Family Support Specialist

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MENTOR South Bay, a member of the Sevita family, is a community-based, behavioral health care organization offering a continuum of services including adult behavioral health, substance abuse counseling, children's behavioral health, autism services, and early childhood services.

Family Support Specialist

Hiring Bonus = $3,000

Function as Therapeutic Mentor and/or Therapeutic Training and Support. Work under the supervision of the CBHI Coordinator, with the support and guidance of a qualified Clinician's treatment plan to assist the youth and family in achieving the goals of the plan.

• Assist Master's level Clinicians in implementing the therapeutic objectives of the treatment plan created by the Clinician.

• Teach youth to understand, direct, interpret, manage, and control feelings and emotional responses to situations.

• Assist youth's family to address the youth's emotional and mental health needs.

• Provide phone contact and consultation to youth/family and clinician as part of the intervention.

• Improve patterns of interaction with youth & family to enhance problem-solving, limit-setting, safety planning, communication, and skill-building to strengthen the family unit.

• Monitor progress of youth & family in conjunction with clinician.

• Provide skills training and demonstrate application of such to youth & family.

• Identify and utilize community resources with youth & family.

• Complete documentation according to the schedule established by the clinic; remain compliant with documentation of visits.

• Adhere to company policies, codes of conduct, administrative directives, and therapy guidelines, and all office and administrative procedures.

• Keep clinician and/or supervisor informed of progress on all cases.

• Adhere to recommendations from clinician and/or supervisor.

• Maintain confidentiality in all clinical matters.

• Responsible for transporting persons served, as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a human service field from an accredited university and (1) year of experience working with the target population of children/adolescents/transition-age youth;

• or Associate's degree in a human service field from an accredited school and (1) year of experience working with the target population of children/adolescents/transition age youth.

• Must be willing to work afternoons and early evenings.

• Must hold and maintain a valid driver's license and own a reliable vehicle.

• PC literacy and experience with MS Office Applications

Why Join Us?

• New Hire bonus $3000

• Mileage reimbursement

• Pay on demand

• Employee referral program

• Full compensation/benefits package for employees working 30+ hours/week.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Paid time off and holiday pay.

• Complex work adding value to the organization's mission alongside a great team of co-workers.

• Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities.

We have meaningful work for you - come join our team

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Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We've made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

Other details

• Job Family Family Centered

• Job Function Professional

• Pay Type Hourly

• DBA Mentor South Bay

• Required Education Associate Degree

• Job Start Date Thursday, November 30, 2023

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• Winchester, MA 01890, USA