Pay: Range starts at $20/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Program: Pingree
Benefit Highlights
- On-Demand Pay allows access to a portion of earned wages before the usual payday.
- Time off includes 15 days of annual accrued paid time off, which increases by one day with each year of service, 11 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.
- Full-time and part-time (30+ hours) team members are eligible for health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, legal, auto, home, and pet insurance.
- Team members who enroll in a qualified medical plan can contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA). We match every HSA contribution, up to $850 for individuals and $1700 for families annually.
- We help our team members with tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, and career training and development. Valley also participates in Utah and federal student loan forgiveness programs.
- Our discounts and perks program provides more than $4500 in savings on everything from pizza to the zoo to movie tickets to oil changes!
- 401(k) retirement program allows for both pre-tax and post-tax contributions and includes a company match up to 5% of your annual salary.
Why Valley?
Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.
You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.
Job Summary & Deliverables
The Autism Specialist provides developmental and educational services to children and adolescents with autism in a clinical setting or the home environment.
- Designs individualized programs for children and adolescents with autism to increase and develop social, communication, and behavioral skills
- Provides services within the assigned treatment setting - clinical setting or the client’s home. Homebased treatment assignments require access to reliable transportation.
- Designs specialized programs and teaching procedures for individual or small groups of clients to develop academic knowledge and ability through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures
- Charts the progress of assigned clients through weekly progress notes to ensure the ongoing evaluation of each client's strengths and opportunities
- Monitors progress notes and related data to ensure the proper implementation of individualized behavior change programs
- Reviews current research on autism, understands behavioral modification theories and applies appropriate techniques
- Completes various administrative tasks and meets deadlines for submission to ensure timely and accurate data collection for electronic health record systems
Required Qualifications
Education
- High School diploma or equivalent
Experience
- Three months of experience as an Autism Assistant or six months of direct client care experience
Licenses/Certifications
- CPR certification Valley de-escalation certification
- Driving positions require a minimum age of 21 and a current driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years of experience working with individuals with autism