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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Human Services Professional

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States, 30243


Are you interested in providing Human Services Clinical Case Coordination in a residential treatment setting? Do you love using your human services professional skills? Do you have experience in Case Coordination and documentation in the mental health field? If you answered yes, please complete our application so I can reach out to you.Being a Human Services Professional at Devereux has its advantages...If selected, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:Opportunity for professional growth within a national Non-profit.Ongoing training and development in the behavioral health field.Supportive Leadership and ability to make a positive impact in our organization.Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia was established in Cobb County Georgia in 1973 at the invitation of Governor Jimmy Carter and for more than 40 years has been providing new hopes, new dreams, and new choices for children, adolescents and young adults struggling with emotional and behavioral health challenges.Starting salary

- $42640/year. Additional compensation for experience and education above the minimum required.DEVEREUX GEORGIA GRACE'S PLACEWe are excited to announce we have broken ground on a brand new campus! Due to Devereux Georgia's history of success in treating victims since 2009, the state has chosen to use Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health for their newly approved treatment program. The 24-bed program is a Child Caring Institution (Group Home) for victimized females between the ages of 12 and 17. Our new Child Caring Institution campus is located near the Gwinnett County Police Headquarters on Hi Hope Road.Primary Responsibilities:Ensure that the educational, medical, emotional, and social needs of the resident are met.Monitor the resident’s needs and ensure that appropriate services are being provided and arranged.Case work services as provided in the resident's service plans; monitor the resident's educational and/or vocational needs.Plan, provide, arrange, coordinate, and document service to residents and their families.Model life skills and provide activities for youth to practice life skills and provide appropriate feedback.Overall responsibilities for case management; assume role of community support as well as administrative responsibilities. Provide full clinical case management services to clients.Coordinate and cooperate with both internal and external contacts/sources to ensure clients have access to community resources as required. Work closely with the Unit Supervisors to ensure care is coordinated and provided.Coordinate discharge planning and meet with family members, regulatory agencies, and case workers as needed to facilitate discharge plans.On-call duties as scheduled.Interested in advancing your career?

Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills, and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes

100%

of tuition covered (up to

$15k

reimbursed annually for undergraduate and

$25k

reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment! Learn more here.Qualifications:EDUCATION:

Bachelor's in psychology, social work, or other related field; Master's preferred.EXPERIENCE:

Minimum two years previous experience in a behavioral healthcare setting, including internships preferred.Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimum supervision; self-motivated individual; general knowledge of clinical best practices for working with adolescent populations and their families/resources; general knowledge of mental health, funding, and related services within Georgia and other states served; general knowledge of standard office computer applications and ability to learn new programs.Valid Driver's License required.Must be at least 21 years of age.Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion, and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse occurring in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.Devereux uses E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Through E-Verify, employers send information from the I-9 form to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security to verify that newly hired employees are authorized to work in the United States. Devereux will inform the newly hired employee if E-Verify issues a mismatch and provide written instruction for contesting a mismatch. Devereux will keep all personal information confidential.Devereux is a drug-free workplace; drug screening is required.

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