Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 25% Supplement!
About the role
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. 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 adjudicated by county juvenile courts. During their stay, youth engage in programming designed to address criminological and behavioral needs. DYS’s guiding principles emphasize treating staff as the greatest resource, fostering trauma‑responsive environments, providing the best support for youth and families, advancing inclusion, and committing to collaboration and continuous improvement.
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
- Assesses 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 to coordinate referrals & conduct follow‑up services
Requirements
- Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) by Ohio Chemical Dependency Counselor’s Credentialing Board
- 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
Skills
Technical Skills
- Behavioral Health
- Corrections - Mental Health
- Counseling and Rehabilitation
- Mental Health
Professional Skills
- Establishing Relationships
- Ethics and Values
- Situational Awareness
- Confidentiality