Behavioral Health Specialist (ACT Team)

About the role

The Behavioral Health Specialist (ACT Team) provides community-based services to adults with a diagnosed Serious Mental Illness (SMI). This role is part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and collaborates with multidisciplinary providers to offer mental health and substance use services.

Responsibilities

• Conducting comprehensive clinical assessments of clients including developing, writing, implementing and evaluating overall treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the team;
• Planning and providing work-related supportive services including assistance with grooming, personal hygiene, clothing, transportation, etc. and performing on-going assessments of activities of daily living (ADL);
• Working with clients and providing encouragement of functional skills such as money management and other self-help tasks and linking clients to various resources in the community or within the agency based on their needs, such as employment, housing, healthcare, food security, benefits, and social supports;
• Cooking with the ACT Team to identify and arrange need for crisis intervention;
• Providing on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours and serving as back-up to evening and weekend staff on a rotating bases (approximately every 4-7 weeks).

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be flexible, able to work under pressure, perform as a team player, possess strong communication and documentation skills, and be familiar with vocational and educational support services, recovery principles, and person-centered care.

Qualifications

At least 75% of services take place in the community and client homes with interventions directed or performed by staff with specialty training and skills.

Skills

Flexible, able to work under pressure, perform as a team player, possess strong communication and documentation skills, and be familiar with vocational and educational support services, recovery principles, and person-centered care.

Benefits

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services effectively, equitably, respectfully, and trauma informed. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged, and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity, and awareness of factors that impact the client experience, including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Pay

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