Behavioral Healthcare Provider

Job Description - Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (260001HR)

Ohio School for the Deaf

Agency Contact Name and Information:
Kimberly Basil; human.resources.gov

Mar 7, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Ohio School for the Deaf, 500 Morse Road, Columbus, 43214

United States of America - OHIO - Franklin County - Columbus

Compensation: $26.68

Full-time

Union: 1199

Behavioral Health

Technical

Skills:

American Sign Language, Educational support

Professional

Skills:

Building Trust, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence, Listening, Confidentiality

The Ohio School for the Deaf serves a diverse population of deaf/hard of hearing students, families, and communities through educating students in a language rich environment and empowering each individual to be a contributing member of society.

• Improve Bilingual Literacy & Language Skills for students of OSD and provide resources Statewide
• Expand Student Portfolio & Postsecondary Pathways
• Improve External Communication & Collaboration for Students, Families, Communities and Stakeholders throughout the State
• Improve Mental Health & Social-Emotional Supports
• Create a Student Support Team that Evaluates Current/Future Education Issues

• Regularly performs individual, family or group intervention (e.g., counsels, tests, and educates students);
• Trains and provides assistance in suicide ideation and threat assessments;
• Develops intervention goals and objectives and recommends behavior treatment options designed to educate and resolve problems in functioning;
• Identifies students' behavior counseling needs;
• Coordinates peer mediation programs;
• Operates social/emotional group workshops and ongoing group building activities;
• Assesses clients and determines/develops specific intervention techniques for clients & monitors client's responses to treatment systems and plans;
• Provides feedback on effectiveness of prescribed treatments/plans, evaluates behavioral healthcare provider cases and clients progress resulting from prescribed treatment plans;
• Serves on treatment teams and program development teams, attends training meetings, intradepartmental meetings, court hearings; establishes and maintains working relationship with other facilities, agencies, and support services in order to coordinate referrals (in conjunction with school social worker and principals) and conduct follow‑up services.

• Enforces rules, regulations and legal requirements with students;
• Documents events of the therapeutic process;
• Provides feedback and effectiveness of prescribed plans to appropriate persons (e.g., administrators, teachers, residential advisors, parents/guardians);
• Monitors students' response to functional behavior plans;
• Collaborates with staff (e.g., psychologist, teachers, residential advisors) and cooperates with behavior intervention plans and wrap‑around services for students;
• Assists with crisis team intervention;
• Leads Positive Behavior Intervention Support teams and documentation;
• Collaborates with OSD staff personnel in terms of student concerns and wrap around services.

• Maintains necessary documentation (e.g., State, Federal and agency requirements);
• Completes forms required by law and agency policy (e.g., status reports, implementation plan, case notes).

• Participates in extra‑curricular activities (e.g., homecoming, special weekends, sporting events);
• Supervises field trips;
• Accompanies students on and off campus related trips as needed or requested.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! The benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities…