Job Description

 

Hybrid schedule available: expectation for 4 days in office and/or residential homes, and 1 full day remote

About the Facility:

 

Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) is one of three Regional Centers in Colorado that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have intensive needs. 

GJRC, which dates back to 1919, has both Intermediate Care Facilities/Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (ICF/IDD) homes and Home and Community Based Services Waiver (HCBS Waiver) homes throughout the community. The center serves a diverse population, from people who have high abilities but are a high risk to themselves or others to people who have significant medical challenges.

Programs are individualized to meet varying needs. Services provided range from residential services and health services to mental health intervention. GJRC provides day program, vocational and specialized habilitation, speech, occupational therapy, therapeutic recreation and nutritional services.

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About the Position:

This position will ensure that the people served receive the necessary services and support for stabilization. The people served at the Regional Centers exhibit challenging, complicated behaviors that private providers in the community have not been able to adequately address. This position provides evidence-based behavior analytic programming for people served with a range of IDD, mental health diagnoses, physical disabilities, and problematic behavior. This position conducts Functional Behavior Assessments, develops treatment and behavior plans, monitors behavior programs, analyzes data, and provides clinical oversight and supervision to DSTs, who may or may not hold a specific licensure/credential, including Registered Behavior Technician. This position will regularly consult with the other members of the Interdisciplinary and Medical teams at the Regional Center, as well as outside providers, to ensure comprehensive and appropriate treatment. This position will conduct assessments and provide treatment recommendations, provide data and consultation to the Human Rights Committee and interdisciplinary team (IDT), train DSTs and IDT members, and may also be required to appear in court to represent the agency in regard to Imposition of Legal Disability (ILD) hearings and/or participate in criminal hearings and/or probation meetings as part of the IDT. This position may provide agency-wide training, as needed. Duties in this position include: 

Additionally, as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, you can expect to:

 

• Completes Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and the development of behavior intervention plans. This individual works with the Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professionals (QIDP) and IDT to gather information regarding the person served. The behavior plans are in compliance with all ICF regulations and are written with a focus on decreasing maladaptive behavior and increasing appropriate and adaptive behavior that will increase the likelihood of success for the individual both while living at the Regional Center and once transition to the least restrictive environment is achieved
• Engage in regular consultation with GJRC teams to ensure comprehensive and appropriate care for people served. This includes both providing and receiving feedback to and from various teams who are also providing support to the people served. Consultation may include but is not limited to: behavior, mental health diagnoses and concerns, implementation of evidence-based procedures, risk assessments, and evaluation and treatment for dangerous behavior. The individual in this position will participate in Community Support Team (CST) meetings, Transition Support Team (TST) meetings, Human Rights Committee (HRC) meetings, and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings when needed and appropriate
• Provide ongoing training and oversight to Direct Support Technician’s who may or may not hold a specific license or certification
• Provide training and guidance to all staff implementing the behavior program
• Make appropriate and accurate clinical decisions based on data collected through behavior plan procedures and other assessments.
• Data analysis includes the collection, graphing, and interpretation of data regarding each resident’s behavior program. Data analysis may be conducted through a variety of platforms such as an electronic health record, computer software, and paper data. Data analysis will be comprehensive and continuous
• Other duties as assigned

Experience Only:

• Eight (8) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to eight (8) years

Special Qualifications:

Required - BCBA certified or ability to sit and pass the exam within 2 years of hire. Inability to do so may result in termination.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution in counseling, psychology, social work or behavior analysis.  

• Nationally certified as a “Board Certified Behavior Analyst” (BCBA) or certified by a
  similar nationally recognized organization or licensed by the State Board of Examiners

• Two (2) years of directly supervised experience developing and implementing
  behavioral support plans utilizing established approaches including Behavioral Analysis or Positive Behavioral Supports that are consistent with best practice and research on effectiveness for individuals with developmental disabilities.

• Customer Service skills

• Oral and Written Communication Skills

• Written Communication Skills

• Listening Skills

• Teaching Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively orally with information and ideas so others will
  understand.

• Ability to instruct individuals for guidance with personal care needs.

Conditions of Employment:

• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Must have valid unrestricted US Driver License
• Drive state car, van or bussette to various group homes, programming, admin & in community
• Pre-employment Physical/Tests: Must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, bend, squat, etc. and perform physical interventions proficiently (pre-employment and continuously throughout employment). 
• TB test is required, Requires Influenza and COVID vaccine, or an exemption approved by HR

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal Rights: 

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to  spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at  spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

For additional recruiting questions, please contact natasha.story @state.co .us

About Us: 

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the  Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a  PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan  plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Employer supplemented  Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to  .

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach:  To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

Balance creates quality of life:  We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable:  We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters:  We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical:  We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together:  We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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