Behaviour Therapist East Region, Dublin/Wicklow Fixed Term Contract 12 months, 36 hours Job Purpose To maximize the quality of life outcomes of people who present with behaviours that challenge via evidence based behaviour analytic casework.
To help staff to adopt evidence-based support approaches and effectively support service users with behaviours that challenge.
To increase the capacity of Rehab Care services to effectively support people with behaviour support needs via a range of ongoing service development activities.
To help the organisation adopt an evidence-based practice framework in the support of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Minimum Education & Skills required Masters degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or equivalent.
Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) certification is desirable.
Minimum of three years' experience working in behaviour support roles, carrying out functional assessments and supporting social care or educational staff teams to implement behaviour-analytic interventions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), cognitive disabilities (e.g.
ABI or dementia), and / or dual mental health diagnoses.
Knowledge of current best practice in the area of behaviour support and evidence-based practice in the support of people with IDDs more generally.
Job Duties & Responsibilities Functional Assessment: To take a lead role in identifying function-based interventions and supports for people who present with behaviours that challenge via comprehensive functional behavioural assessments in line with best practice.
Implementation Support: To take a lead role in the design of function-based interventions which are evidence based and have good contextual fit with the target environment(s).
To support the implementation of these interventions via evidence-based training and organisational behaviour management strategies.
Collaborative Working & Stakeholder Involvement: To work collaboratively with service users, service staff and multi-agency inter-disciplinary teams throughout the behaviour support process e.g.
by consulting with the relevant stakeholders regarding goals and priorities; by involving stakeholders in the functional assessment process; by explaining to stakeholders the conclusions of any assessments and the details of any indicated interventions; and by seeking feedback from stakeholders throughout the process.
Additional requirements That the post holder manages a large caseload and busy workload That the post holder has a full, clean driving licence and has available personal transport.
Willingness to undertake a large amount of travel and work flexibly due to the geographic spread of services across the region and 24/7 nature of residential, supported accommodation and respite services.
Staff Benefits Company Pension Scheme Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave Educational leave 27 days annual leave Bike to work scheme Tax saver travel scheme Income protection Unpaid leave Health and Wellbeing programme Company credit union scheme Employee discount scheme Digital Doctor Financial support for studying and study leave Long Service Reward Scheme sick leave Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) *Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work life balance* To view full extensive job description please, click apply to visit our company site and download attachment at the bottom of the page.
These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the service.
Closing Date: Friday, 7th February 2025 The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer
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