Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Tailor your resume to this Behavioral Health Specialist - HCBS - Orange/Dutchess County role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against ABBOTT HOUSE's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this Behavioral Health Specialist - HCBS - Orange/Dutchess County role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against ABBOTT HOUSE's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Behavioral Health Specialist - HCBS - Orange/Dutchess County posting at ABBOTT HOUSE — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Behavioral Health Specialist - HCBS - Orange/Dutchess County posting at ABBOTT HOUSE — free, in seconds.
About the Role
The Behavioral Health Specialist provides services to children and families, ensuring services align with educational requirements and qualifications. Services include Prevocational Services, Respite, Supported Employment, Caregiver/Family Advocacy and Support Services, and Community Habilitation.
Responsibilities
- Provide one or more services to children and families enrolled in specific programs.
- Ensure services provided meet minimum educational requirements and qualifications.
- Provide Prevocational Services to prepare youth (age 14+) for paid work, volunteer work, or career exploration.
- Provide Respite services for children/youth with disabilities and their families/caregivers.
- Provide Supported Employment services to assist participants in obtaining and maintaining competitive or customized employment.
- Provide Caregiver/Family Advocacy and Support Services to enhance the child/youth's ability to function within the family unit and enhance caregiver's ability to care for the child/youth.
- Provide Community Habilitation services to assist children/youth with disabilities with self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills.
- Oversee and execute all program requirements as assigned.
- Document all necessary information on each child for billing purposes.
- Participate in treatment team meetings to provide updates.
- Report all Serious Reportable and Recordable Incidents to Supervisor.
- Comply with Abbott House's policies, procedures, and time frames for reporting, documenting, and billing.
- Utilize knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
Requirements
- Must meet minimum educational requirements and qualifications necessary to provide services.
- Regularly required to stand; walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen, and taste or smell.
- Frequently required to walk.
- Occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must be able to use a computer and learn software programs.
- Required to operate a fax, copier, scan, and other office equipment.
- Must be able to speak, read and write fluently in the English language.
- Must be able to write in the English language using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
- May frequently lift 0-25 lbs.
- May occasionally lift 25-50 lbs.
- May rarely lift over 50 lbs.
- May frequently push/pull 0-25 lbs. of force.
- May occasionally push/pull 26-45 lbs. force.
- May rarely push/pull over 45 lbs.
- Will be required to sit, stand and walk throughout the work day.
- May occasionally stoop.
- May occasionally kneel.
- May occasionally crouch.
Skills
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of complex trauma
Location
- New Windsor, NY
Work Type
- Per-diem
Experience Level
- 1 year of experience
- 2 years of experience
Education Level
- AA/AS
- BA
- BA/BS
- MA
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $20.34 - $40.68 Hourly
About the Company
- Abbott House's policies and procedures.