Job Description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a Psychology Assistant to join the team at the Glenwood Resource Center (GRC). This is a full-time position with a variable schedule that could include weekends and holidays and offers opportunity for advancement, growth, and development. Employees are eligible for a $1,500 retention payment for a commitment of 7 pay periods (14 weeks) and are eligible for renewal at the end of each 7 pay periods until the facility closes. Speak to the hiring manager for more information on eligibility.

The Psychology Assistant is assigned to a specific home and responsible for program implementation and monitoring in coordination with the GRC Psychology Department and Area Psychologist. This position conducts frequent in-home observations focusing on replacement behavior training sessions, program procedure implementation, quality of life indicators, medication, and other factors. Related responsibilities include frequent collection, accuracy assurance, review, and tabulation of data sheets. Presentation of data for Monthly Integrated Reviews, the Behavior Management Committee, and other meetings will be required, along with participation in area team meetings and selected psychiatric consultations. This position also provides, monitors, and documents competency-based training to staff on Behavior Support Plan (BSP) and Physical Nutrition and Management Program procedures, and assists with mealtimes and activities, providing other hands-on assistance as directed.

The Psychology Assistant participates in the development of BSPs including completing functional assessment procedures, questionnaires, stimulus preference assessments, and summaries for BSPs and Individual Support Plans. This position considers information from team members, graphed data, reliability checks, psychiatric consultations, medical records, and other relevant information sources to provide input and insight into the functional assessment of target behaviors. In addition, the Psychology Assistant serves on organizational committees, attends administrative meetings as needed, and participates in professional development activities.

Located in southwest Iowa, GRC provides residential services for individuals who have struggled to be successful in the community, gives in-home support for those who transition to the community, and assists community-based providers by providing assessments, training, and other technical support. The goal of all GRC services is to help individuals be successful in their communities.

If you enjoy working as part of an interdisciplinary team, helping to develop person-centered Individual Support Plans, while helping individuals stabilize and return to their community of preference then this is a wonderful opportunity to consider.

We have a great total compensation package, including:

• Iowa Public Employees\' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

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Glenwood Highlights

The City of Glenwood is home to just over 5,000 friendly people in the Loess Hills of southwest Iowa. A small rural community with strong ties to the Council Bluffs and Omaha metropolitan area, Glenwood is a dynamic and welcoming place to live and work. The Loess Hills landform is an Iowa treasure that spans more than 1,080 square miles along the eastern edge of the Missouri River flood plain. This unique feature is up to 15 miles wide and 220 miles long. Bridging rural and metropolitan areas, the hills have something for everyone. Home of the Mills County Historical Museum, seven historical buildings with the largest display of Prehistoric Native American Artifacts in the state of Iowa are located here. Nearby you can find the Hillsdale Lily Garden with 159 lily varieties on an acre of land surrounded by a walking path. Glenwood is just 25 minutes from Omaha and about 2 hours from Des Moines. Check out these .

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HHS values those with \xe2\x80\x9clived experience\xe2\x80\x9d and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are also encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired - Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor\'s Degree in Psychology, Special Education, Guidance and Counseling, or Human Development and Behavior;

OR One year of full-time technical level work experience in the areas mentioned above (such as psychiatric aide, Youth Service Worker, Social Work Associate, Social Worker, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant, Resident Treatment Worker, Vocational Instructor, or Drug Abuse Counselor) may be substituted for each 30 semester hours of the required education.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

For certain designated positions at Glenwood and Woodward Resource Centers, applicants must be a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, or obtain the required certification within a period of time as specified by the appointing authority at the time of hire.

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The state offers paid vacation, sick time and holidays, a defined benefit retirement plan, health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance along with flexible spending accounts. For more information, please visit the executive branch employee benefits .

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