STARLight Center-Behavioral Health Specialist 3pm-11pm Tuesday-Saturday Full Time

Job Summary 

The Behavioral Health Specialist works under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor/Manager and is responsible for providing case management services to a diverse clientele of children and families with mental health and substance use diagnoses.  Services may be provided via telehealth, outpatient offices, and/or community-based settings.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of OhioGuidestone every day, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity and ethics.
• Monitor client symptoms as well as response to treatment; communicate changes with treatment team to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions
• Develop and maintain a service relationship with client, family, and caregivers to provide them support as appropriate.
• Coordinate community resources including school, referral sources and outpatient behavioral health providers to ensure continuity of care; acts as an advocate for the client as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention consultation in times of emergencies for coordination and assistance in crisis management and stabilization as needed.
• Facilitate appointments to ensure overall physical well-being including basic, mental health and substance use needs.
• Review Diagnostic Evaluation and additional assessments, to aid in the ongoing development and implementation of a client’s individualized treatment plan (ITP).
• Attend and participate in agency/ team/clinical meetings, including mandatory trainings, and treatment coordination.
• Perform related administrative responsibilities; maintain client information, reports, records, and other documents; respond timely to emails and phone calls; attend and participate in various trainings and meetings; communicate with other agencies, departments, and vendors regarding required paperwork, contract compliance and consult with other county agencies and/or supportive services as necessary.
• Accurately and promptly, document and maintain the confidentiality of client and family interactions including, legal, financial, and clinical documentation within agency guidelines.
• Meet with Supervisor for weekly supervision.
• Maintain ongoing frequent contact with other assigned OhioGuidestone professionals, parents or outside agency professionals assigned to case.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
• Demonstrate positive leadership, promote a team-based work environment and a culture of belonging.
• Present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.
  

  * Therapeutic Behavioral Service (TBS) service activities include, but are not limited to the following: (a) Consultation with a licensed practitioner or an eligible provider, to assist with the individual's needs and service planning for individualized supports or care coordination of healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and non-healthcare services and development of a treatment plan; (b) Referral and linkage to other healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and non-healthcare services to avoid more restrictive levels of treatment; (c) Interventions using evidence-based techniques; (d) Identification of strategies or treatment options; (e) Restoration of social skills and daily functioning; and, (f) Crisis prevention and amelioration.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years relevant experience and able to demonstrate competencies in basic behavioral health skills, for example:
  • Understanding of human behavior, mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on functioning and behavior.
  • understanding how to therapeutically engage a mentally ill person, concepts of recovery/resiliency
  • understanding of the mental health system; de-escalation techniques
  • Understanding of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of emotional and mental dysfunctions.
  • Understanding of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins.
• Relevant experience or course of study in behavioral healthcare helpful

Qualifications:

• Mission driven; strong desire to make an impact
• Effective interpersonal skills; able to speak effectively with individuals and/or groups of people
• Ability to customarily and regularly exercise discretion and good professional judgment
• Flexible; able to work days, evenings, and/or weekends, as desired to meet the needs of clients
• Strong organizational skills; abl