Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2

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About Us

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohios future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders ages 10-21 who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohios 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS please visit our website by clicking here.

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

DYS is a qualifying employer for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) by Ohio Chemical Dependency CounselorsCredentialing Board.

-Or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor Social Work Marriage & Family Therapy Board.

-Or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by Ohio Counselor Social Work Marriage & Family Therapy Board.

-Or Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT) by the Ohio Counselor Social Work Marriage & Family Therapy Board.

-Or Licensed Registered Nurse with certificate of authority as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner with specialty certification in Mental Health or Psychiatry as issued by Ohio Board of Nursing. Note: the official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect in the minimum acceptable characteristics the required license(s) related to the scope of practice & services provided as described in the job duties. Only those applicants possessing the required license(s) documented in the position description are to be considered for any vacancies posted or in case of displacement due to a layoff.

Job Skills: Behavioral Health

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.

DYS is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 ) to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 duties include but are not limited to:

• Within scope of practice performs psychosocial interventions with youth performs individual family or group intervention (e.g. counseling testing & education of the client) develops intervention goals & objectives designed to give education & resolve clients problems in functioning participates in process of establishing implementing & evaluating treatment systems goals & objectives interviews youth & youths family to establish case goals & objectives assesses clients & determines specific intervention techniques for youth & monitors youths responses to treatment systems & provides feedback on effectiveness of prescribed treatment evaluates youths progress resulting from prescribed treatment plans.
• Maintains necessary data documents to satisfy requirements of federal state & local agencies prepares data requiring social histories admission/ aftercare summaries court documents & completes forms required by law &/or department policy.
• Serves on treatment teams & program development teams attends training meetings intradepartmental meetings & court hearings & establishes & maintains working relationship with other facilities agencies & support services in order to coordinate referrals & conduct follow-up services.