Youth Behavioral Specialist $59k/yr. Job at Bay Area Youth Services, Orlando, FL

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  • Bay Area Youth Services
  • Orlando, FL

Job Description

The Youth Behavioral Specialist provides overlay services to child welfare case management by providing intensive in-home therapeutic services that promote placement stabilization and/or support caregivers in reunification with their children.

We are looking for a Youth Behavioral Specialist who must have:

  • Master’s degree in social work, applied behavior analysis or a related area of study from an accredited college or university. 
  • Minimum of two years’ experience working in the social work field required; experience with the juvenile justice or behavioral health systems preferred.
  • Minimum of two years of employment history in mental/behavioral health or applied behavioral analysis with crisis experience. 
  • Must have valid driver’s license, ability to use personal vehicle for work purposes, and appropriate vehicle insurance.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

  • Provide home-based individualized behavioral modification for youth
  • Provide immediate clinical interventions and corresponding documentation related to crisis situations for youth.
  • Maintain current knowledge of community resources, linkage and how to access them
  • Provide prompt and thorough assessment, evaluation, and intervention via telephone or in person
  • Accurately document all case activities in the Florida Safe Families Network database within 48 hours. Maintain the physical case file in chronological order, by subject, in accordance with the standardized case file format. Perform tasks related to the job, which include compiling and maintaining all necessary records
  • Must understand and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, community, family and youth needs.
  • Integrate Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Safety Planning, and Trauma Informed Care into service provision.
  • Arrange for, attend, and participate in court activities, individual case staffing's, school staffing's and family meetings as necessary.
  • Attend all appointments, staff meetings, trainings, seminars, workshops, etc., as necessary and as required by the Program Director.
  • Provide on-call and crisis response services as needed.

BAYS is a drug-free workplace. We prohibit the use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances on company premises or during work hours.

Job Tags

Immediate start, Work from home,

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