What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Specialist position at The Emily Program?
Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.
Position Overview
Behavioral Health Specialists (BHS) support the residential milieu by facilitating therapeutic skills and activity groups, providing therapeutic meal support at mealtimes and snacks, assisting residents in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.
Schedule
- 0.8 FTE (32 hours a week)
- Day time hours
Compensation Disclosure
- BHS: Starting hourly range between $20.00 - $23.00
Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position
How BHS Empower Recovery
- Facilitates group programming, including skills groups (including DBT and CBT), self-monitoring, experiential activity groups which may include art activities, music, journaling, mindfulness, relaxation and movement
- Participates in therapeutic supported meals and snacks and provides milieu support
- May meet with residents to provide support and provide in the moment skills coaching
- Ability to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed
- Supports treatment direction and individualized plans as designed by therapist and treatment team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, social work or related mental health field required. If degree is not in a mental health related field, a degree in another and equivalent experience required.
- Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
- Previous direct mental health experience preferred
What we offer:
Employee Benefits
We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.
For full-time employees, we offer:
- HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
- Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision insurance (EyeMed)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) plan available two months after start date
- Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
Educational Opportunities
As a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That’s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events.
Are you in your first internship? Are you within hours of your licensure? We have on-the-job training to help you reach your career goals. New master’s degree therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups to earn full licensure.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $23
