Therapeutic Behavioral Service Worker

BENEFITS:

At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets. 

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MNO and MSW programs
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Education:  Minimum High School Diploma required. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, or related field preferred.
2. Competency/Skills:
   • Core Expertise: Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
   • Independent Judgment: Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
   • Cultural Competency: Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
   • Interpersonal Communication: Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
   • Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
   • Collaboration and Teamwork: Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
   • Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognize problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
   • Service Orientation: Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
   • Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.
3. Experience: Experience working with children, adolescents and their families.
4. Other: Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and driving record that meets the underwriting criteria of the Agency’s insurance company.  Must be approved by Bellefaire to transport clients in agency and/or own vehicle.

AGENCY SUMMARY:
Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

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JOB SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor for Medina Home-Based, the Therapeutic Behavioral Service (TBS) Worker provides Therapeutic Behavioral Services to clients, their families, and/or family members as needed. They will work with clients in community, school, and home settings to provide support – including education, consultation, linkage, and skill building – for the client, parents and/or caregivers, case coordination, and symptom management and monitoring.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Provide therapeutic behavioral services and documentation thereof, including but not limited to:
   • treatment planning;
   • support, including education and consultation for families regarding the client’s mental illness;
   • case management;
   • symptom monitoring and self-management of symptoms;
   • assistance in increasing social support skills and networks;
   • referral and linkage to other healthcare, behavioral health care, and non-health care services;
   • access to resources in the community;
   • skills building;
   • client transportation; and
   • report all incidents and documents the same day to Clinical Supervisor.