Behavior Technician

NAFI Connecticut | Rhode Island | New York is a dynamic multi-service agency at the forefront of youth and family support across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York.

NAFI Connecticut Inc. is a multi-service agency offering a wide range of residential, programming consultation, and personalized support to youth, families, and adults across Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island. With unique services designed for each state, we provide trauma-informed care and community-based youth programs in Connecticut, comprehensive family support and residential services for at-risk youth in New York, and targeted mental health services and crisis intervention in Rhode Island and so much more. Across all three states, our goal is to empower individuals and strengthen families.

Position Summary:
Empowers clients by providing ongoing support, guidance, supervision, monitoring and role modeling. Facilitates client improvement in the areas of personal responsibility, social skills, community living skills and behavior.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as key staff member for clients assigned to you, assuring supervision and accountability for them at all times.

• Be available to fulfill staff vacancies on an as needed basis.

• Provides and assists with development of treatment and/or service plans, goals, individual counseling to client to discuss interpersonal issues, and treatment issues.

• Demonstrates the ability to assess client skill levels. And counsels' clients in the areas of independent living, coping strategies, pro-social, interpersonal, conflict resolution, and navigating peer pressure.

• Maintains professional boundaries.

• Demonstrates the ability to set and adhere to limits.

• Ensures that client safety is priority.

• Ensures that client success is paramount, by implementing an effective daily schedule that creates a culture to inspire clients to achieve goals.

• Demonstrates/role models strong interpersonal skills, pro-social behaviors and professional responsibility to internal and external community.

• Demonstrates computer literacy, by utilizing an electronic health record to ensure timely, accurate, and well-written documentation of clients’ activities; utilizing a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to record hours worked and to submit requests for time off; and utilizing email.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings.

• May participate in and facilitates program group sessions when appropriate.

• Prepares summaries of interactions and objective behavioral observations of clients at the end of each shift.

• Participates in staff training, and maintains certifications as appropriate and required, and demonstrates the ability to pass proficiency test(s), where appropriate.

• Provides safe transportation for clients as necessary.

• Perform crisis prevention and interventions including de-escalation techniques and/or physical management as needed and allowed.

• Completes other related duties as assigned.

• Performs all duties in accordance with the Agency’s policies and procedures.

Our Exceptional Benefits (Benefit Eligible Employees):
• Generous paid time off
• 3-6 weeks’ vacation, 7 sick days and 11 paid holidays each year

Employee Health and Wellness:
• Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage (Reimbursements for fitness, weight loss, holistic health programs)
• No cost employee assistance program
• Voluntary employee focused wellness programs

Retirement and Financial Planning:
• Company matching 403b and no cost retirement consulting
• Company paid for life Insurance and long-term disability
• Public service loan forgiveness
• Insurance including accident, hospital indemnity, supplemental life
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement: Includes licensure fees, professional memberships
…and much much more!

Desired Qualifications:

• High School Diploma (Required)

• Nice to have associate or bachelor’s degree

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in Social Work, Health Care, Nursing, Human Services or relevant

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Commitment to maintaining professional boundaries and ethical practice

Salary: $30,420.00 per year

Full-Time Schedule: Thursday 2pm–10pm, Friday 2pm–10pm, Saturday 8am–10pm

• Inclusivity and Non-Discrimination Statement:
  NAFI Connecticut, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other federal, state or local protected class. Inclusivity and removing barriers are important to us. We are passionate about instilling a sense of belonging, celebrating diverse perspectives, and offering equal opportunities for employees to contribute and grow. We encourage members of underrepresented or marginalized communities and all those that share in these beliefs to apply.

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Salary : $30,420