Role OverviewWe are seeking a Community Behavioral Health Worker to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change. The role involves working with families, children/youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement the I-FAST model. The worker will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and help children/youth make life-transforming changes.
What You Will Do
The Community Behavioral Health Worker will provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST treatment model and principles, conduct thorough assessments of clients and families, and engage primary caregivers, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with children and families, a high degree of cultural awareness, and experience working with complex family systems and youth experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues.
Requirements
- Minimum three years of directly relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree
- Experience working with multisystems such as: Court, Child Protective Services, Schools, OhioRise, Family Children First Council
- Current license/certification, including LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC, is preferred
- Experience working with complex family systems and youth who are experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues
- Demonstrated a high degree of cultural awareness
- Experience with multi-need individuals and families
- Broad knowledge of community service systems
- Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities
- Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression
- Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- 401K w/ Employer Match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support and resources to help you and your family with a range of issues
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