Behavioral Health Worker

Position Summary : At Children's Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC), our staff is dedicated to addressing the impact of childhood traumatic events and other challenges. The Behavioral Health Worker will support and follow through with treatment team recommendations in a fast paced environment and meet the needs of the children ages 5-13 and their families presenting with crisis and behavioral health issues in a trauma-informed manner.

Summary of Essential Functions:

• Provide one-to-one or small group interventions to a child at school.
• Provide crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, and time structuring activities when needed.

• Attend all required trainings.
• Attend mandatory supervision sessions.
• Attend daily case review and weekly case conference.
• Transport clients, as needed.
• Conduct classroom observations, as needed.
• Collect observational data, as needed.
• Participate in home visits, as needed.
• Attend clinical meetings, IEP, and any other relevant meetings pertaining to client care.

Success Factors: To perform this position successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following success factors:

• Accountability: Takes ownership for behaviors, actions and outcomes and assumes personal and professional responsibility for all aspects of work.

• Effective Communication: Organizes and presents ideas and information in a professional, clear,concise manner, either written or verbally; documentation is concise and is clinically relevant when applicable.

• Time and Priority Management: Completes tasks in an organized and timely manner; thoughtfully plans his or her work and skillfully prioritizes between the urgent and the important.

• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports others' efforts to succeed.

• Adaptability: Embraces change and effectively copes with challenges and opportunities; skillfully deals with crisis situations; comfortably handles risk and uncertainty; performs effectively under stress.

• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrates capability and knowledge within field of expertise; willing to acquire new information and participate in learning opportunities; applies new skills effectively.

• Advocacy: Represents CCTC professionally in all settings; understands and adheres to CCTC policies, procedures, mission, vision and values.

• Problem Solving: Uses proactive analysis, judgment, experience and logic to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; appropriately incorporates multiple inputs to establish shared ownership and effective action.

Technical/Computer Skills :

• Proficient in MS Office Suite

• Proficient in handling office equipment (faxes, copiers, scanners)

• Working knowledge of EMR systems

Qualifications: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree in an area of behavioral/mental health services or related field and a minimum of one year direct care experience with children/adolescents; or Bachelor's degree PLUS one (1) year verified full-time paid experience working in direct care with children/adolescents; or Associates degree or sixty (60) credits towards a bachelor's degree, PLUS three (2) years verified full-time paid work experience working in direct care with children/adolescents.