Behavioural Support Specialist

2 days ago


Orillia, Canada LOFT Community Services Full time

**DATE**:May 30th, 2024
**LOCATION**:North Simcoe Muskoka & Orillia, ON - Simcoe Terrace/GBL/TudHope
**COMPENSATION**:$63,042 - $74,308 Annually Prorated
**CONTRACT DURATION**:1 year

LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complicated issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty and homelessness. Serving approximately 19,633 annually and providing 1,861 units of supportive housing last year, LOFT is one of Ontario’s largest mental health service providers of its kind. LOFT is also recognized as a Nonprofit Employer of Choice Award (NEOC) recipient.

To help fulfill its mission, LOFT is hiring a** Behavioural Support Specialist**.

**Job Summary**

As a Behavioural Support Specialist, you will be a member of Mobile Support Teams that provides direct care, education and support to seniors who are demonstrating responsive behaviours that may be associated with various types of dementia, delirium, mental health, addictions or other neurological conditions living in a community setting within the geographical boundaries of the Central LHIN. The Behavioural Support Specialist will provide direct service to support the client, family members and/or caregivers to mitigate escalating responsive behaviours. In doing so, you will collaborate with the other members of the Mobile Support Team on the development and delivery of effective Behavioural Support Plans comprised of behavioural management approaches, psychosocial supports and education to referred individuals and their caregivers. You will also liaise with community agencies, other practitioners and key partners to coordinate care for clients. In addition, you will provide education and support to staff of the Mobile Support Teams to ensure current knowledge and trends in behavioural support.

**What You Will Do**
- Provide clinical assessment and treatment recommendations through a comprehensive behavioural approach.
- Design and ensure implementation and monitoring of skill promotion and behaviour intervention programs for identified clients in their homes and various community settings.
- Provide crisis intervention, risk management and urgent care planning for referred individuals and their caregivers. Identify and refer to crisis resources for high risk individuals.
- Support client and BSS team in the development and implementation of Behavioural Support Plans tailored to the client’s needs and issues designed to improve quality of life and assist in the mitigation of responsive behaviours.
- Review, edit and approve all Behavioural Support Plans to ensure adherence to ethical guidelines in behaviour management.
- Act as a liaison and client advocate among those involved with the client’s care including family, other care-givers, medical and other multi-disciplinary providers;
- Provide support, on-going training and consultation to colleagues, family members and/or other care-givers to assist in mitigating escalating responsive behaviours;
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and developing behavioural support models and trends and disseminate this information to the teams;
- Develop respectful and trusting relationships with clients using Recovery and Psychosocial Rehabilitation principles;
- Maintain strict confidentiality and follow all other required policies and procedures;
- Consistently interact with clients, staff, family members, other community agencies and partners in a professional manner that reflects favourably on the organization and the Behavioural Supports Ontario Project;
- Effectively participate as a member of the Mobile Support Team; attend staff/team meetings, client care conferences, other multi-disciplinary meetings, committee meetings etc. as required;
- Attend and actively participate in all required training;
- Collaboratively participates in ongoing supervision with the Director of Behavioural Support Services.
- Liaise, collaborate and coordinate with other professionals, service providers and partners within the Behavioural Support Services

**What You Bring**
Must Haves
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in one of the following health professions: Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology;
- Completion of an Advanced Diploma in Behavioural Science Technology:

- Minimum three years related experience in providing support to vulnerable seniors and older adults with responsive behaviours related to mental illness, addictions, dementia or other neurological conditions;
- Demonstrated experience and skill in developing and delivering behavioural management interventions for specified population;
- Extensive experience in training and educating colleagues, clients and key stakeholders on strategies and interventions aimed at addressing responsive behaviours;
- Knowledge of current and developing behaviour support models and the ability to implement the key components of those models into pr



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