Behavioral Health Specialist; Austin

INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE CHICAGO

POSITION TITLE: Behavioral Health Specialist

REPORTS TO: Associate Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s mission is to end the cycle of violence using Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles and teachings of nonviolence. Informed by a philosophy of nonviolence, Nonviolence Chicago will establish caring and sustained relationships with participants engaged in the cycle of violence. We will emphasize partnerships with community members, leaders, social service providers, and local law enforcement to reduce community levels of violence.

We will help create a safer, healthier environment for young adults, youth, and their families. These general approaches will be specifically addressed using for major methods:
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) / Street Outreach, Individualized Service Provision, Victim Support Services, and Nonviolence Training.

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is currently seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to join the Behavioral Health and Wellness team and assist with the development and implementation of Behavioral Health and Wellness programming and services. This position will be responsible for daily service delivery of staff wellness programming and participant behavioral health and wellness services for “in-risk” individuals, victims, and their families.

The ultimate goal is to provide wellness programming to staff to improve employee health and program capacity, as well as provide behavioral health services to individuals who are actively involved in street violence, or recently impacted/exposed to community violence. In this respect, the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s Associate Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness builds on and contributes to current national best practices that incorporate outreach, victim support services, and nonviolence.

• Assist with initial and ongoing needs assessment to determine organizational wellness needs
• Participate in interdisciplinary wellness team responsible for development and implementation of staff wellness programming
• Collaborate with N3, UIC, and other research partners in evaluation of staff wellness programming as needed
• Be available to provide emotional support to INVC staff related to shooting responses and other on-the-job trauma exposure as needed
• Assist with the development and integration of trauma-informed policies and practices to enhance program effectiveness
• Complete relevant program data and record keeping as necessary in a timely manner
• Assist with facilitating process groups, presentations, and trainings to staff and community partners, including CBI
• Provide services in a culturally humble and responsive manner
• Additional duties as required by Behavioral Health and Wellness Program Manager

• Assist with initial and ongoing needs assessment to determine participant behavioral health and wellness service needs
• Assist with development, implementation, evaluation of behavioral health and wellness services for INVC participants
• Be available to provide support emotional support to INVC staff during shooting responses 24/7 in conjunction with other team members and leadership
• Assist with the development and integration of trauma-informed policies, practices, and services for INVC participants
• Complete clinical assessments, progress notes and other relevant program data and record keeping as necessary in a timely manner
• Facilitate process and skill building groups with participants, including CBI, weekly survivor support group, and other groups as assigned
• Provide presentations and trainings to staff and community partners as needed
• Provide ongoing coaching to non-clinical staff delivering CBI and other behavioral health and wellness interventions to participants to ensure quality services and fidelity to model
• Assist with development of strategic alliances with community providers, particularly around behavioral health and wellness resources
• Collaborates with courts, probation and parole, jail and prison…