Behaviour Consultant - Specialized Care
Top Benefits
About the role
Who We Are:
arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact!
We're Hiring!
arc programs is currently accepting applications for a Behaviour Consultant to join the Specialized Care team.
The Behaviour Consultant will provide training, clinical consultation and programming support for Program Coordinators and staff; conduct functional assessments, and create Personal Behaviour Support Plans (PBSP’s), and service plans for children and youth participating in the Specialized Care program.
Hours / Schedule:
Full-Time, Permanent
Averaging 35-hours per-week
-
Service hours will be delivered on a flexible basis, and may include evening and weekend hours to accommodate the needs of the program and / or clients served.
Responsibilities:
The specific responsibilities of the position include:
- Build strong, supportive relationships with the youth and their family / caregivers.
- Provide clinical oversight and consultation to Program Coordinators and staff.
- Conduct comprehensive Functional Behaviour Assessments to assess specific behavioral challenges and skill deficits.
- Write PBSP’s to address behavior challenges and skill deficits identified in Functional Assessments.
- Provide training and support to Program Coordinators and staff in the effective implementation of the child / youth’s PBSP and Individual Service Plans.
- Provide a range of support, training, and consultation to improve the youth’s development and functioning in activities of daily living, such as social emotional learning, language and communication, sleep health, sexual health, social skills, school, domestic skills and community / leisure / recreational engagement, and mental health.
- Demonstrate a high level of collaboration and cooperation with MCFD, involved service providers, Program Coordinators and staff.
- Work closely with the Program Director to support best practices and effective service provision / operations in Specialized Care homes.
- Implement and maintain required case management and clinical records.
To be s successful in your role, you'll also need:
-
Provide culturally safe and agile, trauma informed services.
-
Applying an attachment-based and developmental practice lens.
Preferred Education and Experience:
-
A Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or MEd in Special Education is preferred.
-
A Bachelor’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
-
A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (BSW / BA-Psychology / BA- CYC etc.) will be considered with experience directly related to working with Child and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) clients, such as:
-
Behaviour Consultant or Intervention Services
-
Child, youth and family services program
-
Child and Youth Mental Health program
Preferred Types of Related Experience:
-
Previous behaviour consultation experience, ideally supporting youth living in staffed resources.
-
Clinical supervision experience.
-
Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of attachment-based theory.
-
Well-versed in child development, developmental delays, neurodiversity, ASD, FASD and complex support needs.
-
Demonstrated competencies in behaviour analytic assessment and intervention.
-
Familiar with IHCAN assessments, and recommended interventions.
-
Ability to establish trusting relationships with children, youth, and families / caregivers.
-
Experience working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Other Requirements:
Given the nature of our work, please note that all shortlisted candidates:
-
Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
-
Must undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search.
Wage / Benefits:
$44.25 - $47.20 / hour based on relevant experience and education.
Upon successful completion of a probationary period, full-time employees (minimum 20-hrs per week) are eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions)
New full-time employees are eligible for 3-weeks paid vacation to start, as well as paid sick days as described in agency policy.
Why we're an employer of choice!
Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.
But we believe there’s more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention…
We are inclusive.
We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.
We are ever-evolving.
We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation.
We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk - 'all-around seeing,' a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationship - while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies.
Discover more about our agency services and work culture at arcprograms.com.
If you feel a connection to our values and work, we'd love to hear from you!
Click the "Apply for This Job" Button.
We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Métis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.
About arc programs
Who we are arc programs is a multi-disciplinary social services agency established over 35 years ago to bring about equity, inclusion and belonging in our communities. Our specialized support extends to children, youth, families and adults – who’ve historically been marginalized by systems and colonial ways. Simply put, we help families and folx in conflict. We aim to breakdown barriers, reduce stigma and elevate voices. By fostering right relations and forging connections to the right people and programs, we strive to create caring communities across BC’s Interior through a lens of possibility, not disability.
What we do arc programs has a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for. Our programs and services are designed to support children, youth, families and adults with diverse needs. Complex issues such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mental health or substance use, require complex support. And navigating the system to find it can be daunting. We’re here to make sense of it all, by working alongside parents, children, youth and adults on their journey towards hope and healing.
Our work culture We are inclusive. We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality. We are a employer of choice in the social services sector. We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation. We foster a culture of continuous learning, utilizing a two-eyed seeing approach – incorporating the strengths of western knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge: ways of knowing, doing and being – while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, and Indigenous communities.
Behaviour Consultant - Specialized Care
Top Benefits
About the role
Who We Are:
arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact!
We're Hiring!
arc programs is currently accepting applications for a Behaviour Consultant to join the Specialized Care team.
The Behaviour Consultant will provide training, clinical consultation and programming support for Program Coordinators and staff; conduct functional assessments, and create Personal Behaviour Support Plans (PBSP’s), and service plans for children and youth participating in the Specialized Care program.
Hours / Schedule:
Full-Time, Permanent
Averaging 35-hours per-week
-
Service hours will be delivered on a flexible basis, and may include evening and weekend hours to accommodate the needs of the program and / or clients served.
Responsibilities:
The specific responsibilities of the position include:
- Build strong, supportive relationships with the youth and their family / caregivers.
- Provide clinical oversight and consultation to Program Coordinators and staff.
- Conduct comprehensive Functional Behaviour Assessments to assess specific behavioral challenges and skill deficits.
- Write PBSP’s to address behavior challenges and skill deficits identified in Functional Assessments.
- Provide training and support to Program Coordinators and staff in the effective implementation of the child / youth’s PBSP and Individual Service Plans.
- Provide a range of support, training, and consultation to improve the youth’s development and functioning in activities of daily living, such as social emotional learning, language and communication, sleep health, sexual health, social skills, school, domestic skills and community / leisure / recreational engagement, and mental health.
- Demonstrate a high level of collaboration and cooperation with MCFD, involved service providers, Program Coordinators and staff.
- Work closely with the Program Director to support best practices and effective service provision / operations in Specialized Care homes.
- Implement and maintain required case management and clinical records.
To be s successful in your role, you'll also need:
-
Provide culturally safe and agile, trauma informed services.
-
Applying an attachment-based and developmental practice lens.
Preferred Education and Experience:
-
A Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or MEd in Special Education is preferred.
-
A Bachelor’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
-
A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (BSW / BA-Psychology / BA- CYC etc.) will be considered with experience directly related to working with Child and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) clients, such as:
-
Behaviour Consultant or Intervention Services
-
Child, youth and family services program
-
Child and Youth Mental Health program
Preferred Types of Related Experience:
-
Previous behaviour consultation experience, ideally supporting youth living in staffed resources.
-
Clinical supervision experience.
-
Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of attachment-based theory.
-
Well-versed in child development, developmental delays, neurodiversity, ASD, FASD and complex support needs.
-
Demonstrated competencies in behaviour analytic assessment and intervention.
-
Familiar with IHCAN assessments, and recommended interventions.
-
Ability to establish trusting relationships with children, youth, and families / caregivers.
-
Experience working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Other Requirements:
Given the nature of our work, please note that all shortlisted candidates:
-
Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
-
Must undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search.
Wage / Benefits:
$44.25 - $47.20 / hour based on relevant experience and education.
Upon successful completion of a probationary period, full-time employees (minimum 20-hrs per week) are eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions)
New full-time employees are eligible for 3-weeks paid vacation to start, as well as paid sick days as described in agency policy.
Why we're an employer of choice!
Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.
But we believe there’s more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention…
We are inclusive.
We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.
We are ever-evolving.
We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation.
We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk - 'all-around seeing,' a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationship - while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies.
Discover more about our agency services and work culture at arcprograms.com.
If you feel a connection to our values and work, we'd love to hear from you!
Click the "Apply for This Job" Button.
We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Métis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.
About arc programs
Who we are arc programs is a multi-disciplinary social services agency established over 35 years ago to bring about equity, inclusion and belonging in our communities. Our specialized support extends to children, youth, families and adults – who’ve historically been marginalized by systems and colonial ways. Simply put, we help families and folx in conflict. We aim to breakdown barriers, reduce stigma and elevate voices. By fostering right relations and forging connections to the right people and programs, we strive to create caring communities across BC’s Interior through a lens of possibility, not disability.
What we do arc programs has a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for. Our programs and services are designed to support children, youth, families and adults with diverse needs. Complex issues such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mental health or substance use, require complex support. And navigating the system to find it can be daunting. We’re here to make sense of it all, by working alongside parents, children, youth and adults on their journey towards hope and healing.
Our work culture We are inclusive. We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality. We are a employer of choice in the social services sector. We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation. We foster a culture of continuous learning, utilizing a two-eyed seeing approach – incorporating the strengths of western knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge: ways of knowing, doing and being – while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, and Indigenous communities.