DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Direct Care & Treatment Services
Community Based Services
AFSCME Council No. 5  (AFSCME)
• Employment Condition: Full Time; 1.0FTE 40 hours per week/80 hours per pay period • Shift: Rotating • Insurance Eligibility: Anticipated Full Employer Contribution
As a Behavior Modification Assistant (BMA) you will be responsible for supporting individuals who are in our short- and long-term housing program. These individuals may have intellectual disabilities, mental illness, brain injury, and other emotional, behavioral, medical complexities. In this position you will ensure the people we serve achieve their highest quality of life and personal growth! You will do this by: • Assisting in assessing individual's needs by performing direct care duties • Developing and implementing residential and habilitation support plans with goals and methods. • Evaluating and documenting out-comes, maintaining or modifying the plans and performing related work as required. • Respond therapeutically using de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports to individuals with challenging behaviors • Site: MLB Donnelly • Town: Farmington, MN • Rural: 10 minutes south of Inver Grove Heights, 5 minutes East of Farmington • EASE Level: 4 • Staffing level: 1:1 during the day 1:2 overnights 24-hour awake • Age Range: 20-40 years • Diagnosis: ID, FASD, and MI *Site description narratives are subject to change at any time as individuals residing in the home or program or their level of care required may change.
Available upon request from the local Human Resources Office.
PLEASE NOTE: Any time an employee bids, voluntarily transfers, or voluntarily demotes to fill a vacancy in an existing SOCS, any previously approved vacation may be rescinded if any employee already working in the SOCS has approved leave for any of the days.