CREATE Mental Health Worker

CGRC’s CREATE Program (Creating Relationships and Emotional Adaptability in a Therapeutic Environment) is a unique, year-round, and innovative approach to group social skills service for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism (ages 3-21). We strive to help our clients build social and communication skills, improve problem-solving and emotional regulation, and enhance flexibility and motivation. If you’re looking for the opportunity to share and expand your competencies for the treatment and care of Autism, Child Guidance’s own CREATE program is for you. An innovative-evidenced based program that enhances social communication skills while improving problem-solving and emotional regulation for improved flexibility and motivation in all settings is the focal point of our work. Schedule: Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 7 PM Some responsibilities include: Reviews behavior plans, and any other documentation as a method of understanding the child and/or adolescent and presenting problem. Engages with client identifies individual, family and community strengths and resources. Provides specific therapeutic support, as prescribed in the client’s treatment plan, including crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, time-structuring activities, time-out strategies and psychosocial, rehabilitative activities. Provide administrative support for clinical programming. Supports creating and updating curriculum and lesson plans. Supports room set up for program daily. Monitors and supports client’s daily progress on goals and objectives, as prescribed in the treatment plan. Supports program outcome data collection and analysis. Provides consistent communication and feedback to the family and other team members on client’s progress. Is able to intervene and provide immediate assistance in crisis situations. Completes all documentation requirements within determined timeframes; completes all forms, consistent with CGRC corporate compliance procedures. Completes all training and actively participates in required supervision in accordance with program and agency guidelines. Requirements: Bachelor Degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related behavioral health field; Minimum one (1) year experience working with children and their families in a mental health, education, child welfare or juvenile justice system (CASSP Systems). Who is CGRC? We are a premier children’s provider that embraces our clinicians as partners in our organization’s strategic plan. What can CGRC do for you? Do YOU want to be a Change Agent? If so, we want you to be a part of the Child Guidance partnership. Working here means being open to new clinical experiences both as an individual and as part of a team. We offer reimbursed comprehensive clinical supervision and training with the opportunity to develop your leadership competencies and career interests on a personal level. Join any of our organizational committees, task forces, or work groups. If you are furthering your education, we want to be your partner. We are offering flexibility for classes, internship possibilities within our organization, and the availability for licensure supervision. It is important to us that you enjoy a healthy work-life balance and we will encourage you to have personal goals that focus on self-care. At CGRC, you can enjoy a relaxed working environment with flexible work schedules that allow for a healthy work-life balance. We encourage and support career development and there are always opportunities for you to learn and grow within the organization. We have a competitive compensation package and generous time off and benefits for eligible employees. You and your family can also enjoy discounts and offers through our Tickets at Work Program. CGRC is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. APPLY NOW TO JOIN OUR TEAM! Child Guidance Resource Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer