The Behavioral Health Paraprofessional delivers in-home individual and family mental health skill-building and case management services utilizing evidence-based and trauma-informed methods for children, adolescents, and adults. Responsibilities include maintaining productivity standards, attending supervision, and coordinating care with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Requirements summary
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a human services-related discipline and at least two years of relevant experience are required for this role. Candidates must also pass a DBHDD background check and complete mandated state trainings within the first 30 days.
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Job description
Job Description: Behavioral health paraprofessional
Location
Fulton and
Dekalb
Counties,
GA
Job
Type:
Full-time, 1099
Pay
Rate:
Bachelor’s degree: $19–$22/hour (based on experience)
Master’s degree: $26–$30/hour (based on experience)
Job Overview
The Behavioral Health Paraprofessional provides in-home individual and family mental health skill-building and case management services using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches. This role serves children, adolescents, and adults within Fulton and Dekalb Counties.
Job duties and responsibilities
Providing individual/family mental health skill building services using evidence based and trauma informed approaches of care.
Commitment to providing consistent, ongoing services to clients.
Participate in coordination of care with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Attend monthly supervision with clinical director.
Meet or exceed agency-required productivity and documentation standards, including BIRP notes. .
Maintain flexibility to work after-school hours and weekends to accommodate client needs.
Be flexible to meet the scheduling needs of the parent/guardian.
Travel to client homes and community locations, with willingness to commute up to 1 hour for client sessions as required.
As a full-time role, clinicians are expected to maintain a minimum of 25 billable hours per week. Full-time caseloads typically range between 13 to 24 clients, depending on service intensity and clinical needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES • Interpersonal Skills & Communication
Demonstrated emotional intelligence with an ability to balance an empathy forward response with families and throughout the organization. Enjoys working closely with other people to understand their concerns and seeks out the ways our workplace might address them. Able to use storytelling to advance a concept or idea.
Professionalism: Confidence, articulation, ability to receive criticism and feedback well. Ability to resolve conflicts.
Organization &
Time
Management: Organizes work, effectively prioritizes, and sets short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them. Aligns communication, people, processes, and resources to drive success. Organizes information and data to identify/explain trends, problems, and their causes.
Teamwork &
Collaboration: Contributes to common goal, maintains open communication with team members, asks for help when necessary, encourages involvement.
Diversity &
Inclusion: Self-aware, attentive listener, people-oriented, cognizant of bias, cultural intelligence; demonstrating a respect for divergent viewpoints; an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the population served, thereby contributing to an environment that is equitable, inclusive, and cooperative.
Flexibility: Adapts effectively to change by accepting changes in processes readily and with an optimistic perspective of the resulting benefits; readily accepts new technology as part of his/her job and uses it to continually improve efficiency or the quality of his/her work products.
Requirements
Education & Experience:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or a human services-related discipline.
At least 2 years of relevant experience required.
Technical Skills:
Experience with BIRP notes documentation and electronic health record systems.
Past experience with Notenetic (Electronic Health Record System) preferred, but not required.
Bilingual skills advantageous
Experience in substance abuse treatment or CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) certification is a plus
Compliance & Certifications:
Must be able to pass a DBHDD background check (required prior to providing any services to clients).
Completion of state-mandated trainings within the first 30 days of hire: Relias, CSSRS, CPR/First Aid, CPI.
Relias and CSSRS trainings are provided at no cost.
CPR/First Aid and CPI costs are not covered by the agency.
Knowledge & Skills:
Familiarity with Medicaid/CMO compliance requirements preferred.
Willingness to learn new documentation and case management skills.
Receptive to feedback and constructive criticism.
Schedule & Travel:
Must be flexible to work after-school hours and weekends to accommodate client needs.
Willingness to travel within Fulton/Dekalb County and up to 1 hour to surrounding areas to meet with clients.
As a full-time role, clinicians are expected to maintain a minimum of 25 billable hours per week. Full-time caseloads typically range between 13 to 24 clients, depending on service intensity and clinical needs.
