Behavioral Therapy Specialist

Quality Staffing, Inc., also working as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for experienced Rehabilitation Assistants / Behavioral Therapy Specialists working with the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging (TN DDA) located in Nashville, TN. This is an on-site position working three 12.5-hour shifts per week with a rotating schedule including weekends, nights and holidays with the day shift being 6 : 30 am to 7 : 30 pm and the night shift being 6 : 30 pm to 7 : 30 am. The pay rate for this position is $17.00 per hour. Facility Description and Behavioral Therapy Specialist Job Overview : The Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) is seeking Behavioral Therapy Specialists (BTS) for the Harold Jordan Center. The DDA operates the Harold Jordan Center located in Nashville and the center isa facility which provides 24-hour residential care to support and maintain the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional capabilities of people with an intellectual disability. In addition, the Harold Jordan Center offers a residential program which provides specialized forensic and behavior stabilization services to persons with an intellectual disability. The center is primarily responsible for ensuring the daily health, safety, and welfare of people who reside there while also providing for their daily services and supports. The services typically provided are personalized care, self-help training, ambulating, communication and socialization skills, intensive care for personalized habilitation training in self-help, language development, and motor skills for people with intellectual disabilities. Behavioral Therapy Specialist Essential Job Duties will include : -Under immediate supervision, perform vocational behavioral therapy technical work of routine difficulty and perform related work as required.-Will provide vocational, habilitation training, therapy, and supervision for intellectually and developmentally disabled clients.-Follow the individual support plan to ensure the needs and the active treatment requirements of persons served are met.-Communicate with families, conservators, and employers of persons served and the public to share information and meet active treatment requirements.-Analyze medical treatment and training data to detect changes in needs, behavior, and abilities.-Analyze environmental data to ensure the safety and appropriate environment for persons served.-Promote teamwork and working together.-Train other staff on active treatment interventions to meet the requirements of individual support plans of persons served.Education and Minimum Qualifications Needed for Behavioral Therapy Specialist position : -Education equivalent to graduation from high school and experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in providing services for disabled persons.-Substitution of Education for Experience : additional college or technical coursework with at least nine quarter hours in education, a social or behavioral science, industrial arts, nursing, or mental health or human services field from an accredited college, university, or technical school may be substituted for the required experience.-A valid vehicle operator's license will be required for employment in this position.-All necessary training is provided on-site.-Pre-employment drug testing and a criminal background check is required. Benefits Include : -Weekly Pay / Comparable Wages-Major Medical Insurance-Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance-Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability Interested? Here is how to apply : -Visit our website at : “Apply Now” and complete the process.-Follow up with a phone text to 615-540-8186, Quality Staffing's TN recruiter.-Please text your first & last name, your email address, and job #63170 Behavioral Therapy Specialist, Nashville.-This job closes on 2 / 28 / 25 (or when the positions are filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date. Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.#IN1

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