FBH Behavioral Health Specialist

Overview

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Specialist to join our team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies. Our teams provide individualized, creative and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies. This position will be based out of the FBH Portland office, at times may work from home with scheduling flexibility to provide services to youth and families in the community and in their homes, as needed.

Join Our Amazing Team! Portland, Oregon. Our clinical team works in the homes of families and in the community; plus, in an office site.

What We Value:
Compassion
· Diversity
· Strength-Based-Approach
· Social-Justice & Our Staff

What We Offer:

Excellent starting range of $25.18 - $27.07 per hour; bilingual fluency stipend where applicable; benefits listed below.

We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily in their own home and community. Our enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity.

With sites located throughout Western Washington and Portland, Oregon, we offer comprehensive intensive, wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ over 650 energetic and compassionate employees.

• Receive assignment and solicit feedback from referring co-worker about planned activities.
• Introduce themselves and the activity plans for the day to the family.
• Participate in individual service and support plan development upon request.
• Adapt and modify activity to fit the immediate situation and/or family feedback.
• Provide structure and support within the agreed upon activity.
• Model and teach appropriate behavior and skills.
• Provide direct supervision and redirection of children.
• Connect and introduce youth/family to community resources in their own community.
• Identify and access positive relationships for the child and family.
• Identify situations that require other CCS supports to ensure prompt, effective and appropriate response.
• De-escalate and manage situations until other responders can arrive.
• Seek assistance and report incidents to the right people at the right time.
• Focus on successes experienced during activity or time with family just completed.
• Communicate and summarize to the family and referring co-workers about completed activities and observations.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Age 21 or older per DHS requirements.
• Qualified Mental Health Associate (OAR # 309 - 032 - 1110 (71)).
• Requirements for QMHA are defined under the current OAR as either A or B:
  
  Experience:
  
  A combination of three years’ experience, work, education or training revolving around child mental health, child development and/or social skill development.
• Education:
  
  A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in the behavioral sciences field and ability to communicate effectively, understand mental health assessment, treatment and service terminology and apply the concepts, provide psychology skills development, and implement interventions as assigned on an individual plan of care.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and automobile insurance.
• Availability to work flexible hours (evenings, nights, weekends).
• Must provide acceptable driving abstract per CCS driving policy.
• Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.

• Associates or Bachelor’s…