Youth & Family Skills Coach - Youth ACT

Job Type

Full-time

Nexus Family Healing is excited to add a hybrid-remote Youth & Family Skills Coach for our Youth ACT Program based out of Mendota Heights, MN
! Youth ACT is an intensive, comprehensive and community-based rehabilitative mental health service. Services are provided in the home, school, or community using a multidisciplinary team. Individualized services help stabilize youth, ages 14-21, to decrease hospitalizations and out of home placements. Services are provided in the home, with Youth ACT providing 3-5 sessions per week.

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Schedule:
  
  flexible Monday-Friday
• $21-25 per hour

• On the road in the Twin Cities metro area, MN (community and home-based)
• This is a hybrid position requiring regular travel to family homes, community sites and other agencies

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Youth and Family Skills Coach will provide skills services in the treatment of children, adults, and/or families as prescribed in the client’s developed treatment plan as directed and supported by the Clinical Supervisor.

• Help clients build everyday life skills like communication, self-regulation, social interaction, and independence.
• Provide calming and therapeutic support during challenging moments.
• Work closely with the Clinical Supervisor during crises or emergencies.
• Keep accurate and timely documentation that meets program standards.

• Join regular team meetings and clinical supervision sessions.
• Complete required training and education activities.
• Deliver a set number of direct service hours each week.
• Follow all agency policies, state regulations, and HIPAA guidelines.
• Support youth in practicing skills outlined in their treatment plans.

• Must be Mental Health Practitioner qualified:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a degree in behavioral science field, Social Work, or Psychology-Must have completed 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience delivering clinical services to treat mental health and emotional disturbances with a trauma focus-In lieu of a Bachelor's degree and 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience, would consider minimum completion of 4000 supervision hours of supervised clinical services to treat mental health and emotion disturbances with a trauma focus
• Some experience working with at-risk youth and families
• Ability to pass all necessary background screening requirements per DHS rules and regulations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data entry skills required
• Educated on and compliant with HIPAA regulations
• Must have access to use of personal vehicle for business travel
• Valid driver’s license required
• Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check

• Bachelors degree or above in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university
• Knowledge…