Otavius Rush
Birmingham
Summary
Experienced professional with a proven track record in optimizing productivity, efficiency, and service quality across diverse environments. Highly dependable, ethical, and reliable support specialist and leader. Combines advanced organizational, technical, and business acumen to drive results. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve operational and service excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Behavior Technician
Glenwood Inc.
03.2024 - Current
- Worked as part of collaborative team to address changing needs of children and families.
- Used SalesForce to document patient information, progress notes, and treatment plans.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Collaborated with client's support system and other allied specialists to implement positive interventions.
Registered Behavior Technician
Hopebridge
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Collected information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests and evaluating risk management
- Implement, organized, and led structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, and social activities for clients
- Performed crisis interventions to help ensure safety of patients and others
- Utilized applied behavior analysis principles and techniques to reinforce desired behaviors
- Implemented wide variety of cognitive, social, and community integration activities for program participants to achieve goals
Community Group Supervisor
Another Chance
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Managed department personnel by hiring, terminating, and providing feedback to personnel
- Supervised direct support specialist and quality of patient care and safety in alignment with regulatory agencies
- Act as primary liaison between the company, staff, and office building management by responding to requests, providing answers, resources, and solutions
- Coordinated patient treatment in collaborative group environment between providers, licensed staff and clerical staff
- Developed and implemented treatment plans accorded to changes in client status
- Monitored, evaluated and record client progress with respect to treatment goals
- Promote, review, and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of individual care practices
- Review on-going evaluation of performance of Staff personnel
- Provides direct assistance in self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills training, retention and improvement
- Manage facilities operations, including space planning/design, vendor contracts and relations, office equipment, and services to ensure uninterrupted functionality.
- Direct office activities and functions to maintain efficiency and compliance with established company policies and procedures.
Training Coordinator/ Residential Manager
ResCare Community Living
12.2021 - 07.2023
- Developed job skill checklists and associated training programs to verify employee readiness to perform work
- Direct office activities and functions to maintain efficiency and compliance with established company policies and procedures.
- Oversee supply inventory, identifying and fulfilling needs to maintain optimal stock levels.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to employees under my direct supervision, to ensure workflow efficiency.
- Updated existing training programs and database for new work processes, process modifications and system upgrades
- Managed documentation, including sensitive and confidential information.
- Trained existing personnel on new or enhanced applications, products and job functions
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Education
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Provided classroom teacher with written feedback on results of lessons and student behavior issues
- Maintained discipline and classroom control, fostering safe and positive learning environment
- Followed existing lesson plans to provide consistent instruction to assigned students
- Understood classroom emergency evacuation routes and supervised students during fire drills
- Established clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects using data from standardized tests as well as teacher observations
- Guided learning process, achieving curriculum goals and objectives
Education
High school diploma -
Carl Albert High School
Midwest City, OK05.2014
High school diploma - undefined
Killeen High School
Killeen, TX02.2012
Skills
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- Organizational Skills
- Management Experience
- Computer Skills
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Supervising experience
- Training & Development
- Vendor engagement
- Training and coaching
- Staff hiring
- Business administration
- Documentation and control
- Senior leadership support
- Policy implementation
- Scheduling coordination
- Employee supervision
Certification
Registered Behavior Technician, BACB995659, RBT-23-295495, 08/31/25
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Registered Behavior Technician
Glenwood Inc.
03.2024 - Current
Registered Behavior Technician
Hopebridge
07.2023 - 03.2024
Community Group Supervisor
Another Chance
09.2022 - 12.2022
Training Coordinator/ Residential Manager
ResCare Community Living
12.2021 - 07.2023
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Education
08.2019 - 05.2021
High school diploma - undefined
Killeen High School
High school diploma -
Carl Albert High School
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