Lourie Center - Highland Park

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Adventist HealthCare's The Lourie Center seeks to hire an experienced Crisis Intervention Technician for our Therapeutic Nursery Program who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

The Therapeutic Nursery Program (TNP) is a specialized early childhood education program focused on children’s social and emotional development. The classroom is similar to a preschool program, but serves children who have social and emotional delays, trauma histories, aggressive behaviors, and other needs.

As a Crisis Intervention Technician you will:
• Monitors all student environments, anticipating, identifying, and employing appropriate de-escalation techniques to address disruptive student behaviors
• Skillfully and strategically applies a wide variety of verbal and nonverbal de-escalation techniques while maintaining a patient and respectful attitude toward students, demonstrating an ability to relate to children at their level of understanding
• Processes Behavioral Intervention Data Sheets by proofreading forms, ensuring accuracy of documentation, obtaining appropriate signatures, and making copies to send home to parent/guardian, and communicates with parents/guardians to resolve concerns of behavior communicated through these forms
• Reviews digitally recorded footage of crisis as needed for training, troubleshooting, and staff development
• Performs appropriate restraint techniques or removes student from the environment as needed for de-escalation
• Communicates with transportation staff regarding reports of student behavior on the bus and relays reports to each classroom and evaluate safety plans for students presenting challenging behavior on the bus
• Interacts regularly with classroom staff, social workers, and leadership team involved in crises
• Assists in classrooms, as necessary, when other staff members are absent
• Serve as crisis intervention technique trainer

Qualifications include:
• Associates degree or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of relevant experience in a program for individuals with behavioral and/or emotional needs; experience may be in an internship, student teaching or volunteer capacity
• Basic CPI must be completed within 7 calendar days from hire.  Advanced CPI must be completed within 60 days from hire. 

Work Schedule:

Employment Type: Full-time 

Pay Range:

$20.07 - $26.42

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

 

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act.  As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

 

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).

Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.  Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs. 

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.