Family Education and Support Provider

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

JOB SUMMARY: Family Education Support Provider will provide therapeutic services for children, adolescents, transition age youth-adults and their families who are enrolled in the C & A Outpatient Services and the LIGHT Program in Cobb County. The C & A Outpatient clinic provides individual, family, behavioral health assessments and supportive services for children and adolescents. The Listening, Inspiring, and Guiding Healthy Transitions (LIGHT) Program is a team based, multi-element approach to treating transition age youth and young adults, ages 16-30 years old with FEP (First Episode Psychosis). The team of professionals will include a Psychiatrist, Registered Nurse, Employment Specialist, Family Education and Support Provider, Behavioral Health Therapist - Lead, Case Manager, and Certified Peer Specialist.

Responsibilities:

• Provide behavioral health assessments, individual, group, and family therapy in clinic, via telehealth and in community setting.
• Hold and maintain caseload of Youth/Young Adults individuals ages 16-30.
• Provide family education, support and coordinated resources to Youth/Young Adults and families
• Develop personalized treatment plans.
• Preform marketing activities and community outreach
• Collaborate with outside agency staff to promote mental health services and referrals.
• Attend treatment team meetings as directed by Clinician-Lead.
• Ensure and provide high quality, compassionate, and ethical mental health therapy to improve program and organizational performance.
• Assess and evaluate individuals’ needs, strengths, goals and resources.
• Develop Individual Service Plans with clients utilizing the assessment tools approved by DBHDD.
• Provide referrals to additional Highland Rivers Programs or community services when needed.
• Ensure and maintain appropriate usage and allotment of units authorized per service delivery.
• Intervene, stabilize and manage acute crisis situations as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• At a minimum must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible in the state of Georgia
• 1 years’ experience working with mental health
• Skilled in working independently and implementing time management strategies
• Must be able to pass an intensive criminal background investigation
• Pre-Employment and random drug screening

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education – Master’s degree in helping field.
• Licensure/Certification – licensed as per the State of Georgia as an LAPC, LMSW, LPC, LCSW or LMFT
• Experience – 2-3 years working in Mental Health related field.
• Bilingual abilities a plus.

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.