Behavioral Health Clinician

At Fello we champion the rights of people with disabilities and invest in what matters most: real opportunities strong relationships and inclusive equitable communities. We partner with people with disabilities to provide support services develop inclusive housing and create spaces where people feel genuinely connectednot just accommodated.

The Behavioral Health Clinician partners with people served and their interdisciplinary teams to develop implement monitor and revise behavioral support plans and provides mental health counseling as requested including facilitating group counseling sessions. The Behavioral Health Clinician is responsible for ensuring that all behavioral health related services support each persons ability to achieve their own vision for themselves and supports the facilitation of MANDT and other behavioral health training.

This position reports to the Lead Behavioral Health Clinician and serves the Greater Chesapeake Region based out of Severn and Easton MD with regional travel required. This position must meet the qualifications of a Direct Support Professional not including CMT training and is designated as essential requiring work during times of emergency.

The ideal candidate brings three or more years of professional experience providing behavioral supports and mental health counseling to people with disabilities in a community-based setting. They demonstrate a deep understanding and passion for person-centered planning and self-direction for people with disabilities with the ability to work autonomously in ambiguous situations with little direction running toward problems without being asked with a solutions-oriented approach. They possess the ability to remain flexible calm under pressure and adaptive with experience working across cultural geographic and programmatic lines to positively support persons served. They have excellent oral and written communications and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage positive communication in difficult situations and provide candid and constructive feedback. They are proficient in Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook and have knowledge of outcome systems.

This position requires a masters degree in social work psychology or another related field and an LCPC LCSW or LCSW-C license along with the ability to enter clinical supervision with Fellos onsite board-approved supervisors. The ability to drive is a requirement of the position.

This position is full-time with a typical work schedule Monday through Friday during Fellos office hours along with frequent evening and occasional weekend meetings or events. This position is eligible for periodic telework.

This position includes anaward-winning total rewards (benefits) package and paid professional development opportunities.

Fello is an equal opportunity employer which means we provide equal opportunity to all qualified candidates without regard to race color religion ancestry sex gender gender expression national origin age marital status military/veteran status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy genetic information disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates employment decisions at Fello will be based on merit qualifications and skills. Fello highly encourages all employees to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.