Behavioral Health Specialist (ACT Team)
About The Position
The Department of Human Services (DHS), Behavioral Healthcare Division (BHD) is seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist (ACT Team) to provide community-based services to adults with a diagnosed Serious Mental Illness (SMI). The position is part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and will provide clients with direct case management services, and work with clients who are severely mentally ill. The Behavioral Health Specialist (ACT Team) will collaborate with multidisciplinary providers who work primarily in the community providing an array of Mental Health and Substance Use services. At least 75% of services take place in the community and client homes with interventions directed or performed by staff with specialty training and skills. The goal of ACT is to promote independence, rehabilitation, and recovery, with an emphasis on home visits and coordinated, interdisciplinary support to prevent homelessness, unnecessary hospitalization, and other negative outcomes. This role involves working as part of an interdisciplinary team, attending daily team meetings, collaborating with team members and other service providers, and delivering most services independently in clients' homes, shelters, or other community locations. ACT is a highly collaborative, evidence-based model of treatment in which each team member works with all clients assigned to the team.
Requirements
- Experience providing community-based services to adults with a diagnosed Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
- Experience providing direct case management services.
- Experience working with clients who are severely mentally ill.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary providers.
- Experience providing an array of Mental Health and Substance Use services.
- Specialty training and skills for interventions in the community and client homes.
- Ability to promote independence, rehabilitation, and recovery.
- Ability to provide home visits and coordinated, interdisciplinary support.
- Ability to prevent homelessness, unnecessary hospitalization, and other negative outcomes.
- Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to attend daily team meetings.
- Ability to collaborate with team members and other service providers.
- Ability to deliver most services independently in clients' homes, shelters, or other community locations.
- Ability to work with all clients assigned to the team.
Responsibilities
- Provide community-based services to adults with a diagnosed Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
- Provide clients with direct case management services.
- Work with clients who are severely mentally ill.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary providers.
- Deliver an array of Mental Health and Substance Use services.
- Conduct interventions in the community and client homes.
- Promote independence, rehabilitation, and recovery.
- Provide home visits and coordinated, interdisciplinary support.
- Prevent homelessness, unnecessary hospitalization, and other negative outcomes.
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Attend daily team meetings.
- Collaborate with team members and other service providers.
- Deliver most services independently in clients' homes, shelters, or other community locations.
- Work with all clients assigned to the team.
Benefits
- $2500.00 gross signing bonus at hire
- $2500.00 gross bonus at the completion of the probationary period
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
