Job Benefits:

• Eligible for Employee Mentoring Program; up to $1,000 per eligible referred employee.
• Eligible for monthly agency awards, up to $100.00.
• Partial cell phone reimbursement for all employees.
• PTO & Paid Holidays for full-time employees.
• Life Connections to cover 50% of Medical, Dental & Vision Premiums for full-time employees after the initial 30 days.
• Mileage is now reimbursable!

Overview:

• Assist clients in learning appropriate ways to manage behavior and reinforcement behavior through behavior modification.
• Enhance client’s quality of life by teaching the emotional, social and interactive regulation skills they need to be successful in the home, school and community environments
• Working with children after school and on the weekends.
• Hourly at $27-30 per hour based upon experience.

Responsibilities:

• This position covers Story County
• Consistently meet with BHIS clients weekly
• Provide services targeted at helping client reach goals listed on client’s treatment plan
• Attend monthly staff meetings
• Communicate professionally with employees, clients, and the general public
• Ensure documentation requirements are met for BHIS services in a timely manner
• Maintain professional ethics and behaviors
• Maintain HIPAA and all other necessary confidentiality standards set by Life Connections
• Utilize a minimum of 80% of units each week or 10 hours whichever comes first
• Ability to travel and take cases within 45 miles of the employee’s assigned office
• Schedule quarterly clinical supervision with clinical supervisor and attend monthly meetings
• All other duties are as assigned by direct supervisor
• This position works with school-aged children. Most often, sessions are after school and on the weekends.

Requirements:

• Pass a background check and have experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
• Knowledge of BHIS service delivery practices and regulations (will attain within 45 days if no prior experience).
• Ability to multi-task and work in an organized manner (time management, schedule
• management, KASA efficiency, hour productivity).
• Computer competency (clear understanding of all available Kasa functions; to the extent of being able to train a new employee).
• Leadership Functionality: Team oriented, shows ability to model and demonstrate skills delivered to clients, shows patience and understanding for clients and employees alike, demonstrates ability to follow appropriate boundary guidelines, able to conduct themselves in such a manner that their activities, both personal and official, will not discredit Life Connections.
• Strong sense of ethics and professionalism.
• Consistently sees clients on a clinical level and implements curriculum and appropriate Interventions.
• The service provider will have a minimum of a Bachelor Degree in a Human Service related field.

Reporting to: Behavioral Health Supervisor

Our Mission:

At Life Connections, we believe in being authentic, strength-based, positive, consistent role models and in treating all clients with the utmost respect. We are only interested in positive, enthusiastic counselors who can work in that vision and want to work with us to accomplish our mission of connecting to families and forming trusting relationships that enhance individual strengths and increase positive community involvement. Life Connections has many opportunities for advancement and invites all applicants with the desire to show positive leadership in a team setting to join the Life Connections team.

If you would like more information or to see where we serve please visit our website at www.life-connections.org.

To Note:

Notes are compensated within the billable rate stated above.

Life Connections is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $27.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to work the following shift(s): Weekends and after school hours?
• Please provide a personal email address for scheduling purposes.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Dodge, IA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road