Behavior Specialist

This is a Casual position with an approximate assignment length until June 2010. JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision provides screening, assessment, and/or treatment support for children zero through middle school age and their families. Serves as a liaison with community referral sources including physicians' offices and/or other treatment professionals to facilitate clinical and treatment options. Provides educational information to patients, parents and families, and community agencies regarding treatment modalities. Responds differentially to children based upon the child's age, understanding of the child's developmental level/abilities/disabilities, and cultural considerations. Provides marketing and administrative support to program by producing flyers, handouts and training materials and entering case related documentation into computer. Maintains case files per the hospital standards. Ability to bill private insurances for treatment services provided, when applicable. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Master's degree in related discipline 5 years experience in field related to area of specialty Based upon the current needs of the department Bilingual English/Spanish is required for this particular opening Demonstrated competency in varied treatment modalities for children with special needs Computer skills sufficient to perform data entry, production of educational materials and word processing License or certification that would allow for insurance billing For non-grant funded programs, BCBA, MFT, LCSW, or other license/certification that would allow for insurance billing For grant funded programs, certification in evidenced based parent training such as Redirecting Children's Behavior (RCB) or Incredible Years (IY) PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Greater than 5 years of directly related experience EOE/M/F/D/V