Beech Acres Parenting Center has been serving the community for 175 years. We uncover the natural gifts of children by unleashing the power of parents and caregivers. As a contemporary parenting center, Beech Acres serves over 35,000 people annually through a wide range of services including foster care, kinship care, adoption, behavioral health support in schools, parent coaching and much more. All of our programs are founded in our Natural Strength Parenting™ framework which enables parents to unlock their own potential by building on their unique strengths. For more information, visit www.beechacres.org

Why you will love working for Beech Acres:

We're a spirited team that believes in having fun and making an impact in our community and beyond. We’ve built a culture that values our team members’ strengths where we embrace our differences and live the value of Inclusion to all. Through our Culture of Well-Being, emphasis on psychological safety and belonging for all; our team members and the families we serve feel safe bringing their authentic self to Beech Acres.

We take pride in offering you a competitive benefits package, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and other benefits. Interns are only eligible for the 401k match.  Our Perks at Work include but not limited to:

• Generous compensation within the non-profit sector along with bonus opportunities for all team members.
• Benefits effective 1^st day of hire which includes health care, dental and vision.
• Best in market paid time off benefits. Eligible to receive up to 42 days your first year.
• Life insurances and disability packages
• 401K match
• Tuition + Licensure reimbursement
• Cell phone + Mileage reimbursement
• Awards and recognition programs
• Professional Development
• Clinical and Training supervision and in-house training to achieve CEU’s
• Workplace Flexibility
• Employee Resource Groups
• And much more

Beech Acres Parenting Center is seeking a Therapeutic Service Provider intern - Beyond the Classroom (BtC) to join our award-winning team, in a school based setting located in our Greater Cincinnati Region. This role is about 16-20 hours a week with flexible scheduling options available (hours will be during standard business hours Monday-Friday, but can be flexible based on your schedule).  

Provides therapeutic behavioral service in a school-based setting for children whose mental health needs require active assistance and support to function in the least restrictive setting. 

• Completes functional assessments, coordination of care, symptom monitoring, skill building, crisis support, advocacy and support in school as it directly relates to mental health symptomatology (i.e. coping, anger management, social skills development and independent living skills).
• Maintain a Utilization requirement of billable hours documented in the proper electronic record system that includes individual service plan sessions, individual sessions, assisting students in crisis support services, leading groups, attending meetings to help coordination of care for a student, conversations with parent/ guardian about service connection, etc.
• Practices therapeutic interventions to children through individual or group modalities for children on their caseload.
• Models and coaches in classroom settings and milieu settings in partnership with schools’ staff to ensure that each child’s academic goals are met.
• Complete documentation according to ODMHAS, COA and Beech Acres standards. This includes but not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, Ohio Scales, fee agreements, and discharge paperwork.
• Works collaboratively and cross-functionally as a Beyond the Classroom team member to ensure holistic needs of kids and families are met.
• This role is school based in nature and may require work outside of standard business hours to support family events, school events, parent meetings, client needs, etc. Travel throughout the community and to BAPC campuses is required.
• This role may be required to complete in-home or community based services, to best meet the needs of clients.

• Completing bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Family Studies, Psychology, Criminology or related area of study. Must have: High School Diploma and relevant work or school experience.
• Strong knowledge of mental health symptoms and how they relate to functioning, diagnosis, medication and treatment interventions is also helpful.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to management daily, weekly, and monthly utilization requirements– schedule time management, caseload management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Ability to work collaboratively to support the team’s achievement of shared goals and outcomes.
• A background check is required for this position.
• A passion for our mission!

Beech Acres is an Equal Opportunity Employer

BAPC provides equal employment opportunities (“EEO”) to all persons, consistent with applicable federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry, military or veteran status, color, national origin, or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local, state, or federal law. This applies to all phases of the employment relationship including recruitment, hiring, compensation, advancement, and discipline.