Child Behavior Specialist - LSW

Description

Welcome to Positive Leaps, where diversity, inclusion, and equity are a cornerstone of our business. As a minority woman-owned company, we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.

Role Overview:
This role involves facilitating group therapy sessions within classroom settings of approximately 10 students. These sessions typically take place twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), with the option to work additional days if desired. This opportunity may be especially appealing to LSWs seeking supplemental income or flexible scheduling alongside other employment.

Schedule Options:

• Minimum of 2 sessions per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• Opportunity to work up to 5 days per week
• Session Times:
  • Morning: 10:00 AM – 12:31 PM
  • Afternoon: 12:31 PM – 1:02pm
• Sessions last approximately 150 minutes (2 hours and 31 minutes)

Compensation:

• $20 per completed note ($200 per session if all 10 students are present).

Our private practice offers autonomy and independence while maintaining a sense of community, and our Mindfully Academy provides training opportunities in different modalities and specializations, such as DBT, EMDR, Child/Adolescent, SUD, Couples/IFS/Emotion Focused/Gottman and much more.

Essential Duties:

• Provides a safe, structured learning environment.
• Responsible for directing and organizing classroom resources to achieve excellent clinical outcomes. When assigned to a classroom
• Interact with children, families, and other staff members in a professional, positive manner.
• Exhibits flexibility and adaptability in a rapidly changing therapeutic environment.
• Implements Positive Leaps model of care and curriculum.
• Implements treatment goals and objectives as developed by Program Coordinator.
• Prepares, updates, and maintains documentation and children's clinical data.
• Collects data related to treatment goals and objectives.
• Communicates treatment progress and other relevant information to Supervisor.
• Consistently meets performance measures including competency indicators.
• Demonstrates effective classroom organization skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to provide essential feedback to others including peers and Supervisors.
• Shows strong leadership skills and assists with other classroom needs as they arise.
• Must be able to work with all ages of children.
• Documentation and billing:

1. Complies with Ohio laws.
2. Complies with requirements of 3rd party payers.
3. Complies with all Positive Leaps policies and procedures for clinical documentation.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social work
• Social Worker License - Ohio
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Must be able to work with all ages of children.
• Flu vaccination (unless a valid religious or medical exemption is documented).
• CPR/First Aid Certification within 3 weeks of start date.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a very active environment and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to pass a vigorous background check.

Exposures and Risks:

• Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Works directly with physically aggressive children.
• Exposed to loud noise, such as repeated and prolonged screaming and crying.

Visit our website at https://www.positiveleaps.org to learn more about us!

Mindfully Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Mindfully Behavioral Health makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. Furthermore, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.