Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 25% Supplement!

About the role

DYS is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility in Pickaway County, Ohio. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth. The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio, 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 designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole. Its mission is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities, guided by principles that 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 a culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating differences, commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes, and celebrate collective successes while supporting one another through opportunities to improve.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services within the scope of licensure, 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).

Requirements

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT) by the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Leadership
• Commitment to excellence
• Professionalism
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Good judgment of people and situations
• Change agent
• Excellent customer service
• Trauma‑responsive
• Solution driven

Skills

Technical Skills:

• Behavioral Health
• Corrections - Mental Health