PRN - Skills Coach

SAFY is seeking a PRN Skills Coach for our Lima Behavioral Health division in Ohio.

As a Skills Coach, you will be responsible for providing skills coaching to program youth.   Skills coaching areas of focus are directly related to the goals of the youth’s treatment/intervention plan and may include strategic modeling, skill practice, and positive reinforcement in sessions.

Who We Are 

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For over 35 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are an extraordinary team of 500 employees in seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.  

What You’ll Do 

• Provide skills training to program youth. This training may include role playing, teaching, debriefing, or other strategies.
• Establish strong relationships using modeling & coaching of social skills. Assist the youth in developing positive relational skills with peers, adults, and community members.
• Teach skills that enable youth to solve problems and engage in everyday prosocial interactions.
• Practice new behaviors in fun and reinforcing settings.
• Orient youth toward socially acceptable activities in the community.
• Document each session timely and on appropriate forms. Keep daily log of activities, contacts, intakes, and each interaction with the youth.
• Report all incidents, concerns, and issues to direct supervisor. Immediately report emergencies such as runaways, accidents, or medical problems.
• Oversee property management, including room inspections, cleanliness of facility, monitoring of youth, and following program rules, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee meal preparation with youth.

What You Bring 

We are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to serve the children and families in our care. You’ll be right at home if you learn from failure and overcome adversity, cultivate strong relationships, understand the power of diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to lead through inclusion, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. 

Qualifications 

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent
• Three years in a mental health field, with some knowledge & familiarity of behavior management principles and ways of facilitating behavior change

 What We Offer 

• Targeted hiring range: $13.25 - $18.35/ hr.
  • Compensation is commensurate with transferrable experience, education and licensure of candidate, along with internal equity and budgeted amount for the role. 
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match 

SAFY is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.