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You Thrive Florida, Inc.
Behavior Specialist
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$35,327 / year median in Florida
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Behavior Specialist Qualifications Bachelor Degree in psychology, social work, guidance counseling, or related field. Three years of experience in mental health or behavior analysis, preferably working with young children. Valid Florida drivers license
Records and maintains confidential mental health records and maintains documentation in ChildPlus.net for each child and monitors for follow-up. If behavior concerns are identified through the use of the initial screening tool, request a behavioral screening from the childs teacher and review results. Conducts classroom observations. Works in consultation with teaching staff and parents and models appropriate behavior intervention strategies to meet each childs' individualized needs. Provides developmentally appropriate behavior interventions, activities, and instructional techniques to enhance childs behavior and social/emotional skills in the classroom. Works one on one with identified children in the classroom to model appropriate social/emotional skills. Collaborates with teaching staff to develop and implement the Classroom Behavior Plan (CBP) goals and objectives for the effective delivery of mental health and behavior services in the classroom as needed. Reviews individualization plans, lesson plans, and behavior contingency plans to ensure classroom implementation is consistent with CBP. Provides training and technical assistance to teaching staff regarding childrens behavior, behavior management, and mental health needs. Works closely with teaching staff, Family Advocates, and parents to implement preventative mental health andbehavior services to strengthen nurturing, supportive environments and relationships in the home and in the classroom. Assists in the coordination of the implementation of comprehensive mental health services with team members, contracted providers, and contracted mental health consultant. Maintains compliance with the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Performance Standards for Children with behavior and mental health concerns, State and Federal requirements for children with disabilities. Participates in early and ongoing screenings and clearance of files. Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, standard operating procedures, work plans and administrative direction. Attends and actively participates in training programs, staff meetings, and other meetings/trainings. Assures behavior assessment supplies are available for early screening and ongoing throughout the year. Participates in program monitoring, Self-Assessment and Community Needs Assessment and performs reasonable functions that are related. Serves as a member of the Health Services Advisory Committee and recruits professional members and parents as needed. Actively participates in center/classroom activities, parent meetings and annual parent activities as requested. Acts as an advocate and role model for Head Start families. Recruits children for the program. Assists in the development and implementation of the annual training plan, including pre-service, in- service, T/TA, and ongoing training requirements. Attends and actively participates in training programs, staff meetings, and other meeting/trainings. Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff and agency information. Maintains effective working interaction with coworkers and outside contacts that will enhance the operation of the Head Start program. Organizes and prioritizes all assignments as directed. Participates in community activities that enhance Head Start programs as directed. Participates in ongoing monitoring, Community Assessment and Self-Assessment and performs reasonable related functions. Participates in regular safety, storm and fire drills. Submits reports, documents, and files as directed. Uses and follows the policies/procedures of Head Start, federal, state and local regulations/laws, and federal regulations/laws including the Head Start Performance Standards, applicable transmittal notices, and other administrative orders/directions. Uses and follows the policies/procedures of You Thrive Florida, including but not limited to Personnel Policies, Occupational Health and Safety policies, payroll policies/practices, etc.
Summary:
Responsible for the implementation of behavioral support services to assist the development of childrens behavior and social/emotional skills. Provides support functions for the Behavior & Inclusion Team, Mental Health Manager, and Senior Program Manager.Schedule:
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Responsilities Administers, scores, and interprets behavior screenings completed by parents upon childs enrollment in program.Records and maintains confidential mental health records and maintains documentation in ChildPlus.net for each child and monitors for follow-up. If behavior concerns are identified through the use of the initial screening tool, request a behavioral screening from the childs teacher and review results. Conducts classroom observations. Works in consultation with teaching staff and parents and models appropriate behavior intervention strategies to meet each childs' individualized needs. Provides developmentally appropriate behavior interventions, activities, and instructional techniques to enhance childs behavior and social/emotional skills in the classroom. Works one on one with identified children in the classroom to model appropriate social/emotional skills. Collaborates with teaching staff to develop and implement the Classroom Behavior Plan (CBP) goals and objectives for the effective delivery of mental health and behavior services in the classroom as needed. Reviews individualization plans, lesson plans, and behavior contingency plans to ensure classroom implementation is consistent with CBP. Provides training and technical assistance to teaching staff regarding childrens behavior, behavior management, and mental health needs. Works closely with teaching staff, Family Advocates, and parents to implement preventative mental health andbehavior services to strengthen nurturing, supportive environments and relationships in the home and in the classroom. Assists in the coordination of the implementation of comprehensive mental health services with team members, contracted providers, and contracted mental health consultant. Maintains compliance with the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Performance Standards for Children with behavior and mental health concerns, State and Federal requirements for children with disabilities. Participates in early and ongoing screenings and clearance of files. Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, standard operating procedures, work plans and administrative direction. Attends and actively participates in training programs, staff meetings, and other meetings/trainings. Assures behavior assessment supplies are available for early screening and ongoing throughout the year. Participates in program monitoring, Self-Assessment and Community Needs Assessment and performs reasonable functions that are related. Serves as a member of the Health Services Advisory Committee and recruits professional members and parents as needed. Actively participates in center/classroom activities, parent meetings and annual parent activities as requested. Acts as an advocate and role model for Head Start families. Recruits children for the program. Assists in the development and implementation of the annual training plan, including pre-service, in- service, T/TA, and ongoing training requirements. Attends and actively participates in training programs, staff meetings, and other meeting/trainings. Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff and agency information. Maintains effective working interaction with coworkers and outside contacts that will enhance the operation of the Head Start program. Organizes and prioritizes all assignments as directed. Participates in community activities that enhance Head Start programs as directed. Participates in ongoing monitoring, Community Assessment and Self-Assessment and performs reasonable related functions. Participates in regular safety, storm and fire drills. Submits reports, documents, and files as directed. Uses and follows the policies/procedures of Head Start, federal, state and local regulations/laws, and federal regulations/laws including the Head Start Performance Standards, applicable transmittal notices, and other administrative orders/directions. Uses and follows the policies/procedures of You Thrive Florida, including but not limited to Personnel Policies, Occupational Health and Safety policies, payroll policies/practices, etc.