Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS)

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care. 

Position Overview

Behavioral Health Specialists (BHS) support the residential milieu by facilitating therapeutic skills and activity groups, providing therapeutic meal support at mealtimes and snacks, assisting residents in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.

Schedule

• Full-time, 32 hours/week


• Shifts: 7:30am-4pm and 9am-5:30pm


• Saturday Required; 9am-5:30pm

Compensation Disclosure

• Behavioral Health Specialist: Starting hourly range between $22.00-26.00

Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How BHS Empower Recovery

• Facilitates group programming, including skills groups (including DBT and CBT), self-monitoring, experiential activity groups which may include art activities, music, journaling, mindfulness, relaxation and movement


• Participates in therapeutic supported meals and snacks and provides milieu support


• May meet with residents to provide support and provide in the moment skills coaching


• Ability to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed


• Supports treatment direction and individualized plans as designed by therapist and treatment team

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a mental, behavioral, counseling, or behavioral sciences health-related field is required due to MN DHS licensure requirements under the Mental Health Practitioner classification.


• In addition, a minimum of 1 years of direct patient care experience in a mental/behavioral health setting is required, regardless of degree.

What we offer: 

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.  

For full-time employees, we offer: 

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield) 


• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)


• Vision insurance (EyeMed) 


• Short-term and long-term disability insurance 


• Company-paid life insurance 


• 401(k) plan available two months after start date


• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation 

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.