Youth Specialist

Elizabeth Layton Center Inc; Paola (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Generous PTO

Wellness resources

Collaborative team environment

Growth opportunities

Work-life balance

Job summary

Elizabeth Layton Center Inc. seeks a Youth Specialist to join the CBS team in Paola, KS. The role focuses on supervising and supporting youth with severe emotional disturbances across schools, homes, and community settings.

You will work under a QMHP supervision to provide information, education, and training aimed at increasing independence, productivity, and community inclusion while maintaining documentation and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 40 hours of training in supportive services or willingness to attend on-site training.
• Must pass Medicaid regulations security check.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one psychosocial rehabilitation services for youth.
• Develop and provide structured psychosocial group activities.
• Support personal care goals and treatment plans for youth.
• Organize program activities and maintain a safe, productive environment.
• Maintain records for reporting, evaluation, and clinical purposes.
• Complete daily paperwork and reports by deadlines.
• Available to work evenings and weekends.
• Maintain productivity standard of 55% of hours worked.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Flexibility

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

The Elizabeth Layton Center is seeking a Youth Specialist to join our CBS (Community Based Services) team in Paola, KS. If you thrive in a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive work environment, this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for!

Who we are:

Elizabeth Layton Center (ELC) is honored to be designated a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), with locations in Ottawa and Paola, KS. CCBHCs offer a model of care focused on accessible and integrated behavioral health services. Our vision is to be recognized as the provider of choice for coordinated physical and behavioral health services in the communities we serve. ELC specializes in working with underserved populations to meet the growing needs unique to their situation and life experiences.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Generous paid time off
• Wellness resources to support your well-being
• A collaborative, supportive team environment
• Ongoing opportunities for professional growth
• A healthy work-life balance

Summary:

The Youth Specialist will provide supervision and supportive services to youth diagnosed with severe emotional disturbance. The incumbent, through supervision and direction, will assist the youth in developing skills. When working with youth, the majority of the time will be spent providing individual or psychosocial group services to the youth. The incumbent, through supervision and direction of a licensed and credentialed QMHP, will assist consumers by providing information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes with a goal of increasing the consumer’s independence, productivity, self‑determination, integration, and inclusion in the community. The majority of the Youth Specialist’s time will be spent providing services to consumers in schools, their homes, the center, and other community settings. The position reports directly to the CBS Coordinator.

Major Job Responsibilities:

• Provides one to one psychosocial rehabilitation services for youth
• Assists in developing and providing structured psychosocial group activities
• Supports personal care goals and overall treatment plan of specific youth
• Organizes program activities and functions
• Maintains a safe and productive environment during time spent in attendance of consumers
• Consults with other mental health staff and works co‑jointly as indicated
• May provide transportation to and from various program activities (must maintain a good driving record)
• Assists in developing and providing structured activities to include attendant care, psychosocial group activities and individual community support
• Maintains a safe and productive environment during time spent in attendance of consumers
• Maintains appropriate records for reporting, evaluation, accounting, and clinical purposes
• Meets deadlines for daily paperwork and reports
• Provides quality documentation
• Performs other duties as deemed appropriate by immediate supervisor or designee
• Completes all trainings as assigned
• Complies with ELC policies and procedures
• Available to work evenings and weekends
• Maintains productivity standard of 55% of hours worked

ELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and considers all applications irrespective of race, marital status, sex, age, skin color, religion, nationality, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Possesses a high school diploma or graduate equivalency degree
• Have a minimum of 40 hours of training in providing equivalent supportive services to child and/or adult consumers or be able to attend 40 hours of on‑site training. On site training may be required outside of regularly scheduled working hours.
• Incumbent must pass a security check as required by Medicaid Regulations

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to relate and work creatively and energetically with consumers at risk of hospitalization
• Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues
• Communicates directly and effectively in a cooperative manner
• Flexibility in assigned work hours
• Ability to be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences
• Ability to safely perform major job responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations