Behavioral Aide

Job Details

Job Location:

South Carolina - Columbia, SC 29210

Under general supervision, this position provides one-on-one behavioral interventions with children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the client's home/residential placement/school or during community outings; performs related work as assigned.

• Participating in the person-centered planning process
• Providing direct home-based behavioral health services and supports, including therapy for the family.
• Providing direct services for the family as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.
• Assisting the team leader in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals'
• Assisting the team leader with consulting identified non-medical providers, engaging community and natural supports and including their input in the person-center/ed planning process.
• Ensure that all information obtained while at Carolina Therapeutic Services is kept confidential and will remain confidential beyond employment.
• Ensure confidentiality training is updated.
• Responsible to ensure that services are provided in a manner, which meets all applicable regulatory licensure and accrediting regulations.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary staffing. Attends all appropriate in-services, workshops, or continuing education programs.
• Responsible for keeping client medical record charts and their own personnel file information up to date in a timely manner.
• Work to ensure mental health outreach, education, and prevention in the community.
• Responsible for appropriate intake, assessments, and orientation.
• Mantains strict confidentiality according to all Federal and State guidelines and requirements.
• Exemplifies personal and professional conduct.
• Upholds the Professional Code of Ethics.
• Mantains a cooperative relationship with employees, medical staff and others, Adheres to and supports facility policies, programs and activities.
• Demonstrates tact, courtesy, and a positive approach to communication and interaction with Other employees, visitors, physicians, etc.
• Responsible for personal development to ensure current knowledge in the profession, Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and drug free environment.
• Willingness to work beyond what is required periodically and travel for continuing education hours.
• Maintain service notation that meets agency notation standards, Medicaid standards, and/or any other auditing agency such as the LME. (For timeliness, quality, and completeness). This notation must include: I) the purpose Of contact;
  2) describes the provider's interventions;
  3) effectiveness of the intervention;
  4) the time spent performing the intervention; and
  5) signature (degree/credentials or position) of person providing service, Must be available in the on-call rotation for 24/7- 365 days per year first responder coverage.
• Must maintain the flexibility to respond to client needs and crisis Situations beyond the agencies normal working hours.
• Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools, jails (for state funds only), homeless shelters, etc.
• Perform any other job-related duties as specified by a supervisor

• Human service field with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. Supervision shall be provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the individual meets one year of experience.
• Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling,
• Supervision shall be provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the individual meets two years of experience.
• Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services with less than four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than four years of…