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About Us:
Santé is a dynamic and leading community-based behavioral health services organization. Our job is to offer rapid response and compassionate care to individuals or groups through comprehensive mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflect our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.
We are seeking a Full-Time School Intervention Specialist to join our team in Elkton, Maryland. As a School Intervention Specialist, you will be responsible for providing assessments and in home treatments for clients in the community and serve as a liaison between families, clients, and community partners.
If you are passionate about creating positive change in your community, we encourage you to apply and join our growing team!
What you will Do:
- Performs environmental and safety assessments, develops safety, treatment, and crisis plans, and collaborates with client, family, guidance counselor, and outpatient provider when necessary
- Effectively utilizes crisis intervention skills when necessary, implement therapeutic strategies to reduce client’s mental health symptoms, and set short-term and measurable goals.
- Identify the need for medical and/or substance abuse treatment and make appropriate referrals when needed.
- Possess adequate knowledge of community resources and provides appropriate referrals to clients both mental health and non-mental health.
- Demonstrates the capacity to work with a wide range of clients, including children, adolescents, adults, dual diagnosis, and geriatric.
- Timely completion of all required documentation using Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
- Abide by all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to confidentiality and protected health information.
- Comply with all contractual and operational guidelines and mandatory reporting, including duty to warn and child abuse/neglect referrals.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field of study
LBSW Licensure required.
Valid Driver’s License, proof of current automobile insurance, and access to a personal vehicle
Other Qualifications:
- Must be able to work with “high-risk” consumers who have mental illnesses as well as developmental and physical disabilities. We expect all staff to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
What we offer:
Salary Range: $18.00-$22.00 per hour.
We offer excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, a 403(b) plan with company match, paid sick and vacation days, Wellness & Engagement Program, and more!
New hires who show proof of their completed COVID-19 vaccination will earn a sign on bonus on their first paycheck.
This position will consist of primarily daytime shifts however, we are seeking a candidate who is able and willing to work varied shifts, including evenings as needed.
The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcomed, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.
The Santé Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify. http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
