D137 - Peer Group - Group Leader, Licensed / Certified

River Edge Behavioral Health•Milledgeville, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Group Leader provides support to individual clients and their families to promote recovery, independence, and overall well-being. The role facilitates individual and group skills-development sessions and provides education on topics such as symptom management, activities of daily living, community living skills, self-advocacy, and healthy coping strategies. Using a strengths-based approach, the Group Leader collaborates with clients, families, and River Edge treatment team members to support mental health treatment and recovery. The position connects clients with community resources, mentors, family members, and other support systems to enhance treatment outcomes and promote independence. Additional duties include modeling and encouraging healthy lifestyle and wellness activities, maintaining accurate and timely documentation, completing discharge planning and client satisfaction surveys, and entering required information into River Edge’s electronic medical record system. Other duties may be assigned as needed. The position is based at the Baldwin Site, 60 Highway 22 West, Milledgeville, Georgia, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, human services, sociology, or a related field, with two years of related experience preferred; or a master’s degree in a related field; or one year of experience in a lower-level or equivalent position, as applicable to agency requirements.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, coworkers, and community partners.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare accurate, clear, and professional documentation.
Ability to observe, identify, record, and report changes or deviations in clients’ physical or mental conditions.
Ability to facilitate individual and group skills-training sessions and support clients in developing self-advocacy, independent living, and healthy coping skills.
Must be able to lift 16–20 pounds as needed.
Selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

Two years of related experience is preferred for candidates with a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Advocate for clients by coordinating necessary services, connecting them with appropriate resources, and assisting with emergencies or crisis-related concerns.
Collect and document relevant client information through interviews, observations, and reviews of available records.
Facilitate individual and group skills-training sessions to help clients develop life skills, address functional challenges, support recovery, and improve independent living.
Contribute to the development and implementation of individualized treatment and care plans with appropriate treatment team members.
Monitor, evaluate, and document client progress toward measurable goals in treatment and care plans.
Provide education on symptom management, activities of daily living, community living skills, self-advocacy, and healthy coping strategies.
Connect clients with community resources, mentors, family members, and other support systems.
Model and encourage healthy lifestyle and wellness activities.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation, complete discharge planning and client satisfaction surveys, and enter required information into the electronic medical record.
Complete and maintain required training and continuing education, including Mindset training, CPR/First Aid/AED certification, and Essential Learning courses.