Youth Behavioral Health Specialists Cuyahoga County, OH

Overview

Where New Paths Begin

Ohio Guidestone is the state’s leader in community behavioral health care, serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment. As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their lives—with compassion and respect—we ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future.

Ohio Guidestone is seeking to fill full-time Behavioral Health Specialist positions to help our multicultural clients navigate a diverse range of mental and behavioral health needs. Candidates must have, at minimum, a high school diploma and 3+ years of relevant experience.

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) will develop a service relationship with each client to help them develop insight into themselves and their relationships. The BHS provides cognitive-behavioral therapy to assist individuals struggling with a range of issues related to their emotional and behavioral health, such as relationship and family issues, substance use and addiction, difficulty coping with stress, and grief and loss issues.

• Monitor client symptoms as well as response to treatment; communicate changes with treatment team to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions
• Develop and maintain a service relationship with client, family, and caregivers to provide them support as appropriate.
• Coordinate community resources including school, referral sources and outpatient behavioral health providers to ensure continuity of care; acts as an advocate for the client as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention consultation in times of emergencies for coordination and assistance in crisis management and stabilization as needed.
• Facilitate appointments to ensure overall physical well-being including basic, mental health and substance use needs.
• Review Diagnostic Evaluation and additional assessments, to aid in the ongoing development and implementation of a client’s individualized treatment plan (ITP).
• Attend and participate in agency/ team/clinical meetings, including mandatory trainings, and treatment coordination.
• Perform related administrative responsibilities; maintain client information, reports, records, and other documents; respond timely to emails and phone calls; attend and participate in various trainings and meetings; communicate with other agencies, departments, and vendors regarding required paperwork, contract compliance and consult with other county agencies and/or supportive services as necessary.
• Accurately and promptly document and maintain the confidentiality of client and family interactions including legal, financial, and clinical documentation within agency guidelines.
• Meet with Supervisor for weekly supervision.
• Maintain ongoing frequent contact with other assigned Ohio Guidestone professionals, parents or outside agency professionals assigned to case.
• Promote an inclusive work environment and present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
• Therapeutic Behavioral Service (TBS) service activities include, but are not limited to: consultation with a licensed practitioner or an eligible provider, referral and linkage to other services, implementation of interventions using evidence-based techniques, identification of treatment options, restoration of social skills and daily functioning, and crisis prevention and amelioration.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years relevant experience and ability to demonstrate competencies in basic behavioral health skills, for example:
  • Understanding of human behavior, mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on functioning and behavior
  • Understanding how to therapeutically engage a mentally ill person, concepts of recovery/resiliency
  • Understanding of the mental health system; de-escalation techniques
  • Understanding of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of emotional and mental…