Where New Paths Begin
OhioGuidestone is the state’s leader in community behavioral health care, serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment. As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their lives—with compassion and respect—we ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future.
Essential Functions:
- Develop and maintain a service relationship with client, family, and caregivers to provide them support as appropriate.
- Provide psychosocial education and training specific to the individual’s assessed needs, abilities and readiness to learn as identified in the Treatment Plan (e.g. social, coping, and conflict resolution skills).
- Facilitate further development of daily living skills, if identified by the individual and/or parent or guardian.
- Accurately and promptly, document and maintain the confidentiality of client and family interactions including, legal, financial, and clinical documentation within agency guidelines.
- Identify urgent, unsafe and crisis situations and escalate to therapist or supervisor.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning for PSR Programs.
- Review and monitor client progress; including monitoring symptoms and advocate for the client
- Meet with Supervisor and/or Mentoring Therapist for weekly supervision.
- Attend and participate in agency/ team/clinical meetings, including mandatory trainings, and treatment coordination.
- Ensure that clients are in the proper educational setting for most effective outcome.
- Maintain ongoing frequent contact with other assigned OhioGuidestone professionals, parents or outside agency professionals assigned to case.
- May serve as a liaison to coordinate, makes referrals, or arrange for appropriate community resources when needed, acts as an advocate for the client as needed.
- Promote an inclusive work environment and present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.
- Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) service activities include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) Restoration, rehabilitation and support of daily functioning to improve self-management of the negative effects of psychiatric or emotional symptoms that interfere with a person’s daily functioning;
(b) Restoration and implementation of daily functioning and daily routines critical to remaining successfully in home, school, work, and community; and,
(c) Rehabilitation and support to restore skills to function in a natural community environment.
Education/Experience:
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and/or personal services.
- Relevant experience or course of study in behavioral healthcare is helpful
Qualifications:
- Mission driven; strong desire to make an impact
- Effective interpersonal skills; able to speak effectively with individuals and/or groups of people
- Flexible; able to work days, evenings, and/or weekends, as desired to meet the needs of clients
- Strong organizational skills; able to handle multiple priorities with strict attention to detail
- Ability to maintain relevant, timely documentation as required.
- Computer literacy skills, including Windows applications, Microsoft Office Suite, and electronic health records, etc.
- Able to provide services in a private space, free of distraction with no risk of privacy violation OR be willing to perform services at a designated work site.
- Successfully meet all pre-employment background requirements
Benefits include:
- NEW higher pay rates
- Clear career ladder for development path in various roles
- Competitive medical benefits including a zero-cost monthly option for employee or employee + children!
- Free CEU trainings
- 10 paid holidays; three are exchangeable
- Flexible work schedules to support work/life balance
- Flexible work opportunities to support varying career paths, job roles, intern to hire, and locations
- 401(k) with employer match option
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mileage reimbursement
- Free licensure supervision
- Recognition and rewards
*Funding sources may require OhioGuidestone to hire an advanced degree.
Required
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High School or better
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GED or better
Preferred
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R-Client Relations
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R-Coaching
Preferred
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Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Preferred
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Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
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Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
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Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
