What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Worker, School & Community Based position at Every Child, Inc.?
Every Child is looking for a dynamic, energetic, and versatile Bachelors-level clinician to provide intensive school and community-based therapy in our Highlands Elementary CSBBH program. Our team provides therapeutic interventions and support services to children and adolescents so the child may continue to attend school and live in the least restrictive home environment. We provide services in the home, school, and community settings.
What we offer:
- $40,000-44,000 annually based on years of experience
- Retention bonus of $500 beginning after 1 year that increases each subsequent year for a maximum of $2100
- Be part of a supportive and caring team that collaborates and shares resources
- Creative approaches grounded in solid fundamental evidence-based theories are supported
- Comprehensive Benefits package
- Childcare and student loan reimbursement programs
- Free licensure supervision
About the role:
Our mental health clinicians are responsible for helping children and adolescents work through a large spectrum of behavioral and emotional challenges. You could meet your client inside or outside the classroom, engage in activities like taking a walk, sit in the family’s home, craft in the Club House, or play in the backyard. You would also collaborate with your care team and support the family as a whole. Our work with our clients focuses on relationship-based support combined with an understanding of systemic needs including clinical, school, work, and social skills.
You’ll be a good fit if you possess the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field.
- Minimum of two years related experience in a clinical setting.
- Minimum of two years of experience in the provision of behavioral health services.
- Proficient in problem solving, well developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Familiar with psychiatric diagnosis and knowledgeable of supportive and concrete services available to children and families via community and social service organizations.
- Ability to demonstrate effective problem solving and negotiation skills with consumers and to empower families.
- Familiarity with solutions and family systems therapy models.
- Mandatory ability to be “crisis on-call” to families during office hours and be part of a “crisis on-call” departmental rotation after office hours.
- Ability to maintain highly confidential data.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and multi-task to meet important deadlines
Every Child, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. Admissions, the provision of services, and employment shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Salary : $40,000 - $44,000
