Child and Family Support Specialist - School Based

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA); Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is hiring a School Based Child and Family Support Specialist to work at 255 Bank St, Waterbury, CT, with a Monday to Friday schedule from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

The SBS-CFSS serves as part of a multidisciplinary team to support students’ behavioral, emotional and social development and learning in school and community settings. The role includes co-facilitation of daily interventions, wrap-around case management and crisis intervention, ensuring

Qualifications

• Co-facilitate daily social and emotional support interventions to decrease behavioral health issues and absenteeism.
• Provide case management services to students and families, including treatment planning, advocacy and referrals.
• Support client behavioral, emotional and social development and learning in school and community.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate daily social and emotional support interventions to reduce recurrence of behavioral health issues and absenteeism.
• Provide case management services to students and their families, including treatment planning, advocacy, linkage and crisis intervention.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team

Case management

Crisis intervention

Job description

Why CMHA?

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a Child and Family Support Specialist- School Based. This position will be located at 255 Bank St, Waterbury, CT. Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

Compensation Range: The salary range for this position starts at $20.00 per hour

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time-off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.

Summary: The SBS Child and Family Support Specialist (SBS-CFSS) serves as an active member of a multidisciplinary team that provides assistance and support to facilitate client’s behavioral, emotional and social development and learning in school and within the community. This includes co-facilitation of daily social and emotional support interventions to decrease recurrence of behavioral health related issues and absenteeism. The CFSS will also provide case management services to students and their families, both in school and in the community, who are in need of additional wrap-around support. Case management services may include treatment planning, advocacy, linkage, referrals, and crisis intervention.