Mental Health Professional- School Based PHP
About The Position
The Mental Health Professional (MHP) is a member of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing mental health treatment services and assisting those they serve (and often their families) achieve an optimal level of functioning through the provision of therapeutic services. The MHP works with employees in implementing individual and group programming, which can occur either in the home or community settings. In addition, the MHP provides responsible care to individuals in the program and is responsible for the routine operation of the location while on duty. The MHP will serve a role in the clinical aspects of the individual’s recovery process. The MHP reports directly to the Program Director. This position is part of our Youth Mental Health (MH) Services School Based Partial Hospitalization Program.
Requirements
- Licensure is preferred (LCSW, LSW, LPC) or, at minimum, a graduate mental health degree and at least one year of experience in the behavioral health delivery system.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the individual’s health, safety, and welfare by monitoring their physical health and psychiatric health needs.
- Enhances the quality of the individuals’ lives and their integration into the community by supporting established goals, and community integration.
- Develops and implements program plans designed to enhance the individual’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and independent living skills.
- Ability to conceptualize, plan and facilitate individual and group sessions and in some cases family therapies.
- Performs clinical assessments and develops/implements treatment plans.
- Completes all daily, weekly, and monthly records i.e., treatment plans, reports, logs, and other documentations.
- Communicates and collaborates with team members, individual’s families, involved agencies, and the community in providing required relevant information.
- Provides crisis management, intervention which may include verbal/physical altercations and/or suicidal/self-injurious thoughts or actions, and is on-call as assigned.
- Willing to learn and model the five principles of trauma informed care; safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
- Commitment to promote cultural, racial, language and gender access, diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Provides case administration to an assigned caseload.
- Serves as team leader when needed.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
- Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
- Extensive Paid Training
- Career Development Opportunities
- Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
- Family Medical and Parental Leave
- Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
- Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life Insurance
- Wellness Opportunities
- Tuition Assistance
- Mentor/Mentee Opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
