Behavior Therapist

Description Job Purpose: The Behavior Therapist has a crucial role within Luna BHT, which encompasses duties such as offering behavioral Intervention and assistance to individuals, often focusing on children with autism or other developmental conditions. Duties & Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Direct Intervention: Providing direct therapy to the member as instructed by the supervisor. Data Collection: Accurately collect and record data on client behavior during therapy sessions to track progress toward goals. Professionalism: Taking personal calls, checking your phone, or responding to text messages during the session is prohibited. If the session needs to be abruptly shortened for any reason, such as per the family's request, please promptly inform the office and your supervisor. It's crucial to avoid forming personal relationships with either the families or the patient to maintain professional boundaries, prevent conflicts of interest, and decline any offers of gifts. Avoid engaging in any additional roles or services for the family, such as offering transportation services outside of the scheduled session or providing babysitting services as a separate endeavor. This is to ensure compliance with professional and ethical standards. Participating in and completing all required training sessions provided by the HR department or the administrative team Rendering all sessions, obtaining the necessary signatures from families by the conclusion of each session Promptly communicating matters concerning patients, families, and staff to the supervisor or upper management. Fostering an environment that actively promotes a culture free from any form of retaliation, discouraging negative comments, and vehemently opposing any manifestations of racism. This means cultivating an atmosphere where individuals can express themselves, report concerns, and work together without fear of reprisal, where all interactions are characterized by respect, inclusivity, and a commitment to equal treatment, regardless of race or ethnicity. Additional duties as assigned. Requirements Skills & Qualifications Completion of high school or higher education FBI & DOJ background check clearance Valid TB clearance Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to engage with children facing developmental disabilities and their families. Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license Having authorization to legally work in the United States Working Conditions: The worker is required to function around patients with behavioral needs. Physical Requirements: Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound. Luna Behavioral Health Treatment provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and strictly prohibits any type of harassment or discrimination in regards to race, religion, age, color, sex, disability status, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender expression, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, and/or local laws. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Luna Behavioral Health Treatment to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Mahsa Hesari at View phone number on click.appcast.io and View email address on click.appcast.io. Your employment with Luna Behavioral Health Treatment is on an at-will basis, meaning either you or the Company can terminate the employment relationship, at any time, for any or no reason, and with or without cause or notice. As an at-will employee, your employment with Luna Behavioral Health Treatment is not guaranteed for any length of time. I understand the description of this job and the essential functions, as given above. I also understand that not all of the duties are described above, and that I will perform those above and other related duties as directed by my supervisor and management. I further understand that employment is at-will, and that either I or my employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time. #J-18808-Ljbffr Luna Behavioral Health treatment LLC