Why Young Adult Institute
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedEmpowers individuals with disabilities through diverse support services for fulfilling lives.
- Residential services - we provide residential services to people in settings that reflect their desires and needs. We operate group homes that provide 24-hour supervision as well as apartments for those who are more independent and require less supports. We…$181.5M spent in FY2024
- Day and community services - day habilitation offers individualized and group activities designed to teach life skills, build relationships, promote independence and provide engagement in the community. In addition, trained specialists provide individualized skills training in the home and the…$64.8M spent in FY2024
- Clinical programs - yai operates article 16 clinics which provide psychological testing and evaluations, mental health services, nutrition, and occupational, physical, and speech therapies.$9.7M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenIf you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities Provides day-to-day supervision of Behavior Intervention Specialists (BISs) for an assigned region, maintaining regular communication and ensuring understanding of job expectations, policies and procedures and conducting observations and evaluations of performance to ensure that staff are successfully supporting the behavioral and psychiatric needs of persons supported.
Regularly performs all clinical duties of OPWDD BIS 2 as indicated in Behavior Intervention Specialist – OPWDD BIS 2 job description including assessments, evaluations, development and implementation of person-centered interventions and behavior support plans, training of program staff, effective data collection and completion of documentation for assigned caseload. Directs and assists assigned BIS staff with conducting functional behavior assessments (FBAs) and other assessments of behavior, implementing, monitoring and otherwise updating behavior support plans and interventions through regular support, feedback and coaching.
Participates in the hiring process, interviewing and assessing candidates for behavior intervention roles and ensures appropriate staffing and coverage for regional needs. Initiates, reviews or approves staff status, work hour, promotions, demotions, transfers and/or other adjustments for staff, ensuring changes are appropriately submitted in Workday in a timely manner. Ensures timekeeping records and approvals are completed through Workday accurately and on a timely basis to support payroll processing; identifies concerns with attendance, work hours and/or time tracking, resolving with staff or coordinating resolutions with leadership, when needed.
Regularly travels to programs across assigned region to conduct assessments, implement plans, collect data, facilitate training sessions, attend meetings and/or to observe staff to ensure appropriate implementation and monitoring of behavior support plans; travels to local headquarters or other regions, as directed.
Serves as the primary resource for behavioral and psychiatric needs of the people we support across assigned region, providing leadership and clinical support to program staff and regional leadership and regularly attends regional leadership meetings to remain informed of progress, concerns or issues and makes recommendations regarding initiatives to address new or changing behavior and clinical needs. Collaborates with regional program leadership, program staff and BIS team to identify, address and/or coordinate clinical training needs, supports, data collection and related plans, and provides feedback regarding program staff and people supported, as applicable.
Plans and facilitates regional direct care leadership and/or other clinical team meetings to engage, train and assess Assistant BIS and other direct care staff as applicable, providing support, guidance…
About Young Adult Institute
From its Form 990- Budget $297.4M · Human Services
- Staff 4,554 · founded 1957
- Pays its leaders $223K–$555K (8 reported)
- Open jobs 300 · Jobs at Young Adult Institute · Full 990 report