[ref. h94979202] Behavioral Therapy Specialist
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.