Behavior Clinician- Northwest Indiana Counties- Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper Rhyme & Reason Ministry, Inc. South Bend, IN Job Details Part-time | Full-time $40 - $45 an hour 4 hours ago Benefits Loan forgiveness Flexible schedule Qualifications Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities Licensed Clinical Social Worker Psychology Human Services Social Work Full Job Description Seeking Behavior Clinicians in the following

NW Indiana Counties:

Lake Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper About Rhyme & Reason Ministry, Inc. Rhyme & Reason is a Medicaid Waiver Service Provider. We provide a comprehensive enrichment program for foster youth and individuals with developmental disabilities. Through trusting relationships, participants come to know their value and purpose and experience the message of love, hope, and redemption. Employees are committed champions for our clients, their families, and caregivers. We are dedicated to improving emotional, behavioral, and social function through therapeutic services, meaningful activities, and a healthy connectedness to others. Rhyme & Reason creates a safe place where participants find healing from their traumatic experiences and discover, build, and strengthen their core identities, increasing adaptive behavioral function. Our team serves the following

Indiana Counties:

Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake, Laporte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, and Whitley. Rhyme & Reason Ministry, Inc.

Mission:

Helping those with emotional, behavioral, and social challenges make sense of their lives and find their purpose. Rhyme & Reason Ministry, Inc.

Values:

Dignity, Relationships, Holistic, Creativity, and Celebration. If our mission and values align with yours, you may be a good fit for our team.

Behavior Clinician Position Description Behavior Clinician:

The Behavior Clinician provides behavior management (BMAN) services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Behavioral supports are an array of services designed to support individuals who are experiencing or are likely to experience challenges accessing and actively participating in the community as a result of behavioral, social, or emotional challenges. Behavioral support services are intended to empower individuals and families by leveraging their strengths and unique abilities to achieve self-determination, interdependence, productivity, integration, and inclusion in all facets of community life, across all environments, and across the lifespan.

Benefits:

• Student Loan Forgiveness

Flexible Schedule Educational Requirements:

Level 2 Clinicians must have a master's degree in one of the following:

• clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or another applied health service area of psychology
• special education
• social work
• counseling OR
• Be a licensed marriage and family therapist licensed under

IC 25-23.6

• Be a licensed clinical social worker under

IC 25-23.6

• Be a licensed mental health counselor OR
• Have a master's degree in a human service field and be able to demonstrate to the BDS behavior management committee that the individual has either the coursework in or five (5) years of experience in devising, implementing, and monitoring behavior support plans

Note:

The state may accept other degrees; however, the employee will need to make an appeal to the

DDRS, Director of Provider Relations Major Duties:

The major duties of the Behavior Clinician include, but are not limited to:

• Developing a functional behavioral assessment and behavioral support plan for the individuals being served;
• Provide training to individuals being served;
• Provide staff training to staff/family members working with individuals being served;
• Develop reports to document progress on at least a quarterly basis;
• Monitor psychotropic medications.
• Attend Individualized Support Team (IST) meetings regarding the individuals being served and act as part of an IST where the needs of the consumer come first.

Responsibilities:

Behavior Clinicians must fulfill the duties required of the position and adhere to the guidelines outlined in the policy and procedures manual. In addition, Behavior Clinicians must obtain ten (10) continuing education hours annually related to their practice and behavioral support from a Category 1 sponsor as provided in

IAC 1.1-15

; or as provided by the BDS's behavioral support curriculum list.

Supervision:

Rhyme & Reason will monitor the work of Behavior Clinicians, provide training, facilitate their evaluations, and report to the Executive Director/CEO or the acting supervisor.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time Pay:

$40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in South Bend, IN 46616