Behavioral Support Specialist
About The Position
Trusted Results Therapy Group is seeking dedicated and compassionate professionals to provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (PRS), Behavior Modification (B-MOD), and Family Support (FS) to children, adolescents, and adults. The goal of these services is to enhance, restore, and strengthen skills needed for independence, stability, and healthy functioning in home and community environments. PRS focuses on building skills for independence and stability in living, learning, social, and work environments, including independent living, personal living, and interpersonal skills. Services include supportive skill-building activities and person-centered, strengths-based work to improve quality of life and community integration. B-MOD uses in vivo redirection, modeling, and clinically planned techniques to change undesirable behavior patterns and develop appropriate behaviors, supporting emotional and behavioral functioning in natural environments. Family Support engages families and caregivers in treatment, builds coping and advocacy skills, models strategies for addressing behavioral health and substance use disorder challenges, and helps families participate in treatment plans. Services are delivered in community settings such as homes, schools, and other natural environments. Scheduling is flexible to meet client and family needs. This is a contract position, pays $20.00–$24.00 per hour, requires commuting to Charleston, South Carolina, and is in person.
Requirements
- For the Child Service Professional qualification: a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in psychology, social work, early childhood education, child development, or a related field.
- For the Mental Health Professional qualification: a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited university or college in a program primarily psychological in nature, such as counseling, guidance, or an equivalent social science program.
- For the Mental Health Professional qualification: one year of experience working with the population to be served.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to improve clients’ quality of life.
- Knowledge of therapeutic techniques.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Ability to commute to Charleston, South Carolina, required.
Responsibilities
- Provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services to children, adolescents, and adults to enhance or restore skills for independence and stability.
- Deliver skill-building activities focused on independent living, personal living, and interpersonal skills in living, learning, social, and work environments.
- Provide person-centered, strengths-based services that support quality of life and community integration.
- Provide in vivo redirection and model appropriate behaviors as part of Behavior Modification services.
- Use clinically planned techniques to alter undesirable behavior patterns and develop appropriate behaviors.
- Support emotional and behavioral functioning in clients’ natural environments.
- Engage families and caregivers as members of the treatment team.
- Equip families with coping skills and educate them to advocate effectively for the client.
- Model and develop family skills for managing behavioral health and substance use disorder challenges.
- Provide families with information and skills to participate actively in the client’s treatment plan.
- Provide services in community settings, including homes, schools, and other natural environments.
Benefits
- Professional growth, training, and leadership development
- Opportunities to grow as the organization expands
