Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 20% Supplement!

Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 20% Supplement!

Organization: Youth Services - Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility

Compensation: $26.68 - $33.35 plus 20% supplement!

Schedule: Full-time

Work Hours: 40 hours per week

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: 1199

Primary Job Skill: Behavioral Health

Technical Skills: Behavioral Health, Corrections - Mental Health, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Mental Health

Professional Skills: Confidentiality, Establishing Relationships, Ethics and Values, Situational Awareness

Agency Overview: Join our team! Change lives while building your career! Now offering a 20% supplemental bonus! We are transforming and saving lives at DYS! A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.

Job Description: DYS is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (two positions available) to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth. Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 duties include but are not limited to:

• Within scope of practice, performs psychosocial interventions with youth
• Performs individual, family or group intervention (e.g., counseling, testing & education of the client)
• Develops intervention goals & objectives designed to give education & resolve client's problems in functioning
• Participates in process of establishing, implementing & evaluating treatment system's goals & objectives
• Interviews youth & youth's family to establish case goals & objectives
• Assesses clients & determines specific intervention techniques for youth & monitors youth's responses to treatment systems & provides feedback on effectiveness of prescribed treatment
• Evaluates youth's progress resulting from prescribed treatment plans
• Maintains necessary data documents to satisfy requirements of federal, state & local agencies
• Prepares data requiring social histories, admission/ aftercare summaries, court documents & completes forms required by law &/or department policy
• Serves on treatment teams & program development teams, attends training meetings, intradepartmental meetings & court hearings & establishes & maintains working relationship with other facilities, agencies & support services in order to coordinate referrals & conduct follow-up services

Why Work for the State of Ohio: At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications: Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II (LCDC II) by Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board. Or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board. Or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board. Or Licensed Registered Nurse with practice specialty certificate in Mental Health or Psychiatric Nursing as issued by Ohio Board of Nursing. Or Licensed Registered Nurse by Ohio Board of Nursing plus completion of Masters degree in Psychology or other mental health related field. Or Licensed Registered Nurse by Ohio Board of Nursing plus completion of Masters degree in Nursing with a Mental Health of Psychiatric Nursing concentrate.

Supplemental Information: Background Check Notice: The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. DYS is a "qualifying employer" for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

ADA Statement: Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Drug-Free Workplace: The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.