Behavioral Health Specialist II - (5392) Gautier - South Mississippi Regional Center

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Behavioral Health Specialist II - (5392) Gautier - South Mississippi Regional Center

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Behavioral Health Specialist II - (5392) Gautier - South Mississippi Regional Center

Salary

$43,509.31 - $59,390.21 Annually

Location

30 - JACKSON COUNTY, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

9259-0373-20260803J

Department

0373 - MH-ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL

Opening Date

08/03/2026

Closing Date

8/10/2026 11:59 PM Central

Agency Minimum Salary

$43,509.31

Agency Maximum Salary

$59,390.21

What you'll need to be Successful

Knowledge of client support best practices and willingness to work as a team.

About the Agency

South Mississippi Regional Center is a program of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health providing care and support for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Each position at South Mississippi Regional Center is an important and impactful role that provides our individuals with the appropriate level of care to meet their social, emotional, physical, and personal needs. (82613-5392)

For more information contact South Mississippi Regional Center at 228-868-2923

About the Position

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST II
WORK LOCATION: Gautier Community Homes, 218 Graveline Road, Gautier, MS 39553
PAY: $43,509.31
Fourth-level professional work which involves providing psychotherapeutic interventions (individual, group, and family therapy), developing intervention strategies, ensuring the implementation of the strategies, and initiating treatment plans. Individuals in this classification also perform screening assessments of behavioral and emotional functioning, intelligence, achievement, and adaptive functioning. May serve in supervisory roles as based on organizational/facility guidelines, and may provide direct supervision to employees in less advanced classifications.
RESPONSIBILITIES: This is professional work in administering diagnostic psychological techniques designed to appraise intelligence, memory, personality and other psychological functions to identify any mental health intervention needs and/or behavioral intervention needs. It also involves conducting individual and group therapy, developing intervention strategies, ensuring the implementation of the strategies, and initiating Behavior Support plans. All duties and/or assignments will be performed under supervision of the Community Home Director or Unit Manager.
• Interviews subjects for pertinent psychological data.
• Administers scores and interprets both routine and complex psychological examinations to determine intelligence, mental deterioration, social maturity, educational level and other personal traits.
• Interprets test findings to relatives, administrators, interdisciplinary team members, and other qualified or approved persons.
• Participates in conferences with psychiatrists, social workers and other staff members to review and interpret test data and psychological interview results for diagnosis and treatment of cases.
• Conducts individual or group counseling and psychotherapy.
• Prepares detailed reports of obser