Behavior Consultant (Independent Contractor)

Description: p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"span style="color: #000000;"strongDevereux has an exciting opportunity to become a Behavior Consultant with our Pocono Centerspan style="color: #000000;".  /span/strong/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"span style="text-decoration: underline;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000;"strongspan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"This is an Independent Contractor position./span/strong/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" /pp style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: #000000;"Devereux offers an Independent contract option for this Behavior Consultant./span   If this interests you, consider joining Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health as a Behavior Consultant!  /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"emstrongspan style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"Interested in an on-the-spot interview? Consider attending our Job Fair! Details below…/span/strong/em/pulliemstrongspan style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"When: July 9supth/sup from 3:00pm-6:00pm/span/strong/em/liliemstrongspan style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"Where: 1547 Mill Creek Road, Newfoundland, PA 18445/span/strong/em/liliemstrongspan style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"For more information contact Kelly Barnefiher at 570-839-6167/span/strong/em/li/ulp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"spanMain Site Address: 1547 Mill Creek Road, Newfoundland, PA 18445/span/span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;"* This role provides services in the community./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"emAre you interested in making an impact on someone’s life?/em/pp style="margin: 0px;"emIf you answered YES to this question, then consider providing services for the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!/em/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongBeing a Behavior Consultant has its Advantages/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"As a Behavior Consultant, you will provide services alongside other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:/pp style="margin: 0px;"- Clinical resources throughout the country/pp style="margin: 0px;"- Flexible schedules/pp style="margin: 0px;"- Knowledgeable experienced team members/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongThe Behavior Consultant (BC)span /span/strongdesigns and directs the implementation of behavioral intervention plans which are individualized to each child or adolescent and to family needs. The BC provides child centered and family based treatment according to Child Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) principles./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongArea of service includes:span /span/strongCarbon, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties in NEPA./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongEssential Duties and Responsibilities:/strong/pulliProvides expertise in behavioral management protocols./liliCollaborates with other treatment team members to design and direct the implementation a behavior modification intervention plan which is individualized to each child or adolescent and to the family needs./liliIdentifies behavioral goals and intervention techniques, and recommends least restrictive behavioral change methods./liliDevelops treatment plan, services and outcome-based short term goals for identified child/adolescent./liliProvides assessments of the strength and therapeutic needs of assigned children and their families./liliAttends and participates in Inter-Agency Service Planning Team (ISPT) meetings./liliParticipates in Inter-Agency Service Planning Team (ISPT) meetings./liliGathers written information on the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine the need for behavioral intervention, if the current behavior plan is working, and to identify any problems with the current behavior plan./liliCollaborates with other involved professions and agencies in order to provide unified services and continuity of care to child and family./liliDevelops discharge planning criteria./liliWorks with families to determine an assessment of family need and appropriate treatment modalities./liliProvides clinical services to child/adolescent and family./liliProvides written documentation and clinical records of therapeutic process and progress./liliSubmits applicable billing related documentation to facilitate payment of services./liliParticipates in company orientation, in-service training, and Office of Mental Health training./liliEnsures the confidentiality of program participants, records, and information is maintained at all times./liliMaintains effective Multi-Disciplinary Team interactions./liliActs as a mandated reporter under the Pennsylvania Child Protect Service Law./liliTravels to site visits and meetings./liliProvides coverage in emergency situations./liliPerforms other duties as assigned./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Pocono Center provides programs and services for adults and children with developmental disabilities. Located in Newfoundland, PA, this position is responsible for supporting children in the community as a part of our IBHS services./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongPAY RATE: $38/hr (Non-ABA) or $40/hr (ABA Qualified)/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongPayment for Sign-On:span /span/strongspanPayment for sign-on will be made in the following increments. $250.00 at the time of full completion of training, contract requirements, and on-boarding, $250.00 after the first case worked, and $250.00 at 90 days after the first case worked, all provided that the Contractor has met the requirements set forth./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongFOR APPLICANTS PRIOR TO 6/30/2025...INCREASED Sign-On Bonus Opportunity! For those who complete on-boarding, training, and provide services within 1 month of the offer, your sign-on bonus payment will be increased to $2000.00 total made in the following increments.span /span/strong$500.00 at the time of full completion of training, contract requirements, and on-boarding, $500.00 after the first case worked, and $1000.00 at 6 months after the first case worked./pp style="margin: 0px;" /p Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Education/Experience:/span/pulliMental Health Master’s Degree with certification in ABA or other behavioral management OR/liliOther degree with 12 credits in behavior management AND 1 year experience providing clinically supervised treatment to children AND 1 year experience with behavioral interventions./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible./span/p