Support Services Specialist jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

Join our team at Behavioral Services of Louisiana, LLC, as a Support Specialist Supervisor in our Family Support Organization program. We are a dedicated team committed to providing quality mental health services to families and children. As a supervisor, you will play a crucial role in overseeing our Support Specialists, ensuring the implementation of treatment goals, and maintaining open communication with Wraparound Agencies. This role is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about mental health services and looking to make a significant impact in the community.

Responsibilities

• Direct oversight of Support Specialists
• Completion of weekly quality assurance measures
• Ensuring effective documentation of meetings with families by Support Specialists
• Maintaining open communication with Wraparound Agencies
• Ensuring correct implementation of treatment goals and interventions from the Plan of Care
• Conducting marketing and community outreach
• Conducting monthly staff meetings and supervisions with Support Specialists
• Providing ongoing education and training to Support Specialists
• Using computer interface for documentation and billing purposes
• Returning phone calls promptly and following all safety rules
• Providing individual Support Specialist services in the community when required
• Participating in the youths Child Family Team meeting
• Assisting in teaching problem-solving skills, coping mechanisms, and strategies for youth’s symptoms and behavior management
• Helping implement the youths Plan of Care on an ongoing basis
• Communicating parent’s status on a regular basis

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a human services field or a bachelor’s degree in any field with two years of full-time experience working with family, children/youth, or community service capacity
• Self-identification as a current or former consumer of mental health services
• Demonstration of a minimum of 6 months in self-directed recovery within the last year
• Successful completion of parent support training and Behavioral Services of Louisiana Required Trainings
• Completion of Parent Support Supervisor Training

Job Type: Full-time