Behavior Support Specialist
Insight Value
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Facilitate meaningful assessments of children, youth, and families to uncover individual needs and strengths and shape personalized intervention plans per the Behaviour Service Plan (BSP).
- Actively engage with children, youth, and their families to co-create and implement individualized treatment and service plans.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with children, youth, and families while maintaining professional boundaries and encouraging active participation in decision-making.
- Collaborate with clinical supervisors, families, and inter-professional teams to develop comprehensive BSPs and contribute to planning meetings and ongoing reviews.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) programs and provide tailored support to families to help generalize and maintain new skills.
- Lead engaging ABA-based group sessions for children and youth under the guidance of a Clinical Supervisor.
- Deliver both group and individual ABA programs across diverse settings, including centres, homes, schools, and community environments, working independently as required.
- Proactively track and assess ABA program progress and youths' response to services, adapting intervention plans to each individual child and family.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in Behavioural Science Technology, Behavioural Psychology, or Autism and Behavioural Science.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children and youth with autism and their families.
- Proven experience providing Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) based programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of autism and child development, and the ability to implement ABA based programs and Intensive Behavioural Interventions.
- Possess strong group facilitation skills with the ability to assess group dynamics and respond flexibly to various learning styles.
- Demonstrated ability to set and maintain professional boundaries and engage in effective self-care.
- Proficiency in the use of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, reporting, scheduling and relational database (knowledge of MS Office 360 preferred).
- Current certification in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (FA/CPR), Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS).
- Must successfully complete required in-house training in ABA.
- Have access to a vehicle, a driver’s license and the ability to travel throughout Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
- French Language proficiency, written and verbal, is considered an asset.
- Flexible work hours are required.
