Senior Behavioral Health Specialist - Bilingual

$2500 Sign-on Bonus!

Intermittent Teleworking Schedule Available!

Tri-City is now accepting applications for a Senior Behavioral Health Specialist position within our Adult Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program
. This position will provide a variety of rehabilitative support services to clients to facilitate behavior modification, skill building, and self-care and safety in individual and/or group settings. This position will report to the Clinical Supervisor.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide skilled assistance and training to other Behavioral Health Specialists in direct service organization, client care, and other Behavioral Health Specialist duties.
• Evaluate the needs of participants experiencing behavioral health challenges; plan, develop, and implement individual and group rehabilitation activities under the guidance of licensed professional staff; as assigned, be responsible for developing and implementing specific rehabilitation group activities.
• Participate in staff conferences with other disciplines to link clients with housing, providers, outside agencies, organizations, or departments as appropriate. Perform as client’s primary case manager.
• Perform crisis intervention counseling at a level not requiring licensure as a Behavioral health professional; and assist professional staff in planning the range of care needed to deal with participant’s care.
• Develop and determine appropriate referrals for the continuation of care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, or similar human service-oriented degree plus 2 years working in the behavioral health field as a specialist in behavioral modification, physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.
• OR
• Associates degree with 4 years of experience working in the behavioral health field as a specialist in behavioral modification, physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.
• OR
• 6 years of experience working in the behavioral health field as a specialist in the fields of behavioral modification, physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.

Candidates must be bilingual in Spanish.

Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and have Welligent/Electronic Health Records (EHR) experience.