Behavioral Health Specialist
On-siteDallas, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Provide direct supervision to youth at the Receiving Hope Center, developing daily schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring complete follow-through by shift end. Lead skills-building groups and activities during non-school hours while actively engaging participants in one-on-one settings to ensure center stability. Administer and document medication usage, conduct routine grocery shopping, meal planning, and preparation, and complete 15-minute bed checks during sleeping hours. Maintain accurate Electronic Health Record entries, report participant progress, and take lead responsibility for writing staff statements regarding critical incidents. Monitor security cameras, perform safety checks, and assist with crisis de-escalation while providing culturally competent care to trauma-impacted individuals.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, education, or a related field
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience in mental or behavioral health, specifically working with adolescents and families
- Valid GA driver's license maintained throughout employment
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook) and Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs); ability to navigate EHR software
- Current CPR (biennial) and First Aid (triennial) certifications from a licensed healthcare professional, or completion within the first 60 days of employment
- Documentation of at least two professional references and one personal reference attesting to capability and suitability for working with children and vulnerable populations
- Ability to lift objects up to 25 pounds occasionally
- Ability to perform physical duties and work long periods at a computer
- Moderate local travel required for participant, program, and training needs, with occasional travel beyond the metro Atlanta area
- Criminal history background check, fingerprinting, and drug testing
- Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check
- Verification of professional and personal references
- Completion of a physical health screening exam by a licensed healthcare professional within 30 days of hire to clear infectious/injury risks
- Candidates must not have been determined, based on credible evidence (such as a court or jury finding, department investigation, or other reliable evidence), to have abused, neglected, sexually exploited, or deprived a child or adult, or to have caused serious injury to any person through intentional or grossly negligent misconduct
- Candidates must also provide an oral or written statement to this effect at the time of application
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