Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 20% Supplement

Job Description - Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 20% Supplement (260005HM)

Agency Contact Name and Information :
Cally Gilliland, cally.gillilando.gov

Compensation : $26.68 - $33.35

Union : 1199

Technical Skills :
Juvenile Corrections

Professional Skills :
Building Trust, Conflict Management, Motivating Others

Agency Overview

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About Us…

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles…

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

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DYS is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

Specifically, the Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 will:

• Within scope of license, provides behavioral health services for assigned caseload of youth at Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (e.g., assessments; treatment planning; individual, group, and/or family interventions/session; crisis intervention); provides liaison services (e.g., with family, regional office, juvenile parole officers, release authority, school, courts, and other community support services).

• Completes discharges and aftercare planning; provides facility orientation (e.g., treatment and behavioral health expectations; grievance system; how to access mental health, legal, and medical services); provides orientation to parents/guardians of newly committed youth.
• Represents Behavioral Healthcare Services on Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinates presence/participation of all team members (e.g., parents/guardians, parole officers, appropriate facility staff); gathers necessary documentation and reports; participates in case staffing; documents clinical summary of meeting; establishes and maintains working relationship with other facilities, agencies, and support services.
• Contacts parent/guardian in emergencies, crises, transfers, etc.; meets with and answers questions for visitors regarding programming.
  Accesses, develops, maintains, and synthesizes written and/or electronic documentation in compliance with DYS policies to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies; progress notes; facility and community reports pertaining to youth’s case.
• Attends departmental and inter-departmental meeting as assigned; at-tends court hearings as needed; maintains professional growth through participation in seminars, conferences, and workshops; performs other duties as assigned.

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