BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - INTERN - 60064753

Requisition No: 876694 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - INTERN - 60064753

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60064753 

Salary:  $2,232.34 - $2,349.83 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/08/2026 

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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.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 706-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

 

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

 

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This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Behavioral Specialist - Intern within our Medical Services/Psychology Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

This is work providing psychological assessment and treatment services to an inpatient adult population at Northeast Florida State Hospital as a doctoral psychology intern under constant clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist. All work is supervised by a licensed psychologist to include routine psychological hospital assessments, violence risk assessments, suicide risk assessments, forensic evaluations, and psychological testing (e.g., memory testing, personality testing, and intelligence testing).Treatment services include individual and group psychotherapy.

• Conducts clinical interviews, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for initial and annual psychological evaluations under the clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Attends Recovery Team meetings on assigned living areas, participates in the formulation of treatment plans, and completes related documentation under the clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Facilitates assigned evidence-based specialty treatment group, provides group coverage for additional groups, and completes related documentation under the clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Provides individual mental health treatment to assigned residents to include psychotherapy and behavior plans under the clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Conducts clinical interviews/administers assessment tool, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for routine Suicide Risk Assessments and Violence Risk Assessments under the clinical supervision of a licensed psychologist.   
• Attends hospital meetings and trainings to include American Psychological Association accredited internship program meetings.  May provide supervision of supervision to mas