Community Behavioral Health Worker (I-FAST)

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health; McConnelsville (OH); On-site; USD 26,174 - 31,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

401(k) with Employer Match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health in Morgan County, OH, seeks a Community Behavioral Health Worker to empower youth and families via intensive interventions under the I-FAST model. The role focuses on strengthening family interactions, improving behavioral outcomes, and coordinating with schools, probation, and child welfare for holistic care.

The position emphasizes ongoing training, case planning, and supervision, with a commitment to accessibility of supports, including 24/7 options

Qualifications

• Experience with multisystems such as Court, CPS, Schools, OhioRise, and FCFC.
• Current license or certification (LSW/LPC/LISW/LPCC) preferred.
• Experience with complex family systems and youth with emotional/mental health issues.
• Demonstrated high cultural awareness.
• Able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST model and principles.
• Conduct thorough client and family assessments.
• Engage caregivers, family members, supports, and school/community staff in treatment.
• Lead weekly case planning and evaluate progress with supervision.
• Receive ongoing training, supervision and consultation to build clinical skills.
• Ensure 24/7 access to support as needed in collaboration with the team.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

multisystem collaboration

I-FAST knowledge

Computer literacy

Licensure (LSW/LPC/LISW/LPCC)

Tools

I-FAST model training

Job description

We are seeking a Community Behavioral Health Worker! Morgan County, OH

Join our Team! Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is looking for compassionate, dedicated people who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

You will receive ongoing training in the Integrated Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) model as you work with families, children/youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement I-FAST as designed. I-FAST Community Behavioral Health Workers collaborate with all involved to address the needs of youth and families experiencing a wide range of DSM diagnoses, including complex cases of children at risk for out-of-home placement. You will empower families to address challenging behavior and help children/youth aged 5-21 make life-transforming changes through intensive interventions such as skill building, altering unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $22.26 per hour based on experience, education, and/or licensure.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST model and principles, focusing on leveraging strengths, understanding behavior sequences, and increasing mature behavior.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family, gathering information on behaviors of concern and strengths to inform conceptualization of problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context.
• Comfortably work with a diverse community of clients and be knowledgeable about the types of families in the community.
• Engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment.
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing supervision and support from your supervisor and team members.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help acquire extensive clinical skills within the I-FAST treatment model.
• Assure, with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24/7 support as needed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience working with multisystems such as Court, Child Protective Services, Schools, OhioRise, and Family Children First Council.
• Current license or certification, including LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC, is preferred.
• Experience working with complex family systems and youth who are experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues.
• Demonstrated high cultural awareness.
• Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
• Broad knowledge of community service systems.
• Willingness to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal and written expression.
• Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support and resources to help you and your family with a range of issues.

To learn more about our organization: https://ISBH.org

OUR MISSION

Delivering exceptional care through connection.

OUR VALUES

• Dignity - We meet people where they are on their journey with respect and hope.
• Collaboration - We listen to understand and ask how we can best support the people and communities we serve.
• Wellbeing - We celebrate one another's strengths, and we support one another in being well.
• Excellence - We demand high-quality care for those we serve, and we are a leader in how we care for one another as a team.
• Innovation - We deeply value a range of perspectives and experiences, knowing it is what inspires us to stretch past where we are and reach towards what we know is possible.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.