Human Service Specialist

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Provides such direct services as counseling, psychotherapy, education, crisis intervention, case management services, etc.

2. Documents all service-related activities, including time spent per activity per client, mileage accrued, charting, staff notes, etc.

3. Participates in supervision and/or professional development activities.

4. Participates in Quality Improvement or SCS-wide activities.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Special Education, or Human Services.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited Master's program in Social Work, Psychology, or Clinal Mental Health Counselor.

EXPERIENCE

• Three to six months of volunteer work or structured, experiential learning (e.g., practicum or learning lab) in field of behavioral health or developmental disabilities.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic knowledge of mental health, chemical dependency or developmental disability issues.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS

• Position has no unusual physical demands.
• Position may occasionally require walking or standing, stooping or bending.
• May involve occasional exposure to threat of bodily harm (e.g., from clients or their families).
• Normal work tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue, but employment may require performing tasks on an unplanned or occasional basis that involve exposure to those substances.
• May require driver's license.

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