Behavioral Specialist I - ACCS
Eliot Community Human Services
Summary
Eliot is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Behavioral Specialist I to join our dynamic Adult Community Clinical Service (ACCS) team. ACCS provides clinically focused evidenced based interventions to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Services are person centered and are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professionals in either residential or community based settings. In this role, you will provide support and guidance to adults facing severe and persistent mental health challenges.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Provide interventions to clients that focus on problem solving, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement
- Assist the team in providing on-going assessments of client symptoms and their responses to staff interventions
- Support clients in their desire for recovery and rehabilitation in the development of their goals
- Ensure that services provided are culturally competent, strengths based, and focused on rehabilitation and are inclusive of client preferences
- Provide assistance to clients related to transportation to work sites, daily activities, and appointments
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field
- Experience working with adults with mental illness
- Valid Massachusetts drivers license
Schedule
- Sunday-Wednesday, 11pm-9am
- Friday-Tuesday, 9am-5pm
- Tuesday-Saturday 7am-3pm
- Thursday-Saturday, 11pm-9am
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field
- Experience working with adults with mental illness
- Valid Massachusetts drivers license
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Discounted Fitness Services
- Childcare Resources
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Accidental Death Insurance
- Ongoing Training
- Career Advancement Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Leadership Development
Company overview
Eliot Community Human Services is a premier nonprofit provider of behavioral health and human services serving communities throughout Massachusetts. Founded in 1958, the organization has been providing hope, healing, and opportunity to Massachusetts' children, youth, families, and adults for over 70 years. Eliot offers a comprehensive spectrum of community-based services including mental and behavioral health care, developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury programming, childhood early intervention, care coordination, and youth and family services. With more than 2,500 dedicated multidisciplinary staff, the organization serves over 60,000 individuals and families annually across the Commonwealth. Eliot operates Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) that serve as single entry points for timely, high-quality mental health, substance use disorder, and emergency treatment available 24/7. The organization is known for its evidence-based, measurement-driven approach and proprietary transdiagnostic model that produces expedient, effective, and lasting outcomes for clients. Eliot partners directly with the populations it serves, applying a person-centered, community-oriented approach to ensure there is no wrong door to accessing imperative services.