Behavioral Support Specialist

Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. Schedule Details: Monday through Friday Scheduled Hours: 9am-5pm (variable) Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 37.5 This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. 1. Assists in the creation and maintenance of a an open, friendly, positive, and collaborative team environment where all Early Childhood Clinicians, childcare staff, children, and families feel welcome, supported, and comfortable. 2. Activities will be delivered at the child outpatient clinics, childcare programs, and remotely as assigned. 3. Complete qualifying activities, progress notes, service delivery plans, communication, and referrals in the required program timeframes. 4. Assist in gathering required information for program records. 5. Work collaboratively with Clinical Manager/Director to set up working schedule that meets the needs of the clients and childcare programs. 6.Assists educator in providing behavioral intervention to young children in assigned setting. Models engaging children in assigned activities and participates in interactive play. 7. Works to build strong, functional working relationships with the childcare staff who have received early childhood consultation. 8. Works closely with the Early Childhood Clinician and the childcare staff to implement, monitor and modify the service delivery plan as needed. 9. Assist the childcare staff to develop competence and confidence in their ability to address serious behavior and learning problems in a group setting. 10. Assists the Early Childhood Clinician with the distribution and collection of outcome measures. License/Certification/Education: Required: 1. Teachers Aide I: High School Diploma or equivalent. Must have a current, valid, US-issued driver's license and a registered, inspected and insured automobile for work related purposes. 2. Satisfactory CORI background check. Required: 1. At least one year of experience working with young children in a childcare setting. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at . We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.