(#5125876008) Behavioral Specialist II - ACCS
Eliot is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Behavioral Specialist II to join our dynamic Adult Community Clinical Service (ACCS) team. ACCS provides clinically focused evidenced based interventions to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Services are person centered and are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professionals, in either residential or community based settings. In this role, you will work side by side with our clients, assisting in skills development, rehabilitation practices, and more.
Responsibilities:
- Provide interventions to clients that focus on problem solving, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement
- Assist the team in providing on-going assessments of client symptoms and their responses to staff interventions
- Support clients in their desire for recovery and rehabilitation in the development of their goals
- Ensure that services provided are culturally competent, strengths based, and focused on rehabilitation and are inclusive of client preferences.
- Provide assistance to clients related to transportation to work sites, daily activities, and appointments
- Assist with the administration of prescribed medications, as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice or related field
- Experience working with adults with mental illness
- Valid Massachusetts drivers license
Schedule:
- Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday, 3pm-11pm (32 Hrs)
- Saturday & Sunday, 11pm-7am (16 hrs)
Full Time, Part Time schedules available