County: Jeff Davis

City: Prentiss

FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time

Education: Master's Degree

   

 

Summary:

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking a motivated and caring Children's Day Treatment Specialist to provide services to a classroom in Jeff Davis County.  Position is based in Prentiss, MS. The Children's Day Treatment Specialist is vital to Pine Belt Mental Health's ability to provide behavioral management and clinical therapy support services to youth in Jeff Davis County.

 

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt.  Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities.  Our eighteen county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.  

 

 

 

Requirements:

Master's degree in behavioral health required 

Professional clinical license preferred or must be able to obtain DMH therapist certification within 60 days of hire

Behavioral health internship required

Behavioral health experience preferred

Must have valid driver's license with clean driving background

Must obtain a Class D commercial driver's license within 60 days of hire

Must have auto insurance with liability limits of 100,000/300,000/50,000 within 30 days of hire

 

 

Responsibilities:

Provides behavioral management, clinical therapy support services and emergency services to consumers and their families.

Takes initiative by identifying tasks for classroom activities and completing them.

Participates in team staffings and functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Provides clinical therapy services and emergency services to consumers and their families.

Demonstrates working knowledge of consumers and diagnoses for each. Develops treatment planning based on individual.

Ensures goals and objectives for consumers are specific, time-limited, and measurable.

Monitors class census and provides weekly report of census to supervisor.  Encourages class attendance.

Demonstrates ability to work cooperatively with parents as evidenced by parent satisfaction survey.