What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Specialist position at CHS - Compass Health Systems?
Compass Health Systems seeks to empower individuals with disabilities to enjoy purposeful lives on their own terms by providing individualized, person-centered services and supports designed to empower individuals with greater independence.
We are close-knit, small but state wide agency based in the Scranton area which is LOCALLY owned and operated by Northeast PA residents. We pride ourselves on treating our employees and clients alike like family and making a positive difference in our local community. We seek to have a positive relationship and rapport with each face that enters our doors and to foster a truly "family run" agency feel where each of our employee not only enjoys their work and feels supported but enjoys being with CHS staff and has open access to interact with everyone from Executive Director to office staff on a daily basis.
Compass Health Systems is seeking Licensed Behavior Specialists (LBS's) to make a positive difference in the lives of children and their families by providing Intensive Behavioral Health Services/ Applied Behavior Analytic services behavioral needs across the home, school and community settings. The LBS/BSC will have the ability to build a caseload and create their own schedule.
This is a W2 employee (not independent contractor) position.
Job Responsibilities include:
- supervision of Behavioral Health Technicians, bachelors level therapists or other professionals
- writing and modifying intensive treatment plan, behavior intervention plan, IFSP
- collecting data regarding behaviors of child/student and supervising lower level clinician on how to do so
- working one-on-one with a child with educational/behavioral needs/delays
- scheduling appointments with parents
- implementing individual service plan or behavior intervention plan
- writing timely and clinically appropriate session notes
- ability to collaborate effectively with child's team (parents/teacher/caseworker/etc.)
- completion of pre-service training and ongoing yearly training as required
Requirements include:
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university in school, clinical, developmental or counseling psychology, special education, social work, professional counseling, applied behavior analysis, nursing or other area related to behavioral health AND/OR Post Masters certification in BCBA coursework
- Active PA Behavior Specialist license (for BSC position)
- Back ground checks required but reimbursed upon beginning employment.
Preferred:
- Previous experience providing behavioral health/intensive behavioral health services to children and/or adults in a clinical setting.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50 - $65
