projects with the facility and Crisis Intervention program
- Performs other related duties and activities as required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None required
Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in applied behavioral analysis, psychology, special education, social work, public health counseling, or a similar degree
- Master's Degree in applied behavioral analysis, psychology, special education, social work, public health counseling, or a similar degree
- One year experience working with special populations in crisis intervention, staff training and assessment and plan development.
- Training experience (caregiver, staff, and/or crisis management)
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
- Board Certification preferred.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Prefer to have experience with excel
Other Requirements:
- Travel as needed, work out of office, group homes, and day programs depending.
Physical Requirements:
- Mobility and Range of Motion: Must be able to perform a full range of body motions, including frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling to interact with clients in group homes or day programs.
- Physical Crisis Management: Must have the physical strength and stamina to train staff in and implement "Personal Control Techniques," which may include manual disengagements and non-contact defensive techniques to avoid injury from aggression.
- Active Intervention: Ability to move quickly to pace with clients and intervene during intense problem behaviors, which may require transporting or physically supporting individuals for safety purposes.
- Lifting and Carrying: Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Stamina for Diverse Environments: Capability to maintain high energy and alertness during sessions in varied settings, ranging from quiet office environments to active, potentially loud group homes and day programs.
Why Join Us?
- Full, Part-time, and As Needed schedules available.
- Full compensation/benefits package for full-time employees.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off and holiday pay.
- Rewarding work, impacting the lives of those you serve, working alongside a great team of coworkers.
- Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities.
Come join our amazing team of committed and caring professionals. Apply Today!
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Other facts
About Sevita
Homes and communities are where people thrive. We’ve held this belief since our founding in 1967 and have worked to make it reality for the thousands of individuals we serve. We continue that work today and are using innovation, technology, and collaboration across our organization to do more for more people.
Sevita is the leading provider of home and community-based specialty health care, with 40,000 employees proudly serving over 50,000 individuals. We believe that people can grow, learn, and be as independent as possible in the homes and communities where they live.
We serve adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with complex care needs, people recovering from brain injury, seniors in need of everyday support, children in foster care, adults and children with autism spectrum disorders, and other individuals who may require care across a lifetime.
Our goal is to enable these individuals to be as independent as possible and to live and thrive in their communities. It’s what we’ve done for more than 50 years, and it’s what we continue to do today.
For us, it’s a calling. Because when you have a chance to make a difference in someone’s life, you take it. Our team has a passion for helping others grow, learn, and live their best life.
We meet people where they are and help them reach their full potential. At Sevita, it’s not just a job. It’s about seeing others for who they are, and understanding and meeting their needs and preferences.
An individual’s health and wellness goes beyond simply physical health – it’s behavioral supports and looking at social determinants of health, too. And we are right there, supporting the whole person, because every person has the right to live well.
What you'll do
- Develops behavioral plans and provides behavioral therapy and other therapeutic services to program participants. Works with staff to implement and maintain behavioral change while ensuring adherence to treatment guidelines.
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