Behavioral Health Specialist Float

The Emily Program; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

The Emily Program is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist – Float to support PHP, Inpatient, and Residential milieus. This role provides therapeutic group facilitation, meal support, and backfill coverage across sites or virtually within a defined region, ensuring a recovery-oriented environment.

Responsibilities include leading CBT/DBT groups, self-monitoring, and activity sessions, plus contributing to treatment planning and supervision as needed.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a mental, behavioral, counseling, or behavioral sciences health-related field is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of direct patient care experience in a mental/behavioral health setting is required, regardless of degree.
• Valid driver’s license required for Residential or Inpatient sites.
• Current Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• Current First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
• Washington state Department of Health Food Handler permit within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates therapy groups including skills groups (CBT and DBT), self-monitoring, and experiential activity groups.
• Participates in therapeutic supported meals and snacks.
• Contributes to a recovery-oriented therapeutic environment.
• Participates in client therapeutic outings.
• Meets with residents to provide support and 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.

Skills

Direct patient care experience

Bachelor's degree in mental health

Education

Bachelor's degree in mental health field

Job description

1700 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98109

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 – Float is a dynamic role that supports PHP, Inpatient, and Residential milieus. The specialist is responsible for facilitating therapeutic skills groups, self-monitoring, and activity groups, providing therapeutic meal support, and assisting clients in managing their eating disorders. This role ensures a recovery-oriented environment and offers general support across various sites or virtually within a specified geographic region. The float specialist steps in to provide backup coverage due to planned or unplanned PTO, recruitment gaps, and other staffing needs.

Compensation Range:

$26.40 - $29.70

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

Schedule:

• Full time 40 hours/week
• Float hours oriented around programming 7:00am - 8:00pm daily
• Occasional weekend coverage, as needed

Flexibility & Floating Requirement:

This position requires flexibility to float to various locations and departments based on operational needs. Employees in this role will support multiple sites or departments within the organization to ensure high-quality client care and efficient operations.

Floating Responsibilities Include:

• Traveling to different sites or departments as assigned to meet staffing needs.
• Adapting quickly to diverse teams, workflows, and client populations.
• Maintaining consistent communication with site leadership to ensure smooth transitions and practical support across all areas.

This floating requirement is a crucial aspect of the role, providing valuable experience and skill development across the organization.

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.
• 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)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 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.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in The Emily Program’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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