Behavioral Health Worker

Childrens Crisis Treatment Center; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia, PA 19125 seeks a Behavioral Health Worker to support treatment teams for children aged 5-13 and their families in a crisis-driven, trauma-informed setting.

The role includes school-based interventions, crisis response, supervision attendance, case conferences, home visits, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral/mental health services or related field and a minimum of one year direct care experience with children/adolescents.
• Bachelor’s degree PLUS one year verified full-time paid experience working in direct care with children/adolescents.
• Associates degree or sixty credits towards a bachelor’s degree, PLUS three years verified full-time paid work experience working in direct care with children/adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one or small group interventions to a child at school.
• Provide crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, and time structuring activities when needed.
• Attend all required trainings.
• Attend mandatory supervision sessions.
• Attend daily case review and weekly case conference.
• Transport clients, as needed.
• Conduct classroom observations, as needed.
• Collect observational data, as needed.
• Participate in home visits, as needed.
• Attend clinical meetings, IEP, and any other relevant meetings pertaining to client care.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral/mental health services or related field

Associate degree or 60 credits towards a bachelor’s degree

One year direct care experience with children/adolescents

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Philadelphia, PA 19125Position Type: Full TimePosition Summary: At Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC), our staff is dedicated to addressing the impact of childhood traumatic events and other challenges. The Behavioral Health Worker will support and follow through with treatment team recommendations in a fast paced environment and meet the needs of the children ages 5-13 and their families presenting with crisis and behavioral health issues in a trauma-informed manner.

Summary of Essential Functions:

• Provide one-to-one or small group interventions to a child at school
• Provide crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, and time structuring activities when needed
• Attend all required trainings
• Attend mandatory supervision sessions
• Attend daily case review and weekly case conference
• Transport clients, as needed
• Conduct classroom observations, as needed
• Collect observational data, as needed
• Participate in home visits, as needed
• Attend clinical meetings, IEP, and any other relevant meetings pertaining to client care

QualificationsQualifications: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in an area of behavioral/mental health services or related field and a minimum of one year direct care experience with children/adolescents; or Bachelor’s degree PLUS one (1) year verified full-time paid experience working in direct care with children/adolescents; or Associates degree or sixty (60) credits towards a bachelor’s degree, PLUS three (2) years verified full-time paid work experience working in direct care with children/adolescents.