Community Based Specialist I

Intercept Health•Staunton, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Intercept Health is a family-owned agency serving various mental and behavioral health, substance use, and foster care needs in Virginia. We are currently seeking a Community Based Specialist I, to provide a variety of educational, training, and/or treatment interventions to children, youth, and/or adults who meet criteria for a behavioral health treatment or training service. You will also provide intervention to Intercept clients in areas including but not limited to functional health and safety skills, appropriate personal and interactive behavior, activities of daily living, emotional regulation, developing pro-social behaviors, use of community resources, and medication management assistance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a human services field and at least 1500 hours of clinical experience providing direct services to youth or adults with a mental health diagnosis
Master's degree in a human services field and at least 500 hours of supervised clinical internships and/or practicum
Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field that includes at least 15 semester credits or 22 quarter hours in a human services field and at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience
Qualified Mental Health Professional-Trainee: A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college without 1,500 hours of clinical experience
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in an unrelated field and is enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral clinical program and is actively taking at least 3 credits per semester. Staff hired as trainees must participate in Intercept's monthly DBHDS approved training curriculum, and participate in weekly supervision with a LMHP.
Qualified paraprofessional of mental health with an associates degree in a human services related field and at least one year of experience providing face to face services to individuals with mental illness
Minimum of 90 hours of classroom training and 12 weeks of experience under the direct supervision of a QMHP-Adult.

Responsibilities

Provide a variety of educational, training, and/or treatment interventions to children, youth, and/or adults who meet criteria for a behavioral health treatment or training service.
Provide intervention to Intercept clients in areas including but not limited to functional health and safety skills, appropriate personal and interactive behavior, activities of daily living, emotional regulation, developing pro-social behaviors, use of community resources, and medication management assistance.