School-based Life Skills Specialist

Cummins Behavioral Health Systems has an immediate opportunity in Brownsburg for a recent graduate or experienced life skills specialist with a background in human services, social work and/or mental health care, for a rewarding career as a School-based Life Skills Specialist. This position will join our treatment team in Hendricks County, providing therapy and coordinating treatment with their clinical team at an elementary, middle of high school setting.

As a proud recipient of Platinum level certification for Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems puts mental health at the forefront of employee health and well-being.

Cummins is one of the State's top-rated community mental/behavioral health centers in Customer Satisfaction as recognized by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction.

Duties Include

• Provide children with face-to-face contact for the purpose of coaching, teaching, or using motivational interviewing to assist the consumer in meeting Person-Centered Treatment Plan goals.
• Communicate and collaborate with school administration, counselors, and teachers on a consistent and timely basis via telephone, email, and face-to-face to address the needs and progress of consumers and their families.
• Schedule work hours in accordance with the needs of the specific school satellite location; this may include early morning hours and after school hours in the homes of the consumers.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Must possess a bachelor's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, or a related degree in human service field is required; or
• Associate's degree in human services or related field and (4) years previous direct care experience in social services, behavioral health, school-based, etc.; or
• High school graduate or GED and four (4) years previous direct care experience in social services, behavioral health, school-based
• Desire experience working in the mental health or behavioral health field; or
• Desire two years post bachelor's degree clinical experience.
  
  

Benefits Include

• Excellent work life balance (paid time off and holidays)
• Comprehensive insurance package
• 100% matching your contributions to 6% of your salary into your 401K program
• Competitive salaries
• Bilingual bonus
• Professional and Leadership Training and advancement
• Diverse career tracts
• Clinical support from leaders in field
  
  

Learn about the many rewards of a career with Cummins. Apply today!

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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