Skills Development Specialist

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is actively recruiting part‑time Skills Development Specialists to work on the Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health Outpatient team.

Responsibilities assigned to the Skills Development Specialists include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serve as role models and mentors to teach and reinforce appropriate behavior in community settings.
• Coordinate closely with the families of clients and with the treatment staff.
• These services help to ensure treatment success and assist in mastery of behavioral, cognitive and emotional functioning skills that have been lost as a result of mental illness.
• Provide services one‑on‑one and in group settings.

Other responsibilities may include: assisting professional staff in group activities, facilitating skills development groups, driving company cards (including a 15‑passenger van), providing direct supervision and support of clients in outpatient programs, and completing other tasks as assigned.

This position is classified as part‑time, non‑exempt.

The proposed schedule for this position is:

• Monday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Tuesday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Wednesday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Thursday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Friday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

The office utilized by the Skills Development Specialist team is located at 934 South Main Street, Layton, Utah 84041.

While some of the work may be performed in the office, a majority of the time will be spent in the community and/or the clients' homes throughout Davis County.

The hourly rate for this position is outlined below:

• $18.25 per hour

High school diploma or GED.

Previous experience working with children & adolescents is preferred, but not required.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre‑employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre‑employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain Work Med location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.

Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

Experience working with youth with mental illness or substance use disorders is preferred.

• Familiarity with Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
• Knowledge of community resources
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage clients
• Knowledge of the techniques and principles of substance use disorders and criminal justice system
• General understanding of mental illness and substance use disorders
• Good organizational and practice management skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as workforce services, AP&P, courts, landlords, etc.)
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings and weekends

The part‑time Skills Development Specialist position is not eligible to participate in the agency's benefits program.

All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agency's robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug‑free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre‑employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre‑employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain Work Med location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre‑employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre‑employment criminal background screening.