Behavioral Health Network Hiring For Mental Health Counselor at Springfield, MA, United States Full Time

Job Description

If you are an amazing service provider and are ready for your next lifesaving experience, then keep reading because this is for you!!

Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Mental Health Counselor in the Early Intervention program at Behavioral Health Network!

**NOTICE**

In accordance with the BHN Mandatory COVID vaccine policy – all staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work.

The same guidelines noted above apply during flu season (defined as December 1st – through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) for BHN’s Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy.

Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.

Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the Early Intervention program with the following:

• Provide in home and community outreach services to children and families.
• Provide family centered services focused on strengthening/maintaining secure parent child dyad.
• Provide parental support and coaching using a strengths based approach.
• Provide play-based services with children on the floor, in playgrounds, and other places where children play in their natural environment.
• Work collaboratively with other EI team members to complete Developmental Assessments such as Battelle Developmental Inventory II.

Who are we?

The Early Intervention Program at Behavioral Health Network serves children between the ages of birth and three years of age for whom there are developmental concerns due to identified disabilities, or whose typical development is at risk due to certain birth or environmental factors.

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Reasons to work with BHN:

• Work with an agency who does amazing things for others
• You will be able to change a person’s life
• You will have the opportunity to grow within the agency
• You will not be bored with our fast-paced environment
• You will have excellent benefits package & time off benefits available

Job Requirements:


What are we looking for in a Mental Health Counselor?

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical, Developmental, or Educational Psychology from an Accredited Institution.
• Or Current Licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions.
• Knowledge of infant/toddler development, ability to both determine areas of delay and create opportunities, strategies to improve individual child’s development.
• Broad knowledge of environmental factors which may affect child development.
• Broad knowledge of community’s resources available to families of young children in the EI catchment area.
• Valid Driver’s License and safe driving record.