Behavior Support Counselor
About The Position
The Family Specialist builds trusting relationships with children and youth and their parents or caregivers, providing practical guidance and strategies to address behavioral challenges and support emotional growth. The role helps identify unmet needs, teaches coping skills, and helps repair relationships and build understanding among family members. The Family Specialist engages youth and caregivers to explore behaviors, practice new skills, and build lasting connections, while providing direct behavioral interventions and skill-building. As the family’s primary behavioral support partner, the Family Specialist coordinates with the youth therapist and Child and Family Team to help youth and caregivers achieve their goals. The position is part of the High Fidelity Wraparound program, which provides comprehensive behavioral and social support services, crisis response, and a team-based approach. Services are delivered through multidisciplinary program sites serving SPA 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. The program serves children, youth, and families affected by trauma, mental illness, neglect, or substance abuse. Clinical services include trauma-informed care, mental health treatment, behavioral interventions, and parental skill enhancement. Length of stay is based on need, with an average stay of 18 months. Services support strengths-based empowerment, resilience, long-term recovery and reintegration, family support, skill development, advocacy, and access to community resources.
Requirements
- Spanish-speaking ability is required.
- Valid California Driver’s License and a driving record that meets the company driver eligibility policy.
- Education and experience requirements vary by level: FS I requires a high school diploma or equivalent and three years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and families.
- FS II requires an associate degree in mental health, human services, or a closely related field and two years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and families.
- The posting lists FS III as requiring a bachelor’s degree in mental health, human services, or a closely related field and one year of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and/or families.
Responsibilities
- Build trusting relationships with children and youth and their parents or caregivers.
- Provide practical guidance and strategies to address behavioral challenges and support emotional growth.
- Help identify unmet needs and teach coping skills.
- Help repair relationships and build understanding among family members.
- Engage youth and caregivers in exploring behaviors, practicing new skills, and building lasting connections.
- Provide direct behavioral interventions and skill-building for youth and caregivers.
- Coordinate with the youth therapist and Child and Family Team to support families in achieving their goals.
Benefits
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Additional voluntary benefits.
- Vacation and holiday pay.
- On-the-job training and access to paid CEU opportunities.
- Career development programs.
- Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals, where applicable.
- Employee recognition and rewards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
