What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACCS Behavioral Health Specialist II position at Eliot Community Human Services?
Join one of Massachusetts' largest social service nonprofits: We will empower you, provide professional development and mobility, and are committed to creating a Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable workplace. Work for an agency that believes in it's staff and offer numerous benefits encouraging work-life balance and furthering your education.
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We provide in-house training, including First Aid & CPR, and will provide you with the skills to make a difference in people's lives!
Responsibilities:
- Provide side by side interventions to Persons that focus on problem solving, skills training, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement.
- Assist the team and Persons in providing on-going assessment of symptoms and responses to staff interventions.
- Participate in the development treatment plans and ensure that the Person is at the center of the process and that the interventions are clinically based.
- Support Persons in their desire for recovery and rehabilitation in the development of their goals. 3. Provide specific interventions and supports to specialty population within the IGLE.
- Ensure the safety of the specialty population and the community by adhering to monitoring plans to support Persons.
- Administer and monitor Person medications in accordance with agency, DMH and DPH regulations, policies and procedures.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in either Psychology or Social Work or a related field
- Valid driver's license
- Reliable vehicle
- Ideally 2-3 years prior experience working with adults having severe and persistent mental illness
Eliot's benefits include the following:
- 75% Company Contribution to Medical and Dental Insurance,
- 12 Paid Holidays, 15 to 20 Vacation Days Annually, 12 Sick Days Annually
- 401(k) Retirement Plan With Employer Match
- 100% Company-Paid Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- 100% Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus
- $3000 Dollar Tuition Reimbursement Annually
- Comprehensive Staff Orientation and Training Programs & Professional Development Assistance
- Credit Union Affiliation
Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 3pm-11pm (40 hours per week)
PAY: $21 p/hr
OT over 40 hours worked: $31.50 p/hr
Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.
Experience
Preferred- 3 year(s): Experience with specific population
Education
Required- Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Required- MA Driver's License
Skills
Preferred- Computer Software Skills
- Med Administration
- Communication Skills
Salary : $21 - $32
