Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 20% Supplement!
About the role
The Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 oversees facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.
Responsibilities
- 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 client's problems in functioning
- Participates in process of establishing, implementing & evaluating treatment system's goals & objectives
- Interviews youth & youth's family to establish case goals & objectives
- Affirms clients & determines specific intervention techniques for youth & monitors youth's responses to treatment systems & provides feedback on effectiveness of prescribed treatment
- Evaluates youth's 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
Requirements
- Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II (LCDC II) by Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
- Or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board
- Or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board
- Or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board
Job Skills
- Behavioral Health Organization Youth Services - Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility
- Agency Contact Name and Information: pamela.wilson@dys.ohio.gov
- Unposting Date: Jul 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
- Work Location: Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional
- Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Cuyahoga County-Highland Hills
- Compensation: $27.49 + 20% supplement!
- Schedule: Full-time
- Work Hours: 40 hours per week
- Classified Indicator: Classified
- Union: 1199
- Technical Skills: Behavioral Health, Corrections - Mental Health, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Mental Health Professional
- Skills: Establishing Relationships, Ethics and Values, Situational Awareness, Confidentiality
Agency Overview
JOIN OUR TEAM! CHANGE LIVES WHILE BUILDING YOUR CAREER! We are transforming and saving lives at DYS! A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time. About Us… Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's 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 Ohio's 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.