Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness
Mental Crisis Services
Part time
12This position seeks to provide prevention for youth and families by making connections for help early and timely so that issues do not reach crisis levels or become repeating crises. It will also aide in alleviating the long terms effects of traumatic events. To improve the behavioral health status of children in our service area and beyond by linking them with the appropriate behavioral health services. Staff will conduct a behavioral health and social needs screening on all families and will provide resource options. Staff will follow up with families and communicate outcomes with referral source. Staff will work with families to identify barriers to obtaining behavioral health treatment and social needs resources and problem solve to come up with alternate options when barriers are present. Collaborates with the crisis center staff on kids in crisis. Provides screening to determine family’s social needs, including transportation, food, home safety, utilities, medical, benefit needs, supplies, child care activities, and job training. Links the family to appropriate resources based on identified needs and follows up with families to assure access to resources.
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or other related field is required
Experience:
• 1-2 years experience in Social Work or Counseling is preferred
Certification/Licensure:
Department Specific Job Details:
Dayton Children's Hospital is the only facility in the region devoted to the health, safety and information needs of children and their families.
Dayton Children's is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric specialists and clinical staff with special training and experience in caring for children. In addition, everything from room decor to life-saving equipment in is designed with the comfort of children in mind.
As a regional referral center, Dayton Children's draws patients from a 20-county area that includes Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's affiliation with Wright State University School of Medicine and accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures young patients the finest pediatric care available.
Dayton Children's staff of over 200 physicians and residents includes primary care pediatricians as well as subspecialists in over 35 areas of pediatric medicine. Working as a team with the medical staff are more than 3500 employees and volunteers who share a commitment to quality care no matter what their specific titles or duties.
