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Bellefaire JCB

Child behavioral health, education, prevention services

Youth Mental Health Specialist

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/16/2026
$18.50/hr+ $2,000 New-Hire Bonus
Entry
Bachelor's, Associate's
Shaker Heights, OH, USA
In Person
Social & Community ServicesResidential & Direct Support

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of a high school diploma is required.
  • Must be at least 21 years old.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity when relating to people from varying backgrounds and the ability to work with diverse groups of people with differing strengths, aptitudes, and abilities.
  • Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
Responsibilities
  • Monitor and evaluate clients’ responses to treatment, attend staff meetings and clinical rounds, and complete required status reports and paperwork.
  • Facilitate treatment programs and cottage groups on topics such as anger management, relationship building, and self-esteem.
  • Protect clients from physical and emotional harm from themselves, others, or the environment, including by using the Therapeutic Crisis Model of Intervention.
  • Provide a structured environment and day-to-day care for clients.
  • Maintain the client environment’s neatness and cleanliness.
Desired Qualifications
  • An Associate or Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Mental Health, or a related field is preferred.

About the company

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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What believers are saying

  • March 2025 Bellefaire won a $522,000 Begun Foundation grant for youth violence prevention.
  • June 2026 website says Bellefaire helps roughly 25,000 families through more than 25 programs.
  • Treating foster care, residential stabilization, and school counseling creates diversified demand across Ohio counties.

What critics are saying

  • Since October 2025, SEIU 1199 disputes Bellefaire's union recognition and religious-exemption claim.
  • October 2025 expired contract risks staffing instability across 300 workers and Lorain operations.
  • If courts reject the exemption, management faces bargaining, back-pay exposure, and reputational damage.

What makes Bellefaire JCB unique

  • Bellefaire JCB serves 25,000+ children yearly across 25+ programs in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Its Begun Center, funded in 2024, targets youth violence with social-skills and conflict-resolution training.
  • April 2026 rebranded Jewish Youth Mentoring after disaffiliating from BBBSA, tightening mission alignment.

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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

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.