CENTER FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA (STARS)/PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH)

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Job Summary

The STARS/PSH Behavioral Health Therapist provides integrated clinical services to adults living with serious mental illness, with a focus on schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and individuals residing in permanent supportive housing. This role combines direct therapeutic care, case coordination, and recovery-oriented support to promote stability, wellness, and community integration. The Therapist works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic, person-centered treatment across clinical and housing environments.

Job Qualifications

• An LSW or LPC license in the state of Ohio is required. An LISW or LPCC license is preferred.
• Master’s degree in Social Work or a social service discipline with a minimum of three years mental health and chemical dependency.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy using evidence-based practices tailored to individuals with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the client, and care team.
• Deliver services with a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and person-centered framework that emphasizes client autonomy and community integration.
• Coordinate care across behavioral health, medical, and housing systems, acting as a liaison among providers, case managers, housing staff, and families when appropriate.
• Support housing stability to addressing behavioral health needs to impact tenancy including crisis intervention, symptom management, and medication adherence.
• Collaborate with housing staff and property management to ensure clients maintain housing and receive appropriate wraparound service
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in compliance with agency, funding, and licensing standards.
• Engage in regular interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure continuity of care and shared decision-making.
• Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment, including suicide and violence risk, and coordinate higher levels of care as needed.
• Participate in training and professional development to maintain licensure and stay current on best practices in behavioral health and supportive housing.
• Meet productivity expectations.

Other Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Other related duties as assigned.

About Us

The Centers provide health, family, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives. We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and co-creates solutions while fostering belonging in a community where our team members thrive.

Wellbeing and Benefits

Providing quality benefits to our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer a number of choices to meet the different needs of our staff.

• Choice of medical and dental plans
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care
• Vision
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings (401k) with a company contribution
• Mental Health Support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Calm Subscription
• Short and Longterm Disability