Developmental Specialist 1 (40 Hour)

Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening and must specify their qualifications on their application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. Please note you will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

If you require an accommodation to participate fully and fairly under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Renee LaBarge, DDS EEO Director at (860) 418-6022 or Renee.LaBarge@ct.gov.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Elizabeth Weston at Elizabeth.Weston@ct.gov.

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date. The email notification will include an expiration date by which you must submit (Finish) your responses. Please regularly check your email for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders, as emails could end up there in error.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

In a state health care facility, community based health care program or correctional facility, this class is accountable for conducting evaluations and therapy and providing services involving behavior modification, data collection and analysis, educational/vocational assessment and placement and/or program development and evaluation under close supervision.

• Under supervision, develops and implements behavioral programs and/or individual treatment plans and trains direct care staff in their implementation.
• Observes individual behavior.
• Collects individual behavioral and environmental data.
• Consults with allied professionals, families, direct care staff and community liaison workers on treatment planning, therapies and/or individual cases.
• Prepares case notes and progress notes.
• Participates in behavior analysis and adjustment, milieu therapy, research, educational/vocational assessment and placement, rehabilitation, data collection and analysis, program development and evaluation, behavioral techniques and community outreach.
• May have exposure to administration of tests as assigned by supervisor which can include inventories and objective measures.
• Participates in clinical and interdisciplinary case conferences and staff meetings.
• May provide consultation according to specialized expertise.
• May serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional.
• Performs related duties as required.
• More information can be found here.

Knowledge of general psychological theory and its application to treatment, rehabilitation and research programs; knowledge of statistics, data interpretation and experimental design; knowledge of diagnostic procedures and their use in developing treatment plans; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to develop treatment plans; ability to conduct individual and group psychotherapy; ability to provide consultation and training services; ability to utilize computer software.

A Master's or Doctorate degree in psychology, educational psychology, rehabilitative psychology, community psychology, experimental psychology or other related degree from a program accredited by a regional educational board and one (1) year of experience in treating and/or working with the individuals in the appropriate specialty serviced by the agency.

• Experience providing clinical interventions in multiple languages such as American Sign Language and Picture Exchange Communication System.
• Experience with medical conditions and how psychotropic medications impact behavioral presentation and side effects/symptoms that can mimic a psychiatric presentation.
• Experience with family systems theories and navigating family dynamics through clinical work with families and education.
• Experience creating positive behavioral support plans and tracking data to identify possible functions of a problem behavior which can include creating clinical treatment plans in inpatient, outpatient or at home services.
• Experience using Microsoft Word for letter writing, Powerpoint for creating educational presentations, Outlook for managing and prioritizing schedules and tasks, and Excel for entering data, creating formulas, as well as graphing data.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience coordinating with community providers, hospitals (medical or psychiatric), skilled nursing facilities, schools, correctional facilities, etc. in discharge planning, making referrals, coordinating follow up services, and helping to establish community resources.

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
2. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain individuals; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from individuals.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.