Pine Belt Mental Health Resources - Hattiesburg, MS
posted 4 months ago
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking an energetic and motivated Children's MAP Team Specialist to coordinate MAP teams across 18 counties. The Children's MAP Team Specialist is located in Hattiesburg, MS, and plays a vital role in the daily operations of this team. This position requires a candidate who can think independently to determine the direction of workflow and has the ability to multi-task while managing multiple projects to complete them on schedule. The Making A Plan (MAP) Teams address the needs of children and youth, from birth up to twenty-one (21) years, who have serious emotional and behavioral disorders, or who are dually diagnosed with serious emotional and behavioral disorders and an intellectual disability, or who have serious emotional disturbances and alcohol or drug use issues. These children require services from multiple agency providers and service systems, and the goal is to successfully divert them from inappropriate institutional placements. For over 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt region. Through an extensive continuum of care, the organization strives to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with addiction or developmental disabilities to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. The service area includes eighteen counties: Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, and Wayne Counties.