ACT IDDT Paraprofessional

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority•Houghton Lake, MI

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)/Integrated Dual Disorder (IDDT) Team, the ACT/IDDT Paraprofessional provides rehabilitative, skills training, support, and recovery-oriented services to individuals enrolled in the ACT/IDDT program. Services are delivered in community settings and are designed to assist individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring conditions in achieving their recovery goals, increasing independence, improving functioning, and maintaining community tenure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation, Special Education, or related field
Licensed or certified in as: Educator Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Behavioral Analyst Speech-Language Pathologist Audiologist
If not licensed or certified in one of the above, Human Services Professional with a Bachelor’s Degree
Ability to be credentialed by NLCMHA to provide services in this professional discipline.
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Possess a basic knowledge of ACT/IDDT programs and principles acquired through MDHHS-approved ACT and IDDT-specific trainings within six (6) months of hire to an ACT/IDDT team and shall complete at least one MDHHS-approved ACT and IDDT-specific training annually thereafter.

Responsibilities

Provide annual and periodic psychosocial assessments according to program and agency guidelines.
Facilitate consumer driven treatment plans with individualized interventions and specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives.
Provide psychoeducation, skill-building interventions, and recovery-focused supports based on stage of change and treatment plan goals.
Assist consumers in developing and enhancing skills necessary for independent community living.
Actively participate in the development of interdisciplinary plan of service as part of the clinical treatment team.
Assist consumers in accessing community resources, benefits, housing, employment and educational opportunities.
Monitor, report, and document changes in member-functioning and wellness.
Support members through coaching, modeling, prompting, and therapeutic interventions within scope.
Participate in daily team meetings and case reviews.
Collaborate with community partners and ACT/IDDT team members.
Represent the program in the community relative to the needs of the chronically ill and their families.
Provide crisis intervention by participating in 24-hour on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
Engage in professional development activities to enhance individual and team knowledge of mental illness, co-occurring diagnoses, treatment, and intervention strategies to assist consumers.
Maintain timely and Medicaid-compliant documentation.
Promote member rights, self-determination, and person-centered planning.
Participate in training, supervision, and quality improvement activities.
Deliver medications to recipients as needed.
Provide appropriate transportation for service needs and/or assist the consumer in arranging transportation to achieve treatment plan goals.