Mental Health Professional: OIDD - Coastal

State of South Carolina • Dorchester County, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD), Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD) where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Mental Health Professional who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply. The position for this posting is located at Coastal Regional Center, an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) of BHDD-OIDD located in Summerville, SC serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field
• Professional experience in a mental health, human service or social service program

Nice To Haves

• Practical therapeutic knowledge of principles, methods, counseling practices, and procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders
• Ability to listen and understand and communicate information and ideas so that others will understand
• Knowledge of psychopathology, family dynamics, and individual, family and group psychotherapy
• Ability to identify and effectively utilize resources available in the community to accomplish objectives
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, families and representatives of other professional disciplines
• Ability to present clear and comprehensive oral and written reports

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional analysis of behavior
• Develop behavioral interventions
• Write and demonstrate behaviorally based intervention plans and other therapeutic interventions
• Conduct data analysis and interpret results
• Use formal and informal assessment methods
• Work with an interdisciplinary environment
• Assume clinical responsibility for caseload
• Write reports on databased behavior change
• Communicate effectively with a variety of professionals and paraprofessionals
• Develop/transcribe Behavior Support Plans (BSP's), Drug Plans, Called Team Meeting (CTM's), and T-Logs, for assigned consumers
• Counsel consumers on a daily basis and respond to emergency behavioral situations as needed, assisting Campus Support Coordinators (CSC's) and assigned staff in de-escalating behaviors using the least restrictive methods
• Consult with other professionals including physicians and psychiatrists regarding behavioral and psychotropic medication regimes
• Provide in-service training to staff on behavioral and therapeutic interventions strategies as needed
• Provide in-service training of BSP following staff observations which indicate a need for more didactic training
• Planning and implementing Therapy Programs
• Serve as a secondary examiner for assigned forensic evaluations
• Supervise the work of departmental staff in the absence of the Director of Behavior Supports
• Other duties as required

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available
• Retirement benefit choices
• State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
• State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level