PRN - Family Assistance Worker

BJC HealthCare • Pagedale, MO

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About The Position

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Role Purpose
Provides skill training to children and youth on appropriate behaviors to exhibit in home and community environment.

Requirements

• Strong Communication Skills
• Bachelor's Degree - Social Services/related
• <2 years Experience
• Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

• 2-5 years Experience
• Approachable
• Fun
• Creative
• Flexibility

Responsibilities

• Mentoring
• Modeling appropriate behavior
• Assist with implementation of interventions through real world experience
• Assist young clients with working on their goals, and be a support for that client
• Coordination with the case worker
• providing 1:1 interaction with the client 5-10 hours weekly
• serving as a mentor/role model for clients and their families
• working toward specific goals as part of the treatment team
• attending team meetings and supervision meetings as scheduled
• Works collaboratively with treatment team and family to provide positive social and leisure activities for children and adolescents.
• Provides skill training to children and youth on appropriate behaviors to exhibit in the home and community environment.
• Works with adult members of household on parenting skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees