Behavioral Health Paraprofessional for Dekalb County

Job Description: Behavioral Health Paraprofessional

Location: Dekalb County, GA Job Type: Full-time, 1099

Job Overview: The Behavioral Health Paraprofessional provides in-home individual and family mental health skill-building and case management services using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches. This role serves children, adolescents, and adults within Dekalb.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing individual/family mental health skill building services using evidence based and trauma informed approaches of care.
• Commitment to providing consistent, ongoing services to clients.
• Participate in coordination of care with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Attend monthly supervision with clinical director.
• Meet or exceed agency-required productivity and documentation standards, including BIRP notes. .
• Maintain flexibility to work after-school hours and weekends to accommodate client needs.
• Be flexible to meet the scheduling needs of the parent/guardian.
• Travel to client homes and community locations, with willingness to commute up to 1 hour for client sessions as required.
• As a full-time role , clinicians are expected to maintain a minimum of 30 billable hours per week . Full-time caseloads typically range between 17 to 24 clients , depending on service intensity and clinical needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Interpersonal Skills & Communication: Demonstrated emotional intelligence with an ability to balance an empathy forward response with families and throughout the organization. Enjoys working closely with other people to understand their concerns and seeks out the ways our workplace might address them. Able to use storytelling to advance a concept or idea.
• Professionalism : Confidence, articulation, ability to receive criticism and feedback well. Ability to resolve conflicts.
• Organization & Time Management: Organizes work, effectively prioritizes, and sets short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them. Aligns communication, people, processes, and resources to drive success. Organizes information and data to identify/explain trends, problems, and their causes.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Contributes to common goal, maintains open communication with team members, asks for help when necessary, encourages involvement.
• Diversity & Inclusion : Self-aware, attentive listener, people-oriented, cognizant of bias, cultural intelligence; demonstrating a respect for divergent viewpoints; an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the population served, thereby contributing to an environment that is equitable, inclusive, and cooperative.
• Flexibility: Adapts effectively to change by accepting changes in processes readily and with an optimistic perspective of the resulting benefits; readily accepts new technology as part of his/her job and uses it to continually improve efficiency or the quality of his/her work products.

REQUIREMENTS

• Education & Experience:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or a human services-related discipline.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience required.
• Technical Skills:
• Experience with BIRP notes documentation and electronic health record systems.
• Past experience with Notenetic (Electronic Health Record System) preferred, but not required.
• Bilingual skills advantageous
• Experience in substance abuse treatment or CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) certification is a plus
• Compliance & Certifications:
• Must be able to pass a DBHDD background check (required prior to providing any services to clients).
• Completion of state-mandated trainings within the first 30 days of hire: Relias, CSSRS, CPR/First Aid, CPI.
• Relias and CSSRS trainings are provided at no cost.
• CPR/First Aid and CPI costs are not covered by the agency.
• Knowledge & Skills:
• Familiarity with Medicaid/CMO compliance requirements preferred.
• Willingness to learn new documentation and case management skills .
• Receptive to feedback and constructive criticism.
• Schedule & Travel:
• Must be flexible to work after-school hours and weekends to accommodate client needs.
• Willingness to travel within Dekalb County and up to 1 hour to surrounding areas to meet with clients.
• As a full-time role , clinicians are expected to maintain a minimum of 25 billable hours per week . Full-time caseloads typically range between 13 to 24 clients , depending on service intensity and clinical needs.
• Compensation & Growth Opportunity
• $22 per billable hour for CORE Bachelor's Level Paraprofessional
• Eligible paraprofessionals may be considered for an increase to up to $25 per hour based on caseload development and performance. Reviews typically occur around the third month, but qualified paraprofessionals may be considered sooner based on their progress.
• $30 per billable hour for CORE Master's Level Paraprofessional.
• This is a 1099 independent contractor position , and payment is based on billable hours worked and approved services provided .
• No mileage reimbursement is provided.