In-Home Therapeutic Coach for Brooklyn
Well-Staffed Non-Profit
Full-time position
Competitive salary plus benefits!
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or other human service related field and a minimum of 2 years' experience working with individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs
- Experience as a paraprofessional or a teacher's assistant preferred
- Experience with autistic children and children with mental health disorders strongly preferred.
- Travel will be required to individual's home. Travel will be provided to support locations.
- Hours: 9AM-5PM Monday through Friday. Flexibility to work some evenings with individuals needed.
Essential Job Functions:
- Implement person-centered therapeutic interventions within an individual's home and support primary caregivers with also implementing these interventions.
- Conduct observational assessments and provide feedback to START team about biopsychosocial factors influencing current functioning, effects of interventions, and coaching outcomes.
- Offer consultation and hands-on education with entire family/support system to create a safe, nurturing, and meaningful home environment
- Assists individuals with daily activities, personal care, behavioral health needs, and health, wellness and leisure activities.
- Maintain professional boundaries with individuals and families receiving services and follow ethical and licensing guidelines.
- Participates in development and implementation of persons' cross system crisis prevention and intervention plan.
- Plans, structures and prompts social and leisure time activities, including activities that build skills for positive supports, stress reduction, health and wellness, communication, adaptive living and daily living.
- Serves as a positive representative for the START Program with other professionals, families and the community.
- Maintains timely documentation, progress notes, and other data, including incident and accident reports.
- Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health.
For more information and to apply, please contact:
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
Howard@bondhealthstaffing.com