Behavioral Health Treatment Specialist- Residential 2nd Shift

SUMMARY

The Treatment Specialist is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of those we serve by coaching, educating, guiding, and actively engaging them in processes and activities designed to build the skills necessary for effective self-regulation, communication, greater attention, and flexible thinking.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for our clients, colleagues and community partners from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Integrates principles of Trauma Informed Care in all aspects of work.
• Is sensitive to the children’s culture and socioeconomic characteristics that delivers the best possible care to the youth and families served.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of services and/or critical incidents provided in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Ensure regulatory and agency compliance is met at all times.
• Assist with a child’s physical care and hygiene, behavior management, and treatment planning and implementation.
• Utilize approved trauma-informed and evidence-based treatment techniques.
• Assist with planning for school, summer programming and special events.
• Promote parental involvement.
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary.
• Assist in the facilitation of Day Treatment programming.
• Serve as a positive role model to clients while promoting pro-social behavior.
• May assist with the administration of medication for youth as needed.
• May transport children upon request of supervisor.
• Ensure a safe, structured environment free from physical, verbal or emotional abuse for each child.
• Provide coverage for programming as needed across the agency.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• HS Diploma required, plus 3 years of childcare or behavioral health experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in social services, psychology, or related field preferred.
• Possess a basic understanding of child development.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and listen.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate but is subject to loud verbal or displayed outbursts from potentially distressed children seeking treatment.
• The building temperature may vary during each season and the work environment may be unseasonably cold or warm during the year.
• The conditions in client home environments may be considered dirty or cluttered. The temperatures or lighting in homes may be unpredictable.
• Ability to work some evening hours due to the service delivery and administrative needs of SVFS clients and families.

ADA:

The above statements cover what are believed to be the principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some associates assigned to the job to perform different combinations of duties.