Kerrville, Texas
Behavior Support Specialist Job Opening in Kerrville, Texas - Job Summary
To provide Behavior Support services to families of children with severe emotional disturbances by engaging the child and family in weekly behavior skills training activates. Behavior Support will follow a strengths-based model that will help develop and build skills that will help the child and family. Behavior Support Specialist will be responsible for developing a Service Plan that is focused on the child and family needs. The plan will address all behaviors that have been identified by the family, child and any collateral information The Behavior Support team will also help assist the family in any Case Management activates that can be beneficial to the youth and family.
Responsibilities
General:
Contributes to Mosaic?s mission, vision, and program philosophies by way of work product and professional behavior with both internal and external consumers
Adheres to all current federal & state laws, as well as Mosaic Policies and Procedures, including the safeguarding of confidential healthcare information and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Reports immediately any suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect to the Child Abuse Hotline
Establishes relationships and communicates with clients, officers, family members, and staff
Identifies and seeks resolution for potential problems arising with any involved parties
Complies with all initial and annual training requirements
Attends staff / agency meetings as required
Completes other duties as directed by the Program Manager
Clients:
Enters demographic data, contacts made, and other required data for all newly assigned clients into extendedReach in a timely manner
Coordinates initial meeting with the child and family in order to complete Intake Packet and all necessary assessments (CANS) within 7 days of the referral
Facilitates the development of an individualized Service plan within 10 days of intake.
Works with child and family teams to develop a Crisis Plan to ensure the safety of the child, family, and community
Works approved skills curriculum with client and family to help with troubled behavior.
Coordinates and facilitates ongoing child and family team meetings
Provides a minimum of 80 units of services per week to the families served (per caseload).
Meets face-to-face with clients in their own home, school and community for the provision of all services
Reassesses the needs of the child every 90 days and family with the team and modifies the service plan to reflect the progress or lack of progress.
Keeps the family and team members informed on progress toward achieving Service Plan goals
Motivates and supports family involvement.
Facilitates child and family efforts to obtain any financial assistance or services for which they may be eligible under federal, state, and local regulations
Maintains accurate and concise documentation of contacts with family. (Documentation is to be done within 24 hours after services has been delivered.)
Provides or secures support and crisis/emergency services for the child/family through face-to-face contact, phone contact or availability by an on-call system (all time spent on crisis assessment and planning, crisis linkage and follow-up, and stabilization must be documented as crisis hours)
Maintains an empathic, yet professional, relationship with children and families and strives to keep families engaged in all services
Maintains all client documentation in the electronic record and must make sure that they are adhering to requirement set by the Texas Administrative Code.
Supervisor: Behavior Support Program Manager
Supervises: N/A
Caseload: Maximum of 25 children/families
Work Hours: This is a full-time, minimum 40 hours per week position.
Work hours are set by the family need, with allowances in scheduling to be available to meet with child and family teams during times and dates convenient for all parties involved (i.e. evenings and weekends)
Classification: Exempt
Education & Experience
Bachelor?s degree in social work or other related discipline (Master?s degree preferred)
QMHP-CS certification (preferred)
At least two years? prior experience working in the behavioral healthfield
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Ability to support the agency's culture, growth, and success through communication, accountability, and positivity
Ability to be clear headed and decisive based on the scope of the position
Ability to work efficiently and effectively both individually and as part of a team
Ability to work with children and family to deliver skills through approved curriculum
Ability to appropriately accept feedback through the supervision process - thus displaying the willingness to learn, grow, and improve
Effective oral and written communication skills
Well organized and adaptable
Ability and willingness to think ?outside the box?
Ability to develop and bring together inter-disciplinary teams
Effective conflict resolution skills
Demonstrates good insight and judgment
Possesses an engaging and enthusiastic personality
Dedicated to the success of children and family teams
Skilled in speaking in front of groups
Competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Go To Meeting, the Internet, and other software applications
Additional Requirements
Proof of valid Texas Driver's License (Type C)
Access to reliable transportation
Proof of valid/current auto insurance
Copy of official state driving record
Three (3) employment references 2 Personal and 1 Professional.
Cleared criminal background check and signed statement regarding felony
Cleared TB test results (current within 12 months prior to employment)
Cleared drug screen
Working cellular telephone at all times for on-call and after-hours availability
Physical Demands
With or without reasonable accommodation, the physical and mental requirements of this job may include the following: seeing, hearing, speaking, and writing clearly. Occasional reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, frequent sitting, standing and walking, may be required for long periods of time and may involve climbing stairs, walking up inclines, and on uneven terrain. Additional physical requirements may include, frequent lifting and or moving up to 25 pounds.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Case Management: 1 year
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