ACCS Behavioral Health Specialist II

Eliot Community Human Services; Peabody (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nonprofit organization in Massachusetts seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist committed to empowering individuals dealing with severe mental illness. This role involves direct support in recovery processes and entails a significant focus on skill training, assessments, and compliance with safety regulations. Eliot Community Human Services offers an inclusive workplace with comprehensive benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

75% Company Contribution to Medical and Dental Insurance

12 Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan With Employer Match

100% Company-Paid Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement Annually

Comprehensive Staff Orientation and Training Programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-3 years of prior experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions focused on problem solving and skills training.
• Assist in ongoing assessment and development of treatment plans.
• Administer and monitor medications in accordance with regulations.

Skills

Problem Solving

Skills Training

Behavior Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field

Job description

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We provide in-house training, including First Aid & CPR, and will provide you with the skills to make a difference in people's lives!

Responsibilities

• Provide side by side interventions to Persons that focus on problem solving, skills training, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement.
• Assist the team and Persons in providing on-going assessment of symptoms and responses to staff interventions.
• Participate in the development treatment plans and ensure that the Person is at the center of the process and that the interventions are clinically based.
• Support Persons in their desire for recovery and rehabilitation in the development of their goals. 3. Provide specific interventions and supports to specialty population within the IGLE.
• Ensure the safety of the specialty population and the community by adhering to monitoring plans to support Persons.
• Administer and monitor Person medications in accordance with agency, DMH and DPH regulations, policies and procedures.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in either Psychology or Social Work or a related field
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable vehicle
• Ideally 2-3 years prior experience working with adults having severe and persistent mental illness
  
  

Schedules Available

• Sunday-Wednesday 11pm-9am (40 hours)
• Mon & Fri 3pm-11pm, Sat & Sun 9am-9pm (40 hours)
  
  

Eliot's Benefits Include The Following

• 75% Company Contribution to Medical and Dental Insurance,
• 12 Paid Holidays, 15 to 20 Vacation Days Annually, 12 Sick Days Annually
• 401(k) Retirement Plan With Employer Match
• 100% Company-Paid Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• 100% Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• $3000 Dollar Tuition Reimbursement Annually
• Comprehensive Staff Orientation and Training Programs & Professional Development Assistance
• Credit Union Affiliation
  
  

PAY: $21 p/hr

OT over 40 hours worked: $31.50 p/hr

Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care, Hospitals and Health Care, and Community Services

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