Full-Time

Youth Mental Health Specialist

Bellefaire JCB

Bellefaire JCB

201-500 employees

Child behavioral health, education, prevention services

Compensation Overview

$18.50/hr

+ $2,000 new hire bonus

Shaker Heights, OH, USA

In Person

Bachelor's, Associate's

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)

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Requirements
  • A minimum of a high school diploma is required.
  • Must be at least 21 years old.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in clients' progress by monitoring and evaluating client response to treatment, attending staff meetings and clinical rounds, and completing required status reports and paperwork.
  • Facilitate treatment programs and cottage groups on topics including anger management, relationship building, and self-esteem.
  • Protect clients from physical and emotional harm emanating from themselves, others, or the environment, including use of the Therapeutic Crisis Model of Intervention.
  • Provide a structured environment and day-to-day care of clients.
  • Maintain the neatness and cleanliness of the client environment.
Desired Qualifications
  • An Associate or Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Mental Health, or a related field.
  • Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and the ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes, and abilities.
  • The ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.

Bellefaire JCB provides behavioral health, education, and prevention services for children, adolescents and families. It delivers care through outpatient, school-based, residential, crisis stabilization, foster care, adoption, and prevention programs, including centers like the Monarch Center for Autism, serving about 43,000 youth each year. As one of the nation’s largest and most experienced child-service agencies dating back to 1868, it offers a broad range of services and partnerships that support families in multiple settings. Its goal is to help children, adolescents and their families build resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Founded

1868

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Begun Foundation awarded Bellefaire $522,000 for youth violence prevention.
  • Bellefaire opened a $94,000 trafficking-support program in January 2026 using its crisis hotline.
  • Open 2026 jobs for therapists, nurses, and autism staff signal ongoing program expansion.

What critics are saying

  • November 2025 SEIU 1199 clash over union recognition still threatens labor stability and retention.
  • Bellefaire's services depend on Medicaid, state grants, and philanthropy; one funding shock cuts capacity fast.
  • A major safety scandal in residential or crisis care would trigger licensing reviews and donor flight.

What makes Bellefaire JCB unique

  • Bellefaire JCB serves 30,000 youth yearly across 25 programs, unusual breadth for one nonprofit.
  • April 6, 2026, Jewish Youth Mentoring disaffiliated from BBBSA, deepening Bellefaire's own brand.
  • Bellefaire runs 24/7 crisis care, residential units, autism services, foster care, and schools.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Fertility Treatment Support

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Cleveland Jewish News
Mar 4th, 2025
Bellefaire JCB receives $522K grant to fight youth violence

The Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, recently awarded a $522,000 grant to Bellefaire JCB to create the Begun Center for Youth and Family Resiliency, which aims to reduce youth violence through social skills education and conflict resolution training, according to a news release.

Lakewood City Schools
Jan 24th, 2022
Strengthening Families Series Sign Up

Lakewood City Schools has partnered with Ohio Guidestone, Bellefaire JCB, and the Cleveland Clinic to offer a series of virtual sessions designed to help empower parents/guardians to tackle issues that many families face whether as parents or as a family unit.