BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT - 60005200

Requisition No: 848316 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT - 60005200

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005200 

Salary:  AGENCY UPDATE 

Posting Closing Date: 03/11/2025 

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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.

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION, ONLY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EMPLOYESS WILL BE CONSIDERED. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE REGIONS LOCAL OFFICE.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a 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 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 (CPl’s) 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.