Therapeutic Behavioral Services Coach

Therapeutic Behavioral Services Coach

The Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) Coach provides intensive therapeutic behavioral interventions and replacement skill-building strategies for children/youth with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. The position is responsible for partnering with the client and therapeutic teams to achieve and maintain the goals defined in the treatment plan.

What we offer:

• Hybrid Remote Model with a company laptop.
• Manageable caseload for quality care.
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Comprehensive benefits, including Health Plan Options (95% premium coverage).
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with match.
• Additional pay for bilingual staff.
• Free Headspace mindfulness app access.
• Eligibility for State Loan Forgiveness Program.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive, client centered therapeutic behavioral interventions and replacement skill-building strategies to clients to address the target behaviors.
• Coordinate care with client care team that may include the therapist, family, school personnel, program staff, county workers and any other persons involved with the TBS client.
• Provide systems-oriented interventions to develop parenting skills for client’s family, foster family or support system.
• Develop culturally relevant functional behavioral analysis, treatment plans, and transition plans.
• Facilitate referrals to community resources and perform case management services.
• Participate in clinical supervision, consultations, and training.
• Complete all documentation per Medi-Cal, Santa Clara County and AACI standards within expected deadlines.
• Complete other related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology or child development; or equivalent education, training and experience.
• One year or more of experience in case management and providing direct services.
• Certification or experience in behavior modification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of behavioral interventions, behavioral analysis, and crisis de-escalation interventions.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to model parenting skills and psychoeducation on parenting tools and techniques.
• Ability to use behavioral interventions effectively with youth in home and at school. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Verbal and written fluency in English required; Bilingual skills in a second language (particularly Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese) desired but not required.
• This position may require driving. A valid California driver license, current personal auto insurance, and an MVR sufficient to maintain insurability under agency auto liability policies.

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential background.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Working conditions

This job requires you to be in the community, in client’s homes, and other community partner sites. Work is often conducted in an office environment. Basic safety precautions and use of protective clothing or gear may be required. Driving is essential to the function of this job. The job requires travel up to 30% of the time. Working with clients who are seriously mentally ill, or high risk may increase exposure to secondary trauma.

Physical requirements