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title: Behavior Specialist at Nexus Family Healing
description: Nexus Family Healing is hiring for the Behavior Specialist role in Austin, MN.
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| **Company** | Nexus Family Healing |
| **Location** | Austin, MN |
| **Salary** | $19/hr - $20/hr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 25, 2026 |
## Description

**Nexus Family Healing** is looking to add a **Behavior Specialist** to our team at **New Dominion School**, our on-campus school.

**Our Behavior Specialists provide academic therapeutic crisis intervention services to youth within the school setting to contribute to positive outcomes and brighter futures!!**

**At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion.**

 **As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.**

**SCHEDULE/PAY/LOCATION:**

- Full-time, Monday - Friday on-site at New Dominion School on the campus of Nexus-Gerard Family Healing
- **Pay range - $19 - $20/hour**
- Located at: 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912

**Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:** 

- Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
- Multiple options for health insurance coverage
- No-cost life insurance
- Short/long-term disability insurance
- 401k match
- NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
- NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
- NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
- Tuition assistance and training opportunities
- Advancement pathways and internal promotion
- And much more!

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

- Maintains the orderly transition of students during key times: morning arrivals, class transitions, lunch and breaks, afternoon departures and off-campus field trips or other outings.
- Ensures student compliance with rules relating to personal conduct, personal appearance, hygiene, grooming, housekeeping as well as individual behavior goals.
- Participates in developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) behavior goals for Social/Emotional Function section, progress meetings with teaching staff and parents.
- Complies with Nexus’ policies involving privacy and confidentiality for students and their families.
- Exhibits clear, professional, respectful, and effective communication when interfacing with clients, coworkers, families and external contacts and willingly share knowledge, information and resources
- Engages in crisis interventions and applying de-escalation techniques when appropriate, while maintaining appropriate boundaries and relationships with students.

**Required Qualifications:**

- High School diploma or GED required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a school, day treatment or residential treatment setting with demonstrated emphasis on behavior intervention responsibilities required.
- Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements.
- Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
- Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
- Must successfully pass a MN criminal background check.
- Successfully participate and complete a two-day Handle with Care exam and training.

**Physical Demands:**

- Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
- Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
- Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility

**At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.**

**Our ICARE Values:**

- **Innovation**: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
- **Compassion**: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
- **Agility**: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
- **Responsiveness**: Being quick, positive, and accurate
- **Excellence**: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

**APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM!** 

**When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!**
## Skills

- Sonatype Nexus
- De-escalation Techniques
- Teaching
- Residential Treatment
- Hygiene
- Confidentiality
- Crisis Intervention
- Housekeeping
- Human Resources
- Driving
- Grooming
- Communication
- Behavioral Intervention
## Benefits

- Financial Aid/Assistance
- Health Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (Pto)
- 401(k) Plans

## How to Apply

[Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/behavior-specialist-at-nexus-family-healing-01a0da80-8a9a-7dfd-a2e6-6d65586559bc?utm_source=ai_markdown)

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