Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $18.75 - $22.32 per hour. Full time, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the Behavioral Health Specialist position will be to provide supervision and supportive services in a residential environment that serves adults with recurrent mental health disorders. Consistency is a must.

Specific duties include but not limited to:

• maintaining a safe, stable, supportive, and productive environment during the time spent with residents for the purpose of reducing the need for hospitalization;
• providing services as a member of a pool of Community Support staff, to be activated on an as-needed basis for attendant and psychosocial services;
• providing individualized support within the transitional living environment, assisting with preparation and facilitation of psycho-social groups, as well as providing attendant care services in a variety of settings including the hospital, the Community Support Services (CSS) program site, or another community setting with the primary purpose being to maintain the client in the community and reduce the risk of hospitalization;
• implementing structured time, activities, and behavioral interventions designed to increase daily living skills and prepare residents for independent living
• assisting with the evolution of an effective, efficient preventative program of services.
• provide crisis on-call services as needed required on-call rotation
• regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as circumstances warrant.

Qualifications: The Behavioral Health Specialist position requires but not limited to:

• Have one year of college course work in the field of human services or one year of experience in the field of human services; or other experiences with adults who have severe and persistent mental illness which can serve as a basis for understanding symptoms and treatment; a combination of at least one year of education, and/or work, and/or experience in the field of human services can substitute for a year in any one area;
• reliable transportation and valid, unrestricted driver's license;
• be 21 years or older;
• demonstrated ability to make good decisions in a variety of human service situations;
• flexibility in assigned working hours; occasional work on holidays, week-ends or overnights
• a commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health center approaches; and
• an energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex work place.
• must be able to lift 25 lbs.