What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist position at Family Access Center?
Family Access Center is seeking a Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist to join our team in Sioux City, IA, and Council Bluffs, IA.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and two years of full-time experience working in a mental health setting, or 30 hours working with children in a mental health setting.
Essential Functions and Job Duties
- Provide skill-based interventions for individuals focused on reducing behavioral health challenges by teaching skills such as conflict resolution, problem solving, coping, impulse control, and relationship building.
- Teach skills in an individual, family, and/or group setting.
- Work with the clients from a wide range of cultural, racial, and ethnic groups.
- Our in-home social worker (BHIS) will collaborate with the assessing clinician regarding individual needs, strengths, and family functioning.
- Monitor potential child and family risk factors to assure family’s service needs are met.
- Respond to crisis as needed.
- Connect families to community resources and services to reduce recurring child abuse and neglect.
- Use evidence-based practices to work with families.
- Schedule continued service reviews or annual assessments with the assessing clinician.
- complete required documentation, progress reports, and discharge summaries within the allotted time frames.
- Adhere to mandatory reporter, confidentiality, and social work ethics.
- Yearly mandated training.
- Set up and maintain files on computer systems to ensure case documentation.
- Collaborate with other professionals by attending staff meetings and individual supervision meetings or other assigned duties as requested.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Applicant must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Time management skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Knowledge of community resources and service providers in the service area.
- Flexibility and willingness to work days/evenings/weekends and be available for crisis intervention.
Benefits:
- $2.00 weekend shift differential
- 8 paid holidays
- Mileage/Travel .62 a mile
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) plan
- 401(k) matching
- Referral Bonus
Locations: Sioux City, IA, and Council Bluffs, IA.
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $20