Behaviour Consultant

**MAY 03, 2023**| EXTERNAL/INTERNAL JOB POSTING

**COMPETITION NO.23-044**

**Position**: Temporary Full Time Behaviour Consultant

**Location**: Lower Mainland: Tri Cities, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Delta, Langley, Vancouver

**Hours**: 35 hours per week

We are looking for a temporary Behaviour Consultant to join our Sources Positive Behaviour Support team This position will be covering for a maternity leave.

The individual must have exceptional organizational skills, be able to work independently, and have strong interpersonal skills.

**About **_**Sources**_

SOURCES is a community-based non-profit organization that has been providing support, encouragement, and hope for individuals and families in White Rock, Surrey, Delta, Langley, Prince George, and Parksville for 40 years. We serve 40,000 individuals yearly and that is all owing to our dedicated team. Wewelcome people of all genders, races, cultures, ethnicities, and abilities. We strive to create more vibrant and resilient communities by offering support to children, youth, families, persons with disabilities, seniors, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and others who are coping with isolation, addiction, mental illness, poverty, disability, and conflict. We also support our communities through leadership, education, and volunteerism.

SOURCES is also committed to learning about, celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth, reconciliation, and resurgence.

We value diversity, respect, and collaboration as we are all striving to promote the same mission—_**social wellness for our community**_.

**Description of Position**

Reporting to the Manager of Positive Behavior Support Services, the Behavior Consultant is a temporary full-time employee of Sources Community Resources.

The Behaviour Consultant will offer a full range of consultation and support services to families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including assessment of behaviour problems, design, and implementation of programs specific to the needs of the individual child/youth, hands on training to parents and support staff and evaluation procedures to determine success of the programs.

**General Responsibilities**:

- Maintains client records.
- Participates in program evaluation.
- Ensures that all Society policies and procedures are followed.

**Program Specific Responsibilities**:

- Assessment and analysis of behaviour.
- Design and implementation of strategies specific to the needs of the family.
- Hands on training for parents and other supporting individuals.
- Monitor effectiveness of implemented strategies.
- Modify programs when improvement is not observed.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum bachelor’s degree in a related area (e.g., Applied Behavior Analysis or Psychology).
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Behavior Consultant, where training family members/interventionists and programming for persons with developmental disabilities took place.
- Experience and knowledge in the following areas: Applied Behavior Analysis principles, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), analysis and design, planning and implementation of individual Behavior Support Plans.
- Experience working with individuals with challenging behaviors an asset.
- Knowledge of Family Centered Positive Behavior Support and the creation of Summary Statements and Competing Pathway Diagrams.
- Ability to create and implement Safety Plans, and monitor or revise the Safety Plan on an as-needed basis.
- Experience with providing Parent Training to families or other caregivers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; speaking a second language an asset.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team and demonstrate initiative.
- Experience working with other social service professionals (Social Workers, School Teachers, Physicians).
- Valid BC driver’s license and has own vehicle.
- Be willing to travel frequently to family homes throughout the Lower Mainland.

**Start Date**: June 01, 2023

**End Date**:January 12, 2025

**Salary**: $33.10 per hour

**Benefits**:

- 100% employer paid coverage for extended health and dental
- Long term disability, life insurance, critical illness insurance, accidental death & dismemberment coverage
- Employee & Family Assistance plan
- Pension plan
- Generous paid time off, starting at 3 weeks

**Closing Date**: May 19, 2023.

**How to apply**:

- Only those who meet qualifications will be contacted.

**Salary**: $33.10 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Lower Mainland, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

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