Job Overview
Job Hours: Full Time – 40 hrs/5 days per week (Non-exempt)
Supervised by: Family Services Manager
Salary: DOE with full health, dental, and PTO benefits
Supervised by: Family Services Manager
Salary: DOE with full health, dental, and PTO benefits
Holy Family Day Home is a 501(c) (3) organization celebrating 100 years of providing high quality
childcare and family support services in San Francisco. Our mission is to provide affordable, high quality,
early educational childcare in a stable and nurturing environment, thereby offering the children of
working families a sound foundation for lifelong development, continuing a tradition established by the
Sisters of the Holy Family.
Scope of Work:
The Behavior Therapist is a member of the Family Support Services team, and a key member of our
classroom support team. The role of the behavior therapist is to develop, facilitate, and support the social
emotional growth of our children through behavioral and ABA based interventions. The Behavior
Therapist will be responsible for providing per diem and scheduled support for classrooms and children
exhibiting maladaptive or unmanageable behaviors. This clinician will be assigned students to work with
by the Family Support Services team and will be expected to maintain consistent and sound therapeutic
notes and document progress toward treatment goals. The Behavior Therapist will be expected to develop
Behavior Support plans and objectives for each client on their assigned caseload. In collaboration with
supervision, the Behavior Therapist will keep the team abreast of the needs of the students in their
sessions and report aggregate data to the leadership team on a weekly basis.
Minimum Qualifications:
• BA/BS Psychology, Social Work, Child Development, Applied Behavior Analysis.
- At least 2 years’ experience working in an ABA therapeutic or clinical capacity with children below
the age of 7 exhibiting moderate to severe behavioral issues and/or social emotional and
developmental delays.
- Ability to maintain composure and sound judgement under stressful and shifting demands.
- Willingness to implement physical/verbal/gestural/ and other redirected techniques.
- Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Excel, MSOffice.
- Bilingual English-Spanish preferred.
- Experience working with people from diverse racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds,
including houseless neighbors.
- Ability to consistently lift and/or carry at least 50 pounds.
- Must pass Live scan fingerprinting process and background check
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide in classroom support to children with behavioral needs.
• Work with HFDH Family Services Team; consisting of Case Manager, Family Therapist, Play
Therapist, and School Counselor to identify and engage child and families in supportive services.
• Collaborate with teachers and support staff to provide trauma-informed and strengths based
psychoeducation to the community as whole.
• Provide or Collaborate on a formal assessment for each child after meeting with the childs’
family and teachers, observing the child in class and meeting with the child individually.
• Draft Behavior Support plans for each child and discuss them with the parents; obtain the
parents’ approval of the plan.
• Provide referrals to adjunct services for children as needed.
• All other duties assigned.
Communication:
- Work cooperatively with parents, staff and third-party consultants to meet the individual needs
of children and their families.
- Conduct meetings with parents/guardians for child assessment.
• Maintain communication regarding Holy Family Day Home to parents, other staff members,and the surrounding community.
• Meet regularly with administration, parents, teachers and others regarding the developmental
progress of children and interpretation of HFDH policies.
COVID-19 precautions:
• Remote interview process
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Plastic shield at workstations
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
All families must drop off children outside the building at this time.
Please send Resume and Cover letter to:
Email: jobs@holyfamilydayhome.org
FAX: 415-861-8926 Attn. Human Resources
HFDH is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and healthy workplace.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they
believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. We are
determined to find the best person to support the children and families in our school, and we
understand that an ideal candidate may be someone who comes from a less traditional background.
We encourage you to apply even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications
below. We are looking for remarkable people that believe in our mission and can contribute to
our team in various ways
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