Job Summary 

YAI promotes a person-centered approach by creating supports that cater to the specific needs of each person. Under supervision of the Program Supervisor, the ABIS provides direct support to individuals with intellectual and developmental (I/DD) disabilities, promoting community integration and inclusion, assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) including intimate and personal care, teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, and performing all other duties of a DSP. Assistant Behavior Intervention Specialists provide clinical support relating to habilitative, behavioral, and psychiatric needs of persons supported by the team under the direction and supervision of the Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS). This is done through educating other direct care staff and program leadership on habilitative and Behavior Support Plans, supporting clinical assessments and interventions, ensuring consistent and effective data collection, and providing direct feedback. The ABIS provides leadership to the team on shift, directing and assisting direct care staff in the absence of supervisor and/or assistant supervisor. 

Schedule:

• Full-Time evenings only 

• Sunday – Thursday 3:00pm – 11:00pm 

Compensation:

• $23.10 - $23.10 / hour 

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities: 

• Performs all duties of a Direct Support Professional (DSP 1 – 3) as indicated in job descriptions, in addition to ABIS duties on a regular basis and/or as requested to ensure the overall supervision, protection and care of individuals in program, assisting in maximizing their strengths, interests and abilities while upholding their personal rights and facilitating activities that provide social capital and connections to the community. 

• Leads the identification, facilitation, and scheduling of community inclusion activities for assigned program based on feedback from and needs of persons supported. 

• Coordinating resources, securing necessary funds, and ensuring that activities are completed and appropriately documented. 

• Supports provision of appropriate, therapeutically documented levels of supervision to ensure and protect the health, safety, and well-being of individuals at all times by ensuring updates and changes to levels of supervision for persons we support are regularly communicated t