Employment Specialist - Lancaster ACT - Days

Wellspan Health • Lancaster, PA

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About The Position

Are you looking for meaningful work in the community helping others? Our Employment Specialists work as a member of the ACT team to coach, advocate, and build resilience. The Employment Specialist creates a strategy based on the interest, skill set, and goals for the individual being supported. Weekly activities include running groups, networking with employers in the community, and coaching on job readiness. General Summary Works collaboratively to facilitate a stable and smooth operation of the program and provides therapeutic interventions in accordance with best practice guidelines, client treatment plans, and policies; performs a variety of client care, case management and administrative functions; and completes details of the discharge plan and makes modifications in order to facilitate the successful discharge of clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a recognized clinical discipline including social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation or activity therapies.
• Meets the definition of a Mental Health Worker under PA CODE 5200.3 (i).
• 1 year Behavioral health experience or 1 year Social science experience.
• Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
• Valid driver's license in the current state of residence.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in a clinical discipline with 12 graduate-level credits in mental health or counseling.
• Knowledge of current activities, therapy principles and group counseling skills/techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing and executing individual treatment plans for clients.
• Provides day-to-day oversight of all therapeutic activities.
• Provides individual, group, and family therapy utilizing a wide range of techniques designed to treat mental illness, emotional problems, social and interpersonal problems, and functional deficits.
• Maintains an awareness of significant client history, present status, and any precautions in effect.
• Collaborates with other staff to provide input into treatment plans for individual clients.
• Orients family members to nature of therapeutic services and the specific program.
• Increases other family members understanding of client needs and progress.
• Promotes positive family relations, especially effective parental strategies.
• Exhibits clinically appropriate relational skills.
• Manages behavioral crises including 1:1 observation, redirection, physical restraint and team crisis interventions.
• Writes behavioral management plans for acute patients in cooperation with treatment team recommendations.
• Completes assessments as needed.
• Assists with medication administration and recording as directed.
• Communicates relevant client progress and participating in weekly treatment team planning.
• Maintains on-going professional relationships with personnel from schools, public agencies, and mental health and drug and alcohol treatment facilities.
• Addresses and resolving client funding matters.
• Conducts inter-agency meetings as necessary.
• Collaborates in appropriate treatment and discharge plans with client, guardians, and community agencies.
• Provides transportation in a WellSpan Philhaven vehicle to and from the program for clients that meet requirements and are in need of transportation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness solutions.
• Access to educational programs and workshops.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree