Behavior Support Specialist

Cultivate Administrative Services; Lexington (KY); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive pay

Descripción de la vacante

Cultivate Administrative Services in Kentucky seeks a Behavior Support Specialist to engage families of children with severe emotional disturbances, developing a Service Plan centered on needs and strengths. You will support case management and collaborate with the family to implement skills for the child.

Responsibilities include maintaining up‑to‑date files, submitting required forms, building community referrals, and staying current with Medicaid and waiver regulations.

Formación

• Master's degree in social work or related discipline.
• At least two years' experience in behavioral health.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Time management

Clerical skills

Multitasking

Detail-oriented

Educación

Master's degree in social work or related discipline

Descripción del empleo

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 activities. 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 activities 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