Behaviour Associate

1 week ago

KitchenerWaterloo, Canada Barrantes & Associates Inc. Full time

**Celebrating Difference. Supporting Individuals.**

**Barrantes & Associates Inc.** is a multiservice organization. We maintain a person-centered, evidence based, and trauma informed practice. Our team creates and implements personalized programming (i.e., rehabilitation, respite, behaviour, and supervision) for individuals and families with individualized needs. Our focus is to enrich the lives of the people we support, to celebrate their differences.

**Barrantes & Associates Inc**. is seeking a Behaviour Associate devoted to helping clients achieve their goals. A successful applicant must:

- Maintain a high standard of care, compassion, and commitment.
- Have the proven ability to work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting.
- Have the proven ability to work with clients of all demographics; including, but not limited to clients with dual diagnoses, developmental disabilities, and complex behaviours.
- Be familiar with behaviour skills training and teaching replacement behaviours.
- Be familiar with task analysis, prompt fading, and identifying functions of behaviour.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and maintain access to a vehicle for travel in the community.
- Possess valid First Aid and CPR training.
- Be able to obtain a valid, negative Vulnerable Sector Check.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain rapport with clients as required.
- Assist with and advocate for clients’ needs.
- Implement effective behaviour management strategies.
- Create a supportive and collaborative environment in order to maximize clients’ potential.
- Provide urgent response for clients in crisis.
- Complete clinical documentation after each client visit.
- Collaborate and communicate with team members as needed.

**Other responsibilities**:

- Participate in ongoing professional development through company workshops and/or external learning opportunities.
- Maintain confidentiality of client and company information.

**Education**:

- A successful applicant is a graduate of a recognized degree or diploma program (e.g., SSW, DSW, CYC, CYW, OTA/PTA, BSW, PSYCH, PSW).

**Experience**:

- 3+ years in the social service sector.
- Additional training in behaviour management and modification considered an asset.
- CPI/Safe Management Group training preferred.
- Fluency in ASL and/or adaptive language(s) is considered a strong asset.

We welcome all applicants and are especially interested in those with experience as a Social Service Worker, Disability Support Worker, Child & Youth Counsellor, Child & Youth Worker, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, Social Worker, Personal Support Worker, or Behaviour Support Therapist.

At **Barrantes & Associates Inc.**, we celebrate difference and support individuals, welcome diversity and ability, race and religion (or belief), colour and age, gender identity and/or expression, and any other status of identification or being. **Barrantes & Associates Inc.** is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**Job Types**: Fixed term contract, Casual
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $27.00-$30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- Behaviour Support: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle (required)

Work Location: On the road

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