Behavior Support Specialist

Cultivate Behavioral Health & Education; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Cultivate Behavioral Health & Education in Lexington, KY seeks a Behavior Support Specialist to provide services to families of children with severe emotional disturbances. The role focuses on engaging the child and family in weekly behavior skills training and developing client-centered service plans.

You will collaborate with families to address identified behaviors, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with licensure and funding requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related discipline.
• At least two years of experience in behavioral health.
• Clerical/administrative skills with ability to multitask and manage time.

Responsibilities

• Provide services based on client/family needs.
• Maintain detailed client files and required consent forms.
• Submit agency forms timely and accurately.
• Stay informed about current developments in the field.
• Build and maintain community referrals network.
• Maintain professional certification requirements (e.g., LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, etc.).
• Understand Medicaid, Michelle P. Waiver and third-party regulations.

Skills

Multitasking

Time management

Clerical skills

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related discipline

Job description

To provide Behavior Support services to families of children with severe emotional disturbances by engaging the child and family in weekly behavior skills training activates. Behavior Support will follow a strengths-based model that will help develop and build skills that will help the child and family. Behavior Support Specialist will be responsible for developing a Service Plan that is focused on the child and family needs. The plan will address all behaviors that have been identified by the family, child and any collateral information The Behavior Support team will also help assist the family in any Case Management activates that can be beneficial to the youth and family.

Competitive Pay: $40 - $60 (Based on experience and qualifications)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provisions of services, based on the needs of the client/family
• Maintain up to date and detailed client files (including all required consent forms, Session Notes, Outpatient Treatment Reviews (OTR’s). Assessments, Behavior Plans, Discharge/Discontinuation Forms, etc.)
• Completion and timely submission of all agency forms
• Maintain awareness of current developments pertinent to the field
• Develop and maintain a network of community referrals
• Maintain up to date professional certification based (i.e. LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, LPA, LBA, etc.)
• Maintain a detailed understanding of Medicaid, Michelle P. Waiver and/or 3rd party regulations regarding licensure, continuing education units, billing-procedures, etc.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or other related discipline
• At least two years’ prior experience working in the behavioral health field
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Responsibilities include mostly clerical, administrative work requiring vision and hearing
• Dedicated to the success of children and family teams
• Ability to multitask with excellent time management skills

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