BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT OPS - 60934076

Requisition No: 846947 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT OPS - 60934076

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60934076 

Salary:  $28.85-$33.65 

Posting Closing Date: 02/21/2025 

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Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION.  CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE (SOUTHEAST REGION) OFFICE.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as an OPS Behavioral Health Consultant within the SAMH Program Office. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

The OPS Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) will provide clinical expertise and assist with the identification of parents with behavioral health conditions in the child welfare system, with a concentrated focus on opioid use and other substance misuse disorders. The BHCs will consult and collaborate with Child Protective Investigators (CPls) and dependency case managers to build expertise with front line staff in the identification of behavioral health disorder(s), with specific focus on those with possible substance misuse disorders, improve engagement with families, and improve access to treatment, recovery supports, and resources.

 

• Actively establish relationships with CPIs in co-located office space.
• Educate CPIs and dependency case managers on the identification of behavioral health disorders with an emphasis on opioid use.
• Support the investigative staff and dependency case managers in understanding the effects of the behavioral health issue on parent/caregiver behavior. Assist investigative staff and dependency case managers in understanding the signs and symptoms of opioid disorders and the best practices to engage and treat.
• Educate CPIs and dependency case managers on the use of MAT.<