Behavior Aide | Children, Family & Youth Program

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Job Highlights (Entry Level!)

• Shift : Mon-Fri, 8 : 30AM-5PM
• Program : CYF Day Treatment
• Pay : Range starts at $16 / hour (pay is calculated based on years of applicable experience)

Job Summary & Deliverables

Our new Children, Youth, and Family campus opened in the Fall of 2022. These programs became our Children, Youth, and Family Day Treatment Services.

We are excited to continue the excellent services of these programs under a new name and in a new beautiful space. The new facility has a play therapy, sand tray therapy, music therapy, and art therapy rooms.

The Behavior Aide provides educational and developmental support to adolescents and children with behavioral health challenges in a clinical or classroom setting.

The Behavior Aide assists the treatment team by helping clients learn skills and behaviors to be successful in their home and community environments.

Essential Functions

• Assists clients with participation in classroom, skills groups, and educational outings according to their abilities and needs
• Assists the treatment team in providing academic and therapeutic structure through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures
• Implements therapeutic and behavioral interventions to encourage and support self- management, communication, and social skills
• Documents client care activities and meets productivity standards
• Charts the progress of assigned clients through progress notes to ensure the ongoing evaluation of client strengths and opportunities
• Provides input and recommendations to the treatment team for the development and implementation of the Treatment Plan and the Behavioral Intervention / Management Plan
• Assists in de-escalating clients when necessary or intervening when the behavior of an individual poses a threat of harm to themselves and / or others
• Supports client health by assisting with hygiene responsibilities as required

Benefits

• Medical, dental (including orthodontics), and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with a company match
• Family Building benefits
• 401(k) with a 5% company match
• Insurance plans including life insurance, short and long-term disability, accident, critical illness, auto and home, and pet insurance
• Time off including 15 days of accrued PTO (accrual increases by one day for each year of service), 10 paid holidays, and 2 wellness days
• 10 days of Paid Parental Leave for all new parents for birth or adoption
• Volunteer paid time
• Employee Assistance Program and discounted mental health therapy
• Education Assistance including tuition, new license, specialized training, and conference reimbursement, student loan assistance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid training time.
• Ongoing in-house clinical training with Valley Academy
• Scheduling flexibility and benefits coverage for part-time, 30-hour / week status
• Career growth opportunities within Valley’s diverse clinical programs, or with our operations or administrative teams

Requirements :

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Driving positions require a minimum age of 21 and a current driver's license
• Previous direct care behavioral health or autism experience (Preferred)
30+ days ago