Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) Specialist

Lifeworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that individuals with autism lead healthy and enriched lives by providing essential clinical services across the lifespan. Founded in 2013, Lifeworks provides residential, vocational, and educational opportunities for adults throughout Northeast Ohio with a diagnosis of autism. Among its array of services, the agency offers behavioral health and Applied Behavior Analytic services for individuals of all ages who are on the spectrum.

Position Summary:

Lifeworks is currently hiring a TBS Specialist to be a part of our growing and dynamic team! As TBS Specialist, you will provides Therapeutic Behavioral Services to clients, their families, and/or significant others as needed.  You will transition clients in community settings and work to provide support to individuals with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and mental health diagnosis – including education and consultation – for parents and/or caregivers, case coordination, and symptom management and monitoring.  The TBS Specialist is expected to meet the program’s productivity target for billable service each week.  Services take place in the home, the school, and in the community.  Some evening and weekend hours may apply.

Responsibilities Include:

• Accept assignment of cases from the supervisor to provide Therapeutic Behavioral Services for clients, their families, and significant others as needed, including: community organizations, schools, other health and social service professionals, the justice system, and other agencies involved with the client.
• Accept case assignments from the clinical supervisor and jointly develop tasks and interventions that implement treatment goals.
• Provide Therapeutic Behavioral Services including: crisis intervention, support, including education and consultation for families and/or significant others regarding the client’s mental illness, individual interventions, symptom monitoring and self-management of symptoms, etc…
• Recognize the significance of the parent and/or caregiver in the client’s life and demonstrate the skills to engage the client, primary family, and other supportive adults in the treatment planning process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in psychology, social work or related human service field.
• Experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder
• Maintain an valid driver’s license and driving record
• Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes and abilities.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment
• Must be at least 20 years old in order to apply

Why Work for Us?

At Lifeworks we pride ourselves in possessing a dynamic, collaborative culture throughout all of our programs. We value our employees and their commitment to our mission and offer competitive benefits including:

• Dental, vision and medical insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) plan
• Life insurance
• Paid long-term disability
• Generous paid time off

Other benefits of working at Lifeworks include:

• A friendly, professional and appreciated staff
• Working with a team committed to the well-being of others
• Career growth
• Field work experience and supervision hours for BCBA and BCaBA candidates.
• Year round free CEU trainings