Behavior Therapist Intern

Job Description

Qualifications

• •Respects and positively reinforces co-workers
• •Respects Partners’ property and assets
• •Must be at least 18 years of age
• •General knowledge of typical and special needs clients
• •Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds
• •Computer proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• •Dependable, consistent, and tactful
• •Ability to problem solve and make appropriate decisions
• •Successfully passed an initial and subsequent background checks (no history of felonies, substantiated client maltreatment or vulnerable adult incidents, or disqualifying misdemeanors)
• •Must possess the interpersonal skills to be playful, enthusiastic, and bring a high level of energy into the therapeutic situation
• •Must have demonstrated the ability to read written treatment directions, collect numeric data, and write progress notes
• •Must have demonstrated the ability to work with a team and comply with supervisory direction
• •Must have demonstrated a clear ability to accept corrective feedback, comply with supervisory direction, and have shown a solid history of seeking and completing required and optional training

Benefits

Responsibilities

• •intervention services directly to clients and other client related activities
• •The BT Intern actively works toward
• •improving his/her therapy skills
• •The BT Intern is expected to consistently provide high quality services that place
• •Provides direct therapy to clients following client program plans ensuring goals and objectives are being met
• •Documents therapy services accurately and timely (i.e. data collection, reporting parent and Partners In Excellence communications and client information)
• •Works under supervision to provide direct therapy
• •Completes the required technical training and participates in ongoing training opportunities
• •Redirects, intervenes, observes, and monitors client behaviors
• •Communicates effectively with all staff members
• •Makes sound decisions and uses good judgment when dealing with clients, parents, and coworkers
• •Demonstrates dependability and consistency in therapy and other job related activities
• •Communicates daily progress and client concerns to the appropriate staff members
• •Organizes and cleans clients’ space and equipment
• •Assists in keeping the facility safe, organized, sanitary, and guides others to do the same
• •Assists clients with personal care including: dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, food, nutrition, and diet needs
• •Attends and participates in meetings
• •Reports all safety concerns to the Safety Director or his/her direct supervisor
• •Maintains client confidentiality at all times
• •Greets parents and clients by name and engages in respectful conversations with clients and fellow employees
• •Engages only in competent exchanges of information with parents
• •Seeks assistance when necessary
• •Uses discretion when discussing personal information with coworkers and parents
• •Answers basic questions from parents or seeks answers from others
• •Follows supervisor’s directions
• •Maintains a professional appearance, wearing comfortable clothing that meets or exceeds Partners’ dress code
• •Maintains a positive attitude and accepts feedback from supervisors in a respectful and constructive manner
• •Promotes Partners’ mission statement at and away from work
• •Asks for assistance from appropriate staff when unsure what to do
• •Reports issues/concerns to the appropriate person
• •Arrives on time for all shifts and has a positive attendance record
• •Responds to pages in a timely manner
• •Performs other duties as assigned