Navigator at Easterseals Southern California in San Diego, CA

Easterseals Southern California transforms lives every day. For over a century, Easterseals has championed inclusion and independence—delivering essential services like early childhood programs, autism services, employment and independent living support to more than 29,000 people each year. Through advocacy and education, we break barriers and create opportunities for the one-in-four Americans with disabilities. 

Hiring range: $75,000/yr - $93,000/yr

OVERVIEW OF POSITION: Under the direct supervision of the Director and Senior Navigator, serves as the primary contact for anything related to the assigned clients’ system navigation, behavioral needs, including creating, delivering, and maintaining treatment plan designs, interventions, documentation, and staff trainings.Provides clinical services to individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, across various settings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION:

• Provide 1:1 high quality, specialized behavior intervention services to assigned individuals diagnosed with autism disorder, development delays and/or other related disabilities through planned interventions, which may include discrete trials, antecedent and consequence modifications, and planned and intermittent reinforcement.
• Designs and conducts functional behavior assessments including functional analysis.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of Enhanced Care Management (ECM) services, using the biopsychosocial and positive psychology framework, to guide systems integration and facilitation to reach agreed upon common goals.
• Responsible to seek medical consultation with subject matter experts in providing comprehensive client care, including ESSC Medical Director, ESSC Psychologist, RN, and other therapy providers.
• Ensures high quality services and the use of best-practice guidelines within their assigned Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs and framework.
• Proactively develop, implement, and monitor client individualized treatment plans, following best practices guidelines, to ensure skill acquisition and behavior reduction, track progress toward established goals, and modify plans as needed.
• Identifies, connects and maintains appropriate linakges to support the stability and health of the individual and family.
• Accurately and timely completes and maintains necessary documentation, special incident reports, assessment evaluations, treatment notes, supervision session, transition reports, and exit summaries. Request pertinent reports from other ESSC programs, as appropriate.
• Be available for consult once an incident report has been filed.
• Meets productivity requirements by conducting monthly supervision hours for assigned clients, reaching 100% of contract hours.
• Plans and develops specialized training and instructional materials for staff to support client safety and independence, treatment plan implementation, and data collection. Conduct training monthly and/or as needed per client needs.
• Delivers ongoing consultation in assigned residential home or facility, if applicable.
• Coordinates care with other systems and service lines, including therapy services, medical providers, school districts and more, to maintain consistent communication between all support team members.
• Completes quarterly or bimonthly reports for funding source (i.e., regional center) and present at Individual Program Plan (IPP)and IEP meetings.
• Plans and participates in intake and inactivation meetings per client needs.
• Be familiar with and adhere to each funding source plan design.
• Be available to work weekends or holidays, when required and per identified needs.
• Initiates and provides on-going communication to Director and Senior Navigator. Prepares and provides reports regarding monthly caseload status.
• Remains current and report updates on changes to Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) standards, new research, current trends and developments in autism and related fields.
• Works collaboratively with other Navigators to ensure consistency of service.
• Travels as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree in ABA or related field.|Must possess and maintain a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification and/or LCSW.|Must possess and maintain a current CPR certification.|Bilingual a plus.

EXPERIENCE:

• Have at least 2 years of supervision experience working with individuals with autism and/or other developmental disabilities.
• Have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with individuals with autism and/or other developmental disabilities.
• Prior experience in managing challenging behaviors and implementing behavior reduction treatment plans, programming experience in areas of Verbal Behavior, ADL, IADL, TA, skills teaching, caregiver education, and staff training.
• Previous experience working with adults in various capacities.
• Expertise in approaches to intervention based on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis. Competent in employing and directing behavior analytic methodologies including Pivotal Response Training (PRT), Natural Environment Teaching (NET), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Behavior Skills Training (BST), and Experimental Functional Analysis (EFA). Experience with conducting the following assessments: AFLS, Vineland, EFL, and VBMAPP.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of scope and sequence of skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Fluent in electronic data collection and curriculum, proficiency in computer systems and Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Word, One note, Team).
• Ability to interpret and implement policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to maintain customer service orientation and professionalism in all interactions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, through oral and written skills, and work cooperatively with a variety of individuals and groups, and maintain positive affect.
• Ability to exercise discretion, demonstrate good judgement, and maintain a high level of confidentiality to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Ability to pass a post-offer crisis management training, physical examination, and a TB test.
• Ability to provide proof of required vaccinations or positive titer showing immunity. A signed declination may be acceptable for certain vaccinations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a criminal record/fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation per Easterseals Southern California and/or program requirements.
• Ability to travel locally (e.g., residential homes, day program, etc.).; maintain driving record in compliance with Transportation Safety Standards; maintain auto insurance and vehicle registration.

Carrying/Lifting: Occasional / 0-10
Standing: Occasional / Up to 3 hours per day
Sitting: Constant / Up to 8 hours per day
Walking: Occasional / Up to 3 hours per day
Repetitive Motion/Activity: Keyboard activity, telephone use, writing
Visual Acuity: Ability to view computer monitor and read newsprint
Travel: Up to 75% of time
Environmental Exposure: None