Part Time/PRN - DSP / Behavior Support Technician

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Joplin, MO/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$21.00 Hourly/div /div h4Job Description/h4pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"span style="color:#3498db"strongPositions starting at $21.00 per hour!/strong/span/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"span style="font-size:12px"Are you interested in joining a rewarding non-profit career field with opportunities to make a difference in your community? The Arc invites you to join our team of value-driven and independent professionals. nbsp;Help us fulfill our mission to support individuals with disabilities in enhancing the quality of their lives!nbsp; /span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"nbsp;/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="color:#3498db"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongIf we didnrsquo;t get your attention yet - The Arc of the Ozarks also offers competitive pay and benefits. nbsp;/strong/span/span/span/p pstrongspan style="color:#e67e22"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"If you have directly relevant experience, ask about our experience pay options!/span/span/span/strong/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongWhat is this job all about?/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"The Behavior Support Technician is the bridge between people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their communities. nbsp;You will encourage and mentor individuals by supporting them in maximizing their full potential. nbsp;The BST role is involved in providing supports to all aspects of individuals life activities. nbsp;Support may include daily life skills of cooking, cleaning, hygiene, medication administration, behavioral care, and community participation. nbsp;If you have the passion to help empower individuals lives - apply now!nbsp;/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongThatrsquo;s nice, but what will I actually be doing?/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"A Behavior Support Technician is both a mentor and a coach. In this position you will be working hands on with our clients to provide guidance and suggestions to empower their independence. You will do this by:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Educating and assisting clients on skills such as personal hygiene, cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning, and other activities of daily living,/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Working with your clients to learn and encourage coping skills to work through challenging behaviors,/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"utilize verbal de-escalation and redirection to ensure client safety when necessary./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Work with Behavior Analysis professionals to implement and follow recommended behavior support plans./span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongHerersquo;s a little more:/strong/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Excellent opportunities for growth and promotion within the organization.nbsp;/span/li lispan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Setup for success with paid initial and ongoing training certifications and Professional Development Opportunities (CPR/ First Aid, MANDT verbal and physical de-escalation, Paracleet, Level One Med Aide, etc.)nbsp;/span-nbsp;strongspan style="color:#9b59b6"Requires weekday, daytime availability for at least the first 1-2 weeks to complete necessary trainings for position./span/strong/li listrongemTypical/emnbsp;shifts are 8 hours on either days, evenings, or overnights with primary openings for evenings/weekends./strong/li listrongCurrently hiring for between 2 - 16 hours per week with some possibility to pickupnbsp;/strongstrongadditional/strongstrongnbsp;hours on an as needed basis./strong/li lispan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Potential for annual wage increases and bonuses./span/li lispan style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Retirement Plan ndash; Match up to 4% after one year./span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongLooking for more information?/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Checkout some videos about our organization and the individuals we support here/span/span ul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thearcoftheozarks-springfield/videos" target="_blank"https://www.youtube.com/@thearcoftheozarks-springfield/videos/a/span/span/li /ul /li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Checkout our website and social media here:/span/span ul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"a href="https://thearcoftheozarks.org/" target="_blank"https://thearcoftheozarks.org//a/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"a href="https://www.facebook.com/thearcoftheozarks" target="_blank"https://www.facebook.com/thearcoftheozarks/a/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-arc-of-the-ozarks/" target="_blank"https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-arc-of-the-ozarks//a/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"a href="https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Arc-of-the-Ozarks-Reviews-E421090.htm" target="_blank"https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Arc-of-the-Ozarks-Reviews-E421090.htm/a/span/span/li /ul /li /ul h4Full Job Description/h4brp style="text-align:center"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongBEHAVIORAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongDefinition/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"This is an entry level human services position providing desired supports to persons with disabilities, in a residential setting, so that they may achieve the highest level of independent living possible within their community.nbsp; This is an hourly, non-exempt position./span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"A Behavior Support Technician provides support to individuals who have some form of Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability as well as a Psychiatric/Behavioral Diagnosis, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders or Autistic Tendencies.nbsp; These individuals are prone to poor social and communication skills, exhibiting impulsive behaviors, poor decision making, and verbal/physical aggression.nbsp; Behavioral Observation and Assessment and Crisis Intervention and Prevention Skills are used on a daily basis./span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"An employee in this class provides training and supports to assigned persons served in dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, and other activities of daily living.nbsp; Additional responsibilities include assisting with the purchasing of groceries, training in food preparation, administering medications, and assist in the management of personal funds.nbsp; This employee assists in the implementation of personal plans; contributes to the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment; and establishes effective interpersonal relationships with each person served, their parents and/or guardians, and other members of the support team. /span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Work involves responsibility for observing and reporting information concerning the physical, mental, and behavioral condition of the persons served and for assisting in the maintenance of necessary records and reports to document these observations.nbsp; Close supervision and direction is received from the Program Supervisor, and/or other staff members who review work through reports and direct observations./span/span/p table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none" tbody tr td colspan="2" style="background-color:#d6792a; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; width:623px" p style="text-align:center"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongspan style="color:#e7e6e6"Essential Job Functions/span/strong/span/span/p /td /tr tr td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:198px" pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongemMission and Core Values/em/strong/span/span/p /td td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Serves as an ambassador of the mission and purpose of The Arc of the Ozarks/span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Knowledge and understanding of The Arc mission statement and will uphold in their daily work. /span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:198px" pnbsp;/p /td td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Supports The Arc knowing that any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all tasks which could be included in the position of this class.nbsp; /span/span/p /td /tr tr td rowspan="6" style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:37px; width:198px" pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongemCare and Support of Individuals/em/strong/span/span/p /td td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:37px; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists with the purchasing of groceries and supplies; supports persons served in preparing their own meals./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Provides support to persons served in maintaining a safe and clean environment in their home./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists in providing basic health care for persons served; takes temperature, pulse, bloodnbsp;nbsp; pressure, respiration, and applies simple dressings when necessary./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Administers oral, rectal, vaginal, optic, ophthalmic, nasal, and topical medications, afternbsp;nbsp;nbsp; certification by The Arc of the Ozarks and Missouri State officials./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Takes appropriate action in case of fire and/or disaster or other urgent / emergency.nbsp; /span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists in maintaining an inventory of supplies in the home and ordering / notifying appropriate parties of needed items so clients homes always have necessary items./span/span/p /td /tr tr td rowspan="6" style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:198px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongemDocumentation and Quality Supports/em/strong/span/span/p /td td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Behavioral Observation/ Assessment and Crisis Intervention and Prevention Skills are used on a daily basis /span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Implements outcomes and strategies of individual personal plans under the supervision of the Program Supervisor, or other staff members; provides supports as identified in the personal plans; attends review meetings when assigned./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Observes, reports, and assists in recording changes in the physical, emotional, behavioral status of persons served and documents progress on the outcomes listed in personal plans./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists in the orientation and training of new employees./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Encourages the development and maintenance of a safe environment for persons served in a residential setting including developing plans for evacuation assistance in case of emergency, using the on-call pager; and training in securing emergency services such as the police, the fire department, and an ambulance./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists persons served in securing and effectively managing funds; ensuring the Individualsrsquo; choices of how these funds are spent, budgeting, etc./span/span/p /td /tr tr td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:198px" pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongemCommunity Involvement/em/strong/span/span/p /td td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Provides support to persons served in becoming active participants in their communities./span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; width:426px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Supports persons served in participating in varied meaningful vocational, domestic, and leisure activities in the community of their choosing./span/span/p /td /tr /tbody /table pnbsp;/p table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none" tbody tr td style="background-color:#002940; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; width:623px" p style="text-align:center"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongspan style="color:white"Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities /span/strong/span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:119px; width:623px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to exercise good judgement and discretion./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to work varied and flexible hours, accept and adapt to changes in assignments, methods, policies, etc./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to work with and respect persons with disabilities and advocate for their rights./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to learn and apply crisis intervention and behavior support techniques./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to administer oral, rectal, vaginal, optic, ophthalmic, nasal, topical medications and insulin injections after certification by The Arc of the Ozarks and Missouri State officials./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to teach basic skills and model adaptive behaviors at home and in the community./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to maintain a safe, clean and agreeable environment for the persons served./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to accurately report and record observations./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to stand, stoop, lift up to 50 lbs, and pull and push items./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to pass with satisfactory performance CPR, First Aid, and Behavior Intervention training./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to maintain a record of punctuality and attendance./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"A licensed and insured driver./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"nbsp;Ability to obtain a class E drivers license if driving persons served in an Arc vehicle./span/span/p /td /tr /tbody /table pnbsp;/p table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none" tbody tr td style="background-color:#d6792a; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; width:623px" p style="text-align:center"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongspan style="color:#e7e6e6"Minimum Experience and Training Qualifications/span/strong/span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:119px; width:623px" p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Be a minimum of eighteen years of age and possession of a diploma from an accredited High School or the equivalent./span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a course in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a 16 hours course in Medication Administration./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a 10 course in MANDT System Workshop/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a course in OSHA regulations on Health and Safety./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a course in Abuse amp; Neglect/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Successfully complete a course in Electronic Documentation/span/span/li /ul ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Other trainings per department or per home location may be required, refer to policy 8.106 for specific requirements. /span/span/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table pnbsp;/p table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none" tbody tr td style="background-color:#55adad; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; width:623px" p style="text-align:center"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongspan style="color:#e7e6e6"Traits and Characteristics Desired/span/strong/span/span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:89px; width:623px" pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"The Behavior Support Technician will be a person who is passionate about working with individuals with disabilities and increasing their independence as a valued member of the community.nbsp; A sincere dedication to the mission and the people served by The Arc of the Ozarks is crucial. /span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"The Behavior Support Technician must demonstrate the ability to establish rapport, effectively communicates, and cultivates a positive work culture with not only their team, but staff from other departments, guardians, individuals served, internal and external stakeholders./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"The Behavior Support Technician should be open to feedback, possess a growth mindset, and a willingness for learning opportunities in order to better themselves and The Arc of the Ozarks./span/span/p /td /tr /tbody /table