C/S Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist

State of Maryland; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist, where you will provide essential therapy services to youth and their families. This role involves working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans, ensuring that each child's unique needs are met. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young individuals while collaborating with various agencies to enhance behavioral health services. If you are passionate about helping others and have the required clinical qualifications, this position offers a rewarding career path in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid clinical license for independent practice.
• One year of clinical experience with children or adolescents is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy for youth and families, adapting plans as needed.
• Coordinate with agencies and community organizations for effective service delivery.

Skills

Clinical Documentation

Therapeutic Techniques

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Clinical License (LCSW, LPC-MH, LMFT, or Psychologist)

Experience with Children or Adolescents

Job description

Summary Statement

The Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist (CBHS) is responsible for providing individual, family and group therapy for youth in the Silver Lake Treatment Consortium residential program. The services provided are individualized to meet each child's and family’s needs. CBHS staff work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical consultation to direct care staff. The hours for the CBHS are negotiable, but some evenings and weekends will be required.

Essential Functions

1. Works with youth and families and other formal or informal supports to gather information used for connection to and delivery of evidence-based behavioral health services.
2. Develops and implements plans of care, evaluates effectiveness, and adapts plans according to the needs of children, youth, and their families.
3. Refers or assigns youth and families to appropriate unit or staff for effective service monitoring and delivery.
4. Communicates with public, private and state agencies, community service organizations, courts, schools, police, and families in order to develop, coordinate and evaluate effective behavioral health services and programs.
5. Participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure appropriate behavioral health service plans.
6. Plans, directs, and evaluates the work of staff.
7. Provides technical guidance and supervision to staff and supervisors.
8. Prepares program budget requests to include resource allocations and programmatic justification for such requests; submits requests to superior for inclusion in divisional budget initiatives; oversees and monitors the use of approved program funds.
9. Oversees the application of policies relating to quality assurance regarding programs, services, and the rights of children, youth, and families.
10. Manages and directs the development of programs for children and families; ensures programs conform to federal/state regulations and departmental goals and objectives.
11. Writes, reviews and maintains comprehensive clinical records including progress notes, summaries, and reports.

Job Requirements

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Possession of a Delaware clinical license that allows for independent practice or possession of a clinical license in another U.S. state consistent with eligibility for a Delaware license, e.g., Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Psychologist.
2. One year of clinical experience working with children or adolescents.
3. One year of experience with clinical documentation, including narrative report writing.
4. Possession of a valid driver's license (not suspended, revoked or canceled, or disqualified from driving).

Conditions of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hire's Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Pre-employment Drug Testing: Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application online, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling [phone] or by visiting delawarerelay.com. You may also call [phone] or email [e-mail] for additional applicant services support. The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.