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may assist with design of data collection systems for habilitative goals.\n\nCompletes and maintains all required paperwork and documentation for persons supported in appropriate format(s) and file(s) in accordance with applicable requirements including compiling, totaling and summarizing data, writing monthlies describing overall progress and completing person centered materials; reviews and ensures all psychiatric/therapy anecdotals are complete and appropriate and assists other program staff with documentation or compiling information or data, as needed or directed.\n\nAttends and actively participates in team meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), consulting with IDT to ensure streamlined and top-quality care and providing feedback or ideas to improve supports and/or program operations and updates or changes relating to data management, assessments or programming requirements.\n\nRegularly participates in life plan and other meetings for persons supported and in regional assistant or other clinical team meetings providing information, contributing to agendas and completing tasks or activities resulting from meetings as directed by leadership team (training, assessments, reviews, etc.).\n\nServes as lead on weekend and evening shifts or when otherwise requested, monitoring day-to-day program operations and providing support to staff in the absence of Program Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor and/or BIS.\n\nMaintains an awareness of program operations, staff performance and overall condition/wellness of persons supported through regular interactions and observations and by working together with the leadership team to identify and directly address, resolve, recommend actions or solutions and/or appropriately escalating concerns, signs and symptoms, problems or other occurrences.\n\nCompletes and maintains all necessary trainings and certifications, including specialized trainings based on program and to ensure compliance with YAI policies or other applicable rules or regulations and clinical trainings as recommended by BIS, effectively applying skills or teaching others.\n\nComplies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).\n\nFor certain assignments, may be required to operate YAI motor vehicle to transport individuals to and/or from programs, residences, community or other locations on a daily (or other regular) basis with appropriate credentials.\n\nPerforms all other duties, as assigned\n\nExperienced Assistant BIS may be selected for assignment reporting into the BIS Department, under day-to-day supervision of Program Supervisor and BIS Supervisor performing the following tasks, in addition to the above:\nProvides support and coverage by performing ABIS tasks for multiple programs across assigned region, with assignments of varying length, frequency and schedule as determined by caseload needs and as directed by BIS Coordinator/Supervisor.\n\nIntegrates into assigned program teams, demonstrating flexibility in accommodating the needs of each specific program and provides training on behavioral/clinical system to new staff, as needed.\n\nObtains and effectively communicates behavioral/clinical information to interdisciplinary teams and families as directed by the BIS and ensures tracking and completion of follow-ups needed for the people we support across multiple programs.\n\nMinimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)\nBachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or closely related Human Services discipline and at least six (6) months of experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and/or supporting adults or children with complex social-emotional, mental health and/or behavior support needs in a group or individual setting (home program, day treatment center, school, ABA environment, etc.) or\n\nFormal training, including college coursework in psychology, sociology, human behavior, mental health, special education and/or I/DD and at least two (2) years of experience as described above; 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