Behavioral Health Specialist

The Emily Program; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSA and PPO insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Employer 401(k) matching up to 50%

Paid holidays and floating holiday

Job summary

The Emily Program in Seattle, WA is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to support the milieu by facilitating skills groups, providing therapeutic meal support at mealtimes, and helping clients develop skills to manage their eating disorder.

This 32-hour/week, day-shift role offers a starting hourly range of $25–$30, with duties including documentation, supervision, and collaboration with the treatment team to maintain a recovery-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum 1 year direct patient care experience required.
• Valid driver’s license and Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire.
• First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
• Washington Food Handler permit within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates therapy groups including skills groups (CBT/DBT) and experiential activities.
• Provides therapeutic supported meals and snacks.
• Maintains a recovery-oriented milieu and supports treatment plans.
• Participates in treatment team and supervision meetings.
• Completes clinical documentation in compliance with policy and regulations.
• Protects confidentiality of clients and company information.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Direct patient care

Group facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a mental, behavioral, counseling, or health-related field

Job description

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

The Behavioral Health Specialist supports the milieu by facilitating therapeutic skills and activity groups, providing therapeutic meal support at mealtimes and snacks, assisting clients in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.

Schedule

• .8 FTE - 32 hours/week
• Day Shift 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Compensation Disclosure

• Starting hourly range between $25.00-$30.00/hour

Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How Behavioral Health Specialists Empower Recovery

• Facilitates therapy groups including skills groups (including CBT and DBT), self-monitoring groups, and experiential activity groups which may include art activities, music, journaling, mindfulness, relaxation, and movement.
• Participates in therapeutic supported meals and snacks.
• Provides milieu support.
• Contributes to the creation and maintenance of a recovery-oriented therapeutic environment.
• Participates in client therapeutic outings.
• May meet with residents to provide support and provide in-the-moment skills coaching.
• Supports individualized treatment plans as developed by therapist and treatment team.
• Participates in treatment team, mini team, therapy team, and/or case consultation meetings.
• Participates in scheduled supervision meetings and seeks supervision when needed.
• Ability to engage, coach, monitor, and support residents as needed.
• Completes clinical documentation in compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
• Always maintains the confidentiality of proprietary information, which includes but is not limited to, trade secrets, sensitive company information, and any company information not made available to the public.
• Always maintains the confidentiality of former and current clients’ protected health information, as directed by state and federal law, and Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative policy. Additionally, maintain confidentiality in any position with access to employee personal information.
• Completes all assigned mandatory trainings.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a mental, behavioral, counseling, or behavioral sciences health-related field is strongly preferred.
• In addition, A minimum of 1 years of direct patient care experience in a mental/behavioral health setting is required, regardless of degree.

Other Qualifications

• Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites must have a valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive.
• Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites are required to have a current Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites are required to have a current First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
• Employees at Residential site in Washington are required to have a Washington State Department of Health Food Handler permit within 30 days of hire.

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) plan available two months after start date
• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.