Community Behavioral Health Worker (I-FAST)

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is seeking compassionate, dedicated individuals to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends. As a Community Behavioral Health Worker, you will receive ongoing training in the Integrated Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) model. You will work with families, children/youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement I-FAST as designed. This role involves collaborating with all involved to address the needs of youth and families experiencing a wide range of DSM diagnoses, including complex cases of children at risk for out-of-home placement. You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and help children/youth aged 5-21 make life-transforming changes through intensive interventions such as skill building, changing unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support.

Requirements

• Experience working with multisystems such as: Court, Child Protective Services, Schools, OhioRise, Family Children First Council.
• Experience working with complex family systems and youth who are experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues.
• Demonstrated a high degree of cultural awareness.
• Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
• Broad knowledge of community service systems.
• Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression.
• Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Nice To Haves

• Current license/certification, including LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST treatment model and principles.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family, gathering information on behaviors of concern and strengths.
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment.
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities.
• Assure, along with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week support as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• 401K w/ Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed