Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 20% Supplement!

The Opportunity

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services, including assessments; treatment planning; individual, group, and/or family interventions/sessions; crisis intervention; liaison services (e.g. with family, regional office/juvenile parole officers, release authority, school, courts, and other community support services); discharge and aftercare planning;
• Represent social and/or habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT).
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities, agencies, and support services.
• Contact parent/guardian (e.g., in emergencies, crises, transfers, etc.).
• Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies; and in compliance with DYS policy (e.g., progress notes, institutional and community reports pertaining to the youth’s case; etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma-responsive, and solution driven.

Technical Skills

• Behavioral Health Professional Skills: Consultation, Building Trust, Ethics and Values, Confidentiality, Adaptability

Organization

• Youth Services - Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility

Agency Contact Name and Information

Pam Wilson - pamela.wilson@dys.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Jul 10, 2026, 3:59:00 AM

Work Location

Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional

Primary Location

• United States of America-OHIO-Cuyahoga County-Highland Hills

Compensation

$29.95 per hour + 20% Supplement

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours

40 hrs per week

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

• 1199

Agency Overview

JOIN OUR TEAM! CHANGE LIVES WHILE BUILDING YOUR CAREER! GREAT BENEFITS AND PAY + 20% SUPPLEMENT!

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.