Behaviour Specialist

About Us

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General Scope and Purpose of Position

We are currently looking for a Behaviour Specialist to join our team on a Full-Time basis. The Behaviour Specialist shall be expected to deliver personalized care and behavioral interventions to service users, primarily utilizing the TEACHH and SPELL methods, among other approaches.

Main duties & responsibilities

• Create Behavioural Support Plans for the service users, in particular, service users who exhibit severe challenging behaviour within the programme and are either directly referred to by the programme leaders and/ or following own observations.
• Hold regular observations of the service users within the various therapy and/ or other activities in the programmes, report such observations, and follow up with the recommended interventions.
• Ensure full compliance to internal policies and procedures and to inform the necessary departments should any gaps or flaws be identified.
• Provide training to staff, either through modelling or otherwise, on best approaches in dealing with Challenging Behaviour, and any other training related to the field of behavioural analysis which are in line with the specialisation of the Behaviour Specialist.
• Support staff member in dealing with service users with challenging behaviour including providing 'hands-on' support where necessary.
• Refer to existing guidelines where applicable and discuss with experts where necessary.
• Be active in promoting good practice across the Organisation, ensuring that any policy and process changes are communicated and implemented effectively.
• Abide to health and safety requirements under the guidance of the Health and Safety consultants

What we're looking for

An empathetic, compassionate & collaborative professional expert with excellent communication skills committed to continuous learning.

Role Requirements

The ideal candidate must be in possession of the following:

• Bachelor's Degree (Honours) qualification (equivalent to MQF Level 6) in Psychology & an MQF Level 7 qualification in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 3-years post-graduation experience working within the field of psychology with individuals with behaviors of concern and autism.
• Knowledge on usage of VB MAPP assessment, PEAK relational training and System Knowledge of Skills streaming social skills curriculum will be considered as an asset.
• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

Prior to being recruited and throughout the duration of employment, the selected candidates need to satisfy the requirements of the Protection of Minors Act (POMA) together with those of immunization.

Why work with Inspire?

At Inspire, we prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, commensurate to experience, we offer the below:

• Health Insurance.
• Mental Wellbeing Programme.
• Ten additional days of recess leave (calculated pro-rata).
• Study leave and other special leave days.
• Cloudigo Premium.
• Scholarship Programme.
• Inspire Pool Membership.