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Cultivate Behavioral Management Corp

Behavior Support Specialist

Pay: $40–$60/hr

Posted: 1 week ago

Location: Lexington, KY (Onsite)

Last Updated: 4 days ago

Hours: Part-Time

Expires: 10/1/2026

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What they do

A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

$33,523 / year median in Kentucky

+12% projected growth

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Job Description

Behavior Support Specialist Cultivate Behavioral Management Corp - 4.2 Lexington, KY Job Details Part-time $40 - $60 an hour 19 hours ago Qualifications Mental health and behavioral care Master's degree Full Job Description To provide Behavior Support services to families of children with severe emotional disturbances by engaging the child and family in weekly behavior skills training activates. Behavior Support will follow a strengths-based model that will help develop and build skills that will help the child and family. Behavior Support Specialist will be responsible for developing a Service Plan that is focused on the child and family needs. The plan will address all behaviors that have been identified by the family, child and any collateral information The Behavior Support team will also help assist the family in any Case Management activates that can be beneficial to the youth and family.

Competitive Pay:

$40 - $60 (Based on experience and qualifications) Duties and Responsibilities Provisions of services, based on the needs of the client/family Maintain up to date and detailed client files (including all required consent forms, Session Notes, Outpatient Treatment Reviews (OTR's). Assessments, Behavior Plans, Discharge/Discontinuation Forms, etc. Completion and timely submission of all agency forms Maintain awareness of current developments pertinent to the field Develop and maintain a network of community referrals Maintain up to date professional certification based (i.e. LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, LPA, LBA, etc.) Maintain a detailed understanding of Medicaid, Michelle P. Waiver and/or 3rd party regulations regarding licensure, continuing education units, billing-procedures, etc. Qualifications Master's degree in social work or other related discipline At least two years' prior experience working in the behavioral health field

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Responsibilities include mostly clerical, administrative work requiring vision and hearing Dedicated to the success of children and family teams Ability to multitask with excellent time management skills Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.