Autism Mental Health Specialist
Autism Mental Health Specialist
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Job Description
This position now offers a new hourly rate of $17.45 with a $2000 new hire bonus!
Bellefaire JCB is among the nations largest most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health substance abuse education and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency dignity and selfsufficiency through its more than 25 programs including the Monarch Boarding Academy. Our Monarch Boarding Academy is a coed therapeutic residential treatment program for individuals with Autism ages 8 through 20. The program focuses on developing communication and life skills so residents can learn how to function better allowing them to return home or to a lessrestrictive setting. Residents live in secure homelike cottages based on peer relationship skill sets.
Position Summary:As an Autism & Mental Health Specialist you will have the exciting opportunity to work with other professionals in an innovative program designed to respond specifically to the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum. We provide extensive paid training and shadowing during your first four weeks of employment.
Responsibilities include:
- Implementing behavior management programs such as lesson plans curriculum or activities
- Deliver planned and organized daily activities and routines to optimize treatment program and students learning
- Protect students from physical and emotional harm emanating from themselves others or the environment
- Teach and role model prosocial mediation and selfmanagement skills
- Care of students which includes supervising students when using restroom during hygiene care of sick students assisting students with meals management of students
Qualifications:
- An Associate or Bachelors degree in Psychology Mental Health or related field preferred.
- A minimum of a High School diploma is required.
- Must be at least 20 years old.
- Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths aptitudes and abilities.
- Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
Life at Bellefaire:
We value our employees and their commitment to our mission and offer competitive total rewards (benefits and compensation) options to our valued employees and their families including domestic partners. Our rich options include:
- Dental vision and medical insurance
- Defined benefit pension plan
- 403(b) plan
- Life insurance
- Paid longterm disability
- Generous paid time off and holidays
Other perks of working with us include:
- A friendly and appreciated staff
- Working with a team committed to the wellbeing of others
- A beautiful campus
- Career growth/numerous free CEU opportunities
- Staff recognition program
- A caring environment to work in!
Bellefaire JCB is an equal opportunity employer and hires its employees without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Bellefaire JCB is a partner agency of the Wingspan Care Group a nonprofit administrative service organization providing a united communitybased network of services so member agencies can focus on missionrelated goals and operate in a more costeffective and efficient manner.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
