Behavior Support Specialist

4 weeks ago

Springfield, United States South Lane Mental Health Services Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

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Behavioral Support Specialist


Reports to: ICTS Manager

Behavioral Support Specialists make connections with youth ages 3 to 18 to provide training on skills to reduce the impact of mental health symptoms, and work with adult care providers to educate them about the nature of the emotional problem/psychiatric disability, provide child management and supervisor skills, and participate in Collaborative Problem Solving.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide Skills Training to Clients

• Build helping relationships with clients, including helping clients identify personal strengths, find resources needed to acquire skills and supports, and assist clients in developing and implementing individualized plans.

• Participate in one-on-one skills training sessions with clients to help clients build and implement techniques to manage their psychiatric disability/emotional problem. Conduct skills training sessions wherever there is a problem coping with stress, whether that is at the home, at the school, or in the community.

• Implement an established emotional intelligence curriculum, and select appropriate sections of the curriculum to use in a given situation.

• Provide family support as necessary and appropriate, including providing support for parents and other caregivers of clients.

• Assist clients with identifying symptoms, goals, and methods for achieving goals.

• Identify and provide appropriate skills training to clients based on the service plans.

• Provide crisis services as required.

• Understand that many clients have been traumatized and strive to constantly provide services from a respectful, trauma-informed perspective.

Participate in the ICTS Treatment Team

• Regularly attend ICTS team meetings, and collaborate with other ICTS team members to identify strategies to provide quality care to ICTS clients.

• Coordinate care with other members of the ICTS team, as well as other providers, families, courts, schools, etc. as required to assist the client succeed in meeting individual goals.

• In collaboration with the ICTS team, create behavioral support plans for assigned clients.

• As requested, participate in Child and Family Team Meetings and work with adult care providers (parents, foster parents, teachers) to provide nurturing support to caregivers and assist with improving the family system.

• Assess safety of self and others in community/home situations, respond to safety concerns, and coordinate with the team to ensure appropriate safety while seeing clients.

Complete administrative and continuing education responsibilities

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• Schedule appointments with assigned clients, and coordinate and maintain appointment calendar.

• Complete all required paperwork, including notes on each session and individual client paperwork, in a timely manner.

• Meet requirements regarding productivity and dependability.

• Coordinate with co-workers and treatment teams, including participating in complex case reviews or family systems reviews as necessary.

• Actively participate in clinical supervision, as well as staff meetings.

• Engage in continuing education activities and trainings, and continually build therapeutic skills.

• Participate in completeness and quality reviews as required.

• As required, positively represent SLMH in the community and with other service providers, and/or act as a liaison with other organizations or with internal committees/cross-departmental teams.

• Perform all duties in a respectful and responsible manner, both with clients and coworkers, and in a manner that meets all professional ethical standards.

• Additional duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in social services, behavioral health, or a related subject; or at least 3 years of active employment in the field of mental health service provision.

• Ability to obtain MHACBO registration and be credentialed as a QMHA; or Peer Support Specialist Certification and inclusion on the Traditional Health Worker Registry.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of mental health assessment, treatment and service terminology, and ability to apply these concepts.

• Ability to implement skill development strategies for youth and adults.

• Skill in identifying, implementing, and coordinating the services and supports identified in an Individualized Support Service Plan.

• Ability to respond calmly and professionally in high-stress situations and respond constructively to clients in a mental health crisis.

• Strong oral communications skills, and ability to write in clear, clinically appropriate language.

• Ability to balance clinical, cultural, and ethical values, particularly as relates to client and staff needs.

• Ability to interact positively with people of all ages and cultural background.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.

• Sound computer skills.

Working conditions and physical requirements:

• This is a physically active role, located in partially an office environment and partially in many community locations, including client homes, and requires regular interaction and engagement

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with youth. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, walk, stand, communicate through speech, and use tools or controls. Occasional need to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• Valid Driver’s License Required; travel between offices, client homes and community locations required multiple times per day and ability to respond to locations up to 50 miles a way in a timely fashion required.

Additional Information:

Credentialing

QMHA

# of Positions

5 (5 FTE)

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

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