Home Based Therapeutic Support Staff (HBTS)

Job Description:

Job Details

Job Location Cranston, RIPosition Type Part TimeJob Shift Day

Description

We are currently looking for a part-time HBTS treatment worker to work as a proactive member of Accesspoint, providing meaningful individualized treatment services and support that encourage children with special health care needs and their families to experience personal growth and reach their fullest potential.

-Cranston, RI 02920

About Us: 

Accesspoint RI is a nonprofit organization assisting individuals with developmental disabilities. We Pride ourselves on ensuring that individuals are supported and treated with respect and dignity. We aim to promote interactions that are polite, honest, positive, and professional. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To ensure that all children with special health care needs and families supported are treated with Dignity and Respect.
• To support children with special health care needs and their families in developing a positive self-image.
• To treat each individual within the family as person who have unique needs and wants.
• To support children with special health care needs and their families to function to their fullest potential.
• To support children with special health care needs and their families to participate in their home and community in ways that are meaningful to them.
• To encourage children with special health care needs and their families to maintain positive relationships.
• To work with HBTS support team in developing consistent and integrated support techniques, methods and programs.
• To attend and actively participate in team meetings.
• To support and care out all team decisions consistently and appropriately.
• To attend in-service trainings as determined by the Program Director
• To gather and submit data related to achieving HBTS goals in a timely manner.
• Home – Based Workers are responsible to maintain the following complete and legible contemporaneous records.
  • Bi weekly time sheets which are signed daily by the parent and staff
  • Daily documentation sheets which specifies the date, time location, duration and levels of participation of parent and child for each therapeutic objective
  • Individual scoring (data) sheets for each objective listed in the child’s treatment plan.  Data is compiled daily and documents the child’s response to treatment, the level of assistance provided by staff or parents, and all other objective information identified by the therapeutic consultant as relevant to the evaluation of care for each objective.
  • Bi weekly case presentation sheets that prepare the staff for a supervisory meeting with clinical staff.  Case presentations provide staff an opportunity to summarize data and other relevant information for each goal.  These documents are also used to record feedback and recommendations provided by clinical staff.
  • Staff meeting once a month – mandatory.
  • Meet with your clinical supervisor once a month.
• To complete preparation materials and participate in the semi-annual planning meetings, if requested (HBTS status update and renewal, IEP).
• To ensure the optimal health and safety of children with special health care needs receiving supports.
• To adhere to all safety policies, including safe driving and seatbelt policies.
• All other duties as assigned and/or as identified in the HBTS treatment plan and Individual profile.

Qualifications

Qualifications / Requirements: 

• High School Diploma or GED required and 2 years’ experience working with children with special health care needs or a combination of experience, education, and training working with children with special health care needs and their families or an Associate’s Degree in a related field.
• Proficiency using digital devices and operating systems
• Willingness and ability to complete and perform CPR and Non-Violent Physical Crises Intervention (NCI).
• Willingness and ability to complete HBTS Training Curriculum
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record required
• Access to and provision of an insured automobile on an ongoing basis.
• Ability to lift independently up to 50 lbs. and up to 90 lbs. with assistance. 
• Stand for 70% of the workday, with frequent kneeling, bending, and stooping. 
• Physical capability to assist students with mobility challenges, including pushing and pulling.