What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Coach position at South Lane Mental Health Services Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Development Coach
Last revised : 8 / 15 / 19
Last reviewed : 8 / 15 / 19
Reports to : IOSS Manager
Development coaches connect with youth ages 3 to 18 to provide training on skills to reduce the impact of mental health symptoms. They also work with adult care providers to educate them about the nature of the emotional problem / psychiatric disability, provide child management and supervisor skills, and participate in Collaborative Problem Solving.
Duties and Responsibilities :
Provide Skills Training to Clients
- Build helping relationships with clients, including helping them identify personal strengths, find resources needed to acquire skills and support, and assist them in developing and implementing individualized plans.
- Participate in one-on-one skills training sessions with clients to help them build and implement techniques to manage their psychiatric disability or emotional problem. Conduct skills training sessions wherever there is a problem coping with stress, whether that is at home, at school, or in the community.
- Implement an established emotional intelligence curriculum and select appropriate sections to use in a given situation.
- Provide family support as necessary and appropriate, including providing support for parents and other caregivers of clients.
- Assist clients with identifying symptoms, goals, and methods for achieving goals.
- Identify and provide appropriate skills training to clients based on the service plans.
- Provide crisis services as required.
- Understand that many clients have been traumatized and strive to constantly provide services from a respectful, trauma-informed perspective.
Participate in the IOSS Treatment Team
Qualifications :
Education and Experience :
Working conditions and physical requirements :
Additional Information :
Credentialing
QMHA
of Positions
5 (5 FTE)
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt