Position Summary
The Behavior Management Associate will provide behavioral support and skill-based intervention for children and youth in the Migrant Wellness Therapeutic Group Homes (MW TGH). Many behavioral interventions are targeted at youth at risk of harming themselves or others. These youth need support to ensure safety and community integration. The Behavior Management Associate will support youth through the implementation of safety and behavior management plans as well as skill building in coordination with their house parent’s, youth care workers, teachers, clinicians, and support team members. This position requires scheduling flexibility as it is expected that the Behavior Management Associate will maintain either evening or weekend availability to provide youth and their staff support at times in which behaviors are typically problematic.

Role and Responsibilities
The primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain an understanding of the minimum standards for the specific program(s) under the Migrant Wellness Program
• Provide skill building and behavior management in the TGH, school, and community in coordination with the TGH staff and treatment team. Services will happen in the moment, as well as follow up with the treatment team to develop safety plans and ongoing behavioral plans to mitigate further incidents.
• Support identification, with the youth and team members, of strengths which may aid in achieving resiliency, as well as identify and brainstorm around barriers that impede the development of skills necessary for trauma-informed, age-appropriate, proactive functioning in TGH, school, with staff, teachers, clinicians, peers, and with other team members
• Support and facilitate enhanced natural and age-appropriate supports.
• Providing coaching to staff, teachers, clinicians, and other team members around social norms, education, trauma, behavior management strategies, etc.
• Assist in the development of interpersonal, community coping and functional skills (including adaptation to home, school, and healthy social environments)
• Encourage the development and eventual succession of natural support in living, learning, working, and other social environments.
• Assist in the acquisition of skills for the consumer to self-recognize emotional triggers and to self- manage behaviors related to identified stressors or symptoms.
• Assist with personal development, school performance, work performance, and functioning in social, school, and home environments through teaching skills/strategies to ameliorate the effect of behavioral health symptoms as well as teach positive skills and responses.
• Assist in enhancing social and coping skills that ameliorate life stresses resulting from the stressors or behavioral symptoms.
• Assist consumers and other supporting natural resources with illness understanding and self- management.
• Support the consumer/family in managing or preventing crisis situations; Notify the appropriate clinical staff or agency before, during or after crisis situations.
• Use preventive intervention techniques when needed to prevent injury (to self or others)
• Collaborate and communicate with assigned staff, therapist, caregivers, school, and other entities involved with the plan related to the youth.
• Participate in team meetings for all youth assigned.
• Coordinate interventions, reinforcers, consequences, and teaching services taking into consideration any cultural, religious, and social preferences.
• Respect the privacy, routines, and authority of the youth, unless there is suspicion of abuse, or neglect which must be reported.
• Develop and maintain basic clinical understanding and knowledge of the fundamental concepts of mental health issues that pertain to traumatized, severely emotionally needy youth.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of typical characteristics of normal human growth and development or the ability to learn this knowledge quickly.
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to learn clinical skills, or to improve existing skills.\
• Specific services to youth
  • Demonstrate exceptional engagement skills in providing trauma-focused mental health treatment to targeted youth population.
• Work directly with youth, staff, teachers, and clinicians. Provide support and training as needed to ensure consistency and immediate response to behavioral needs.
• Must be willing to work in the community neighborhoods, the home, school, and public venues
• Documentation Requirements
  • Timely documentation of all case activities in accordance with policy
  • Maintain detailed files and other documentation in 100% compliance with standards.
  • Complete all documentation prior to leaving the shift for the day.
• Practice Requirements
  • Adhere to the organization policies and procedures.
  • Attend group and weekly individual supervision sessions.
  • Participate in clinical consultation and training as needed.
  • Review case studies.
  • Provide feedback for hard to manage cases.
• Performance and Conduct
  • Maintain confidentiality of consumer information
  • Maintain appropriate professional boundaries (written, verbal, physical)
  • Follow CHRIS 180 dress code.
  • Follow the CHRIS 180 Code of Ethics
  • Follow mandated reporting requirements of GA Code
  • Support and maintain an environment of emotional and physical safety for consumers, staff, and other stakeholders at all times.
• Demonstrate customer service.
  • Always promote a positive image of CHRIS 180 programs.
  • Work as a contributing and collaborative team member.
  • Respond to consumer, referral, and peer needs in a timely fashion.
  • Answer telephone calls and emails accordingly.
  • Respond to requests for information from stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• Maintain Personal Information and Training.
  • Attend and participate in staff meetings as scheduled.
  • Attend and participate in required training as scheduled.
  • Maintain required certifications.
  • Review, understand and be responsible for program policies.
  • Provide documents in a timely fashion to Human Resources
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Competencies

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in one of the social sciences with 1-2 years’ experience working directly with youth and families with youth having a severe emotional and/or behavioral diagnosis (SED)OR at a minimum a high school diploma with five years’ experience.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in managing behaviors of traumatized youth in their home and community environments.
• Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately in escalating and crisis situations.
• Ability to develop behavior plans to assist other team members in appropriately managing difficult behaviors as well as train team members appropriate responses in similar situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals in the community, interact with various client populations, and work as part of a team.
• Required valid driver’s license.
• Required flexible schedule to provide support when most appropriate, respond to crisis, and yearly meet with caregivers, assigned care coordinator and therapist, and other team members such as school personnel or daycare staff.
• Required organization skills to manage different schedules and placements.
• Preferred knowledge of Mental Health Disorders; Behavior Therapy Trauma-Informed Care

Other
The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Technical expertise that allows well informed decisions, usage of available tools and resources and training to execute job responsibilities.
• Accountable for work being completed accurately and in a timely manner as well as following up as needed.
• Ability to collaborate with other staff to ensure best practices and sound decisions.
• Ability to communicate using appropriate tone when corresponding verbally or written (as well as proper usage of grammar and spelling)
• Ability to adapt and adjust to course and be open to innovative ideas.
• Ability to manage workload by having a clear understanding of task/project and set realistic timelines and goals.
• Commitment to our vision and mission should be demonstrated in work.

Salary: $50,000.00/annually

Schedule
This is a full-time position, and the Behavior Management Associate will work an average of 80 hours biweekly which may include weekdays, weekday evenings, and weekends. The shift is a Sunday through Thursday position and a Tuesday through Saturday shift from 12-8 typically. Crisis responses may extend hours as indicated until support services are in place.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is.

occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

This position is grant-funded.