Skills Development Specialist

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is actively recruiting part-time Skills Development Specialists to work on the Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health Outpatient team.

Essential Job Functions

Responsibilities assigned to the Skills Development Specialists include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serve as role models and mentors to teach and reinforce appropriate behavior in community settings.

• Coordinate closely with the families of clients and with the treatment staff.

• These services help to ensure treatment success and assist in mastery of behavioral, cognitive and emotional functioning skills that have been lost as a result of mental illness.

• Provide services one on one and in group settings.

Other responsibilities may include: assisting professional staff in group activities, facilitating skills development groups, driving company cards (including a 15-passenger van), providing direct supervision and support of clients in outpatient programs, and completing other tasks as assigned.

Employment Schedule

This position is classified as part-time, non-exempt.

The proposed schedule for this position is:

• Monday 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

• Tuesday 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

• Thursday 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

• Friday 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Location

The office utilized by the Skills Development Specialist team is located at 934 South Main Street, Layton, Utah 84041.

While some of the work may be performed in the office, a majority of the time will be spent in the community and/or the clients' homes throughout Davis County.

Compensation & Shift Differentials

The hourly rate for this position is outlined below

• $16.75 per hour

Required Experience

High school diploma or GED.

Previous experience working with children & adolescents is preferred, but not required.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.

Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

Certified Peer Support Specialist Certification Requirements

The successful candidate must be certified as a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) by the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Candidates who meet eligibility requirements to become a FPSS (http://hsemployee.utah.gov/dsamh/cps/) will also be considered with the expectation that certification as a Targeted Case Manager (TCM) is completed within the first 30 days of employment and certification as a Peer Support Specialist is completed as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months after hire.

Requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist include:

• Have lived experience and be a person in sustained recovery for at least one year from Mental Health and or Substance Use.

• Be 18 years of age or older.

• Have at least a HS diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications to become a certified Targeted Case Manager through the State of Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health include:

• 400 hours of work, volunteer, and/or education experience in human services or a related field

• Required 40-hour case management practicum and examination provided by DBH during the TCM certification class.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients that have sever mental illness, are hard working, can work both independently and successfully within a small outreach team.

In addition, the following skills/qualities are required for the Family Peer Support Specialist position:

• Be a self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services

• Have personal experience and knowledge of recovery

• Have a high school diploma or GED

• Have demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing

• Be able to establish trusting relationships with their peers

• Be able to work independently and as a member of a team

• Be able to work evenings and weekends

• Have good knowledge of city's public transit system

• Be able to use computer to record services or be willing to learn

• May need to be able to climb stairs when visiting individuals in their apartments/residences

Preference for a bachelor degree in social work or related field and/or current licensure in the state of Utah as an SSW or SUDC/CSUDS/ASUDS, but is not required.

Further preference will be given for candidates who have personal experience and knowledge of recovery.

Experience working with youth with mental illness or substance use disorders is preferred.

Skills/Abilities

• Familiarity with Recovery Oriented Systems of Care

• Knowledge of community resources

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage clients

• Knowledge of the techniques and principles of substance use disorders and criminal justice system.

• General understanding of mental illness and substance use disorders

• Good organizational and practice management skills

• Ability to work independently and effectively

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as work force services, AP&P, courts, landlords, etc.)

• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings and weekends

Benefits

The part-time Skills Development Specialist position is not eligible to participate in the agency's benefits program.

All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agency's robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.

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