Mental Health Practitioner - Higher Ground St. Paul

Radias Health • Saint Paul, MN

13d • $52,797 - $55,021 • Onsite

About The Position

RADIAS Health is hiring a Mental Health Practitioner for its Main Street Housing program at the Higher Ground St. Paul site. The program provides supportive housing services in collaboration with Catholic Charities, with RADIAS Health employees co-located at the site. The work emphasizes supporting people in a residential setting by maintaining a safe and secure milieu, assessing individual support needs, developing person-centered goals, and providing support directly or connecting people with outside providers. The team works to help each person achieve an optimum quality of life consistent with their needs and preferences.

The role is onsite and scheduled Monday through Friday, either 1 p.m.–9 p.m. or 2 p.m.–10 p.m., for 40 hours per week. The starting salary range is $52,797–$55,021, with an office benefit package of $100 per month for parking and remote expenses, subject to change. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or a related field and 2,000 hours of supervised experience delivering services to people with mental illness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or a related field.
• 2,000 hours of supervised experience delivering services to people with mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered direct services to help clients maintain housing, including connecting them with outside resources.
• Assist, teach, and support clients with basic independent living skills, being a good tenant, and understanding their rights as renters.
• Defuse and de-escalate potential behavioral emergencies in person or by responding to calls from people served, and help develop additional programming suited to individual needs.
• Maintain progress records for direct and collateral contacts, including assessments of clients’ functioning and ability to manage illness symptoms based on observation and interaction.
• Create an individual service plan for each person served.
• Assist clients with applying for, maintaining, and understanding benefits, including cash assistance, SNAP, HSS eligibility, medical insurance, and Social Security; support paperwork, proof gathering, qualified-professional signatures, county contacts, appointments, and referrals.
• Assist clients with annual housing recertifications, including paperwork, proof gathering, and meetings with property management.
• Communicate professionally with clients and establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries.
• Collaborate and communicate with Catholic Charities, treatment team members, county financial workers, and community partners; build relationships to support housing, advocate for clients, and provide property management-tenant support and mediation.
• Assist with discharge planning.
• Assist with transporting clients in the community.
• Attend and participate in scheduled team meetings.
• Assist with orienting new admissions to program care.
• Provide staff coverage and general support to people served.
• Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Maintain familiarity and compliance with applicable Minnesota statutes and rules, including DHS requirements, MS 253B, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Duty to Warn, and the Minnesota Data Practices Act.

Benefits

• Four weeks of accrued PTO in the first year of employment
• 12 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Dependent Care Account (DCA) with employer contribution
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer percentage match
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program
• Discounts through ADP LifeSmart
• Pet insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Casual dress code
• Office benefit package of $100 per month for parking and remote expenses, subject to change

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level