Providing Promising Futures

Behavioral Health Professional | Petersen Foster Home | Part time - up to 20 hrs per week

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For over 100 years we have grown from a small orphanage to the leader in Mental & Behavioral Health Services, serving over 7000 children and youth daily from our local communities.

Job Summary:

Provide behavioral health services to children ages 5 - 11 and their families in the Petersen Foster Home. Coordinate the overall clinical direction of treatment. Provide individual and family therapy as well as informal support.

Essential Functions of the Position:

1. Provide individual and family therapy to foster children and their biological parents.

2. Develop individual service plans for the children and work with the team to carry out the service plan.

3. Provide supervision to the Behavioral Health Workers

4. Facilitate child and family team meetings.

5. Complete intake and assessments of caseload.

6. Attend evaluations and IEP’s as needed along with providing support for educational goals.

7. Maintain contact with other agencies involved with family.

8. Write progress notes on client contact and write contact notes on phone calls & consultations.

9. Provide on-call emergency crisis intervention on a rotating basis.

10. Facilitate weekly therapeutic groups

11. Provide support to the foster families through trainings.

12. Provide trauma informed education and practices.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Pet Insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Master's (Required)
  

Salary: $24 per Hour