Behavioral Mod Spec - Minot, United States - State of North Dakota

Description

North Central Human Service Center - Minot, ND

This position is a Skills Trainer (Behavioral Modification Specialist) .

In this role, you will assist individuals to build skills to improve their quality of life while increasing their recovery management knowledge so they can live and work independently within their home and community.

In a typical week , you will complete level of care screenings and assist in developing integrated service plans. You will provide short-term individual, family, and group counseling. You will provide crisis intervention and risk assessments in the office, in the community and on-call. Also, you will provide education and consult to families, community, interns, and residents. It will be expected that you travel to individuals' homes and communities.

There you will teach daily living skills such as household, communication, emotion regulation, budgeting, as well as health, safety, and hygiene skills.

You will be part of an integrated, interdisciplinary team focused on providing the best support plan possible for each individual.

You will thrive in this position, if you are committed to a rehabilitative and person-centered philosophy and comfortable providing services in homes and communities.

You should enjoy teaching and role-modeling, be passionate about empowering others. Services are provided in homes and communities, and therefore, travel is a norm.

To be considered as a Skills Trainer position, you must have the following qualifications:

• Master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, education, child development and family science, human services, or communication disorders OR a bachelor's degree in one of the above fields and two years of related work experience, in the respective discipline. The work experience must be in a professional setting and supervised by a licensed practitioner in a related field.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.


About HHS:

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral.

Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect.

The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

Location:
ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model.

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted.

If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information or if you need an accommodation, please contact Amy Nelson at or at

Employing Unit:
ND DHHS - NCHSC


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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C.

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