Community Behavioral Health Worker; -FAST

Community Behavioral Health Worker (I-FAST)

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We are seeking a compassionate, dedicated person who wants to empower youth and families by creating strength‑based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends. Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is looking for you.

In this role you will receive ongoing training in the Integrated Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) model as you work with families, children/youth, their communities, and key members of their ecology to implement I-FAST as designed. You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and to help children/youth aged 5‑21 make life‑transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as skill building, changing unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 – $22.26 per hour based on experience, education, and/or licensure.

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST treatment model and principles. Some principles include leveraging strengths, focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family, gathering information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context.
• Comfortably work with a diverse community of clients.
• Maintain knowledge of the types of families in the community.
• Continuously engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change‑oriented treatment.
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from supervisor and team members.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help acquire extensive clinical skills within the I‑FAST treatment model.
• Assure, along with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24‑hour, 7‑day support as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience working with multisystems such as Court, Child Protective Services, Schools, Ohio Rise, Family Children First Council.
• Current license/certification (LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC) is preferred.
• Experience working with complex family systems and youth who are experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues.
• Demonstrated a high degree of cultural awareness.
• Experience with multi‑need individuals and families.
• Broad knowledge of community service systems.
• Willingness to participate in and lead cross‑systems team‑building activities.
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal and written expression.
• Must be able to operate in an Internet‑based, automated office environment.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short‑term Disability
• Long‑term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support and resources to help you and your family with a range of issues.

Delivering exceptional care through connection.

• Dignity – We meet people where they are on their journey with respect and hope.
• Collaboration – We listen to understand and ask how we can best support the people and communities we serve.
• Well‑being – We celebrate one another’s strengths, and we support one another in being well.
• Excellence – We demand high‑quality care for those we serve, and we are a leader in how we care for one another as a team.
• Innovation – We deeply value a range of perspectives and experiences, knowing it is what inspires us to stretch past where we are and reach toward what we know is possible.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.