State-wide Trainer

at  Behavioral Services of Louisiana

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED; Bachelors Degree preferred
• Must self-identify as a current or former consumer of mental health services or at least 2 years of relevant experience; and
• Must demonstrate a minimum of 6 months in self-directed recovery within the last year; and
• Successful completion of peer support training and Behavioral Services of Louisiana Required Trainings
• Complete Required Stated Trainings and Train the Trainer trainings

• Provide onboarding training to Support Specialist (SS)
• Provide mentorship, development and ongoing training to Support Specialist as needed
• Develop and implement staff training and education modules for monthly staff meetings as directed
• Perform Quality Assurance task as assigned
• Provide caseload, scheduling and time management development to Support Specialist staff
• Ensure that Support Specialist are producing effective documentation of all meetings with families by collaborating with regional supervisors on note writing and EHR training and development
• Maintain open communication with the Wraparound Agencies and collaborate on joint training opportunities
• Ensure that treatment goals and interventions from the Plan of Care are being correctly implemented by Support Specialist through coaching and training on various peer-based interventions
• Marketing and Community Outreach to assist Support Specialist with maintaining up-to-date information on community resources
• Develop and maintain a resource data base of peer-based strategies and interventions for Support Specialists
• Be able, or willing to learn, to use computer interface to complete documentation for billing or other purposes as needed.
• Return phone calls promptly
• Other duties as assigned