Behavior Specialist
About the Organization
Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, The Moore Center is a state and regional innovator with more than 50 years of experience in helping people become productive, fulfilled members of the community. Working closely with each individual, The Moore Center identifies unique needs and creates individualized programs to enhance that person’s quality of life and that of the community as a whole.
We are an award-winning leader recognized for providing high quality, cost-effective services with a personal, caring touch to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and acquired brain injuries, as well as services to children and senior citizens and training for the human services workforce.
Compassion, commitment and community provide the foundation for all of The Moore Center’s initiatives and inspire our primary goal: Creating opportunities for a good life.
The Moore Center is one of New Hampshire’s largest human services organizations, providing services to over 2,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders, as well as award-winning, innovative programs for children, adults and senior citizens.
We offer a wide range of employment opportunities, competitive wages, and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package with all full-time positions. We’re also committed to our employees’ professional growth. Our training and development programs enable employees to build careers while constantly improving the ways in which we serve our clients.
For more information visit www.moorecenter.org.
About the Job
Position Summary:
Provide support, training and consultation to teams serving clients with significant behavioral challenges. Determine needs for supports through functional assessments, develop behavior plans as needed according to Human Rights Committee and Client’s Rights, data track and summarize outcomes, and complete documentation and invoicing. Participate as team member in Clinical Department goals and provide training to external parties as a representative of the Area Agency.
Essential Responsibilities:
· Provide behavioral and systemic consultations to teams serving clients with maladaptive behaviors that interfere with their quality of life
· Formulate and author comprehensive behavior plans based on a functional assessment of behaviors observed
· Timely submission of Behavior Support Plan to the Human Rights Committee for review and approval
· Ensure all supports are based in proactive strategies and least restrictive, using data to inform interventions
· Collaborate with Service Coordination to provide quality and timely supports to shared clients
· Engage in multi modal training for individuals implementing plans and otherwise supporting clients served through The Moore Center (TMC)
· Engage in activities required to complete documentation timelines, track and bill for billable hours, as set by Department Director
· Complete funding request activities as needed to ensure services can remain without interruption
· Provide training related to behavioral programming, modalities and methods to diverse support systems including community organizations outside the disabilities system as needed
· Participate in overall planning and implementation of Clinical Department and Moore Center mission
· Develop data collection and tracking systems for staff and families
· Perform ongoing observation for oversight of target behavior decrease and increase of replacement behaviors
· Gauge efficacy of behavior plan and revise accordingly
· Maintain ongoing knowledge of best practices through clinical supervision appropriate training, etc.
· Secondary responsibilities include assisting as needed on related committees, such as the Human Rights Committee and the Risk Management Team
· Reliably organized in documentation activities and record keeping
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Director
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
· Master’s degree preferred in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
· Board Certified Behavioral Analysis (BCBA) or other related field preferred
· Minimum of three years of direct behavioral services experience
· Bachelor's degree required
Skills and Abilities
· Demonstrate a commitment to The Moore Center’s values
· Excellent critical thinking skills and exemplary professional ethics
· Desire to be part of a learning organization
· Knowledge of science and implementation of ABA methodology
· Excellent time management and organizational skills
· Creativity with visual aids, scheduling and sensory diets
· Knowledge of use of reinforcements and other ABA strategies
· Comply with all state, agency and department policies and procedures
· Interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems
· Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and the ability to master new software
· Ability to work in the office, community locations and remotely