Youth Behavioral Health Specialist

Job Description

This role provides therapeutic services to children and adolescents enrolled with Apache Behavioral Health Services Inc. The School Coach I collaborates with the assigned clinical team to provide general mental health and substance abuse services to clients with various needs.

• Manage a caseload of clients/potential clients who would benefit from behavioral health services.
• Provide therapeutic services assistance to ABHS clinical staff, including community visits, appointment coordination, outreach services for clients having difficulty accessing services, and reengagement in treatment services.
• Facilitate group/individual skill training and education programs in coordination with ABHS clinician.
• Provide services at the clinic, in the community, children's shelters, residential facilities, hospital settings, and in client's homes to ensure client obtains all benefits and services necessary.

Responsibilities:

1. Manages a caseload of clients/potential clients who would benefit from behavioral health services.
2. Provides therapeutic services assistance to ABHS clinical staff, including, but not limited to, community visits, appointment coordination, outreach services for clients having difficulty accessing services, and/or for reengagement in treatment services.
3. Facilitates group/individual skill training and education programs in coordination with ABHS clinician.
4. Provides services at the clinic, in the community, children's shelters, residential facilities, hospital settings, and in client's homes to ensure client obtains all benefits and services necessary.
5. Ability to provide client walk-in services as related to the clinical service needs of clients.
6. Documents contact with clients to assess needs, maintain required paperwork, and engage family members in accordance with Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and ABHS Standards.
7. Provides prevention education services including presentations, workshops, and other forms of public education on a variety of mental health topics, including, but not limited to, substance abuse treatment education and life skills instruction.
8. Collaborates with court/probation, tribal/community agencies, families, and other natural support systems to ensure client's needs are met.
9. Verifies and prints Medifax confirmation information for intake process as needed.
10. Completes data entry in electronic health records all intake information for new clients.
11. Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and competence in adjusting to clientele with varying degrees of traumatic experiences and complex psychological presentations.
12. Ability to address a variety of diverse spiritual, emotional, and social needs in multiple environments of an often-high-risk population, using a trauma-informed care approach while maintaining a high degree of professionalism and cultural awareness.
13. Participates in interdepartmental clinical team meetings to assist and encourage consistent and timely provision of services.
14. Participates in weekly clinical staffing with other members of the clinical team to review client progress and service requirements.
15. Participation in all required ABHS training.
16. Able to abide by all applicable policies, procedures, and program standards of ABHS, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Indian Health Services, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), and other pertinent regulatory authorities.
17. Maintains ethical policies and guidelines as outlined in accepted State ethics laws, rules, policies, and principles and as outlined in discipline-specific code of ethics.
18. Provides a positive role model to clients and staff through leadership, self-discipline, and genuine care for the treatment and recovery of clients.
19. Able to report/attend work in a timely manner and be reliable and communicate directly with supervisor in all matters of attendance.
20. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.