Positive Support Specialist - Coordinated Care Services : Job Details

**Organization:** Heritage Christian Services

**Posting Start:** 2021-10-13

**Location:** Rochester

**Job Title:** Positive Support Specialist

**Posting End:** 2021-11-28

**A Brief Job Description:**

The positive support specialist has the responsibility to be a role model and provide positive support assistance to people and their direct support staff, in a variety of locations.

- Responsible for supporting people through challenging times, including implementing various support plans (behavior supports plans, behavior guidelines, and monitoring plans.)

- Provide staff with support and constructive feedback and onsite education, as needed, about their implementation of various support plans.

- Provide direct observations while on shift to assist behavior intervention specialist in behavior support plan development, implementation, and modification.

- To act as a liaison, as needed, between the assigned behavior specialist and the site during times when the behavior specialist is unable to be on site.

- Document positive behavior and any challenges in Therap.

- Provide support and modeling to direct support staff on how to write thorough behavior progress notes.

- Review behavior support documentation and identify trends, in conjunction with the behavior intervention specialist.

- Perform basic responsibilities of resident counselors.

- Participate in and contribute to behavior support team meetings.

**Contact Information:**

Elinor Zollweg [email protected]