Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker- Austin Manor
About The Position
Thrive Behavioral Network is seeking compassionate and out-of-the-box thinking individuals to join their amazing Behavioral Healthcare Team. We employ people who genuinely like other people and embrace differences. You will be immersed in a strong team atmosphere where support is in abundance. This role provides direct care services to clients, assisting them in maintaining a clean, safe living environment, meal preparation, and supervising, training, and assisting clients in all aspects of their lives. The goal is to foster an atmosphere that stimulates clients' development of self-confidence and self-worth.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Must meet the qualifications in 245I.04 Subdv. 14 (a).
- Must have an associate of arts degree or two years full-time postsecondary education in one of the behavioral sciences or human services; OR be a registered nurse without a bachelor's degree; OR who within the previous ten years has three years of personal life experience with serious and persistent mental illness.
- Must be fluent in the non-English language or competent in the culture of the ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of the mental health rehabilitation worker's clients belong.
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining a clean, safe living environment.
- Prepare meals and supervise clients.
- Train and assist clients in all aspects of their life.
- Provide an atmosphere that stimulates clients’ development of self-confidence and self-worth.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment in client living and staff areas.
- Oversee client domestic responsibilities, educating and assisting them as needed to promote self-worth.
- Verbally communicate with clients in a supportive and positive fashion throughout daily interactions.
- Supervise and be actively involved with clients at all appropriate times, stimulating positive social interaction.
- Be available to clients at all times doing at least quarter hour checks.
- Act as an appropriate role model for clients.
- Plan and be actively involved in all recreational and programmatic aspects of scheduled shift.
- Provide appropriate supervision, assistance, and training in meeting clients’ physical and emotional needs such as nutrition, grooming, socialization, family involvement, etc.
- Provide supervision, assistance, and training to clients in meeting their medical and health care needs.
- Supervise administration of medications according to healthcare providers’ prescriptions and policies of the organizations.
- Assist in making and keeping healthcare provider, psychological, and dental appointments.
- Document all medical concerns, appointments, medical administrations, destruction, etc.
- Provide education and assistance to clients in managing their personal funds.
- Assist clients in filling out any needed forms for application M.A., S.S.I., G.A. or requested assistance forms.
- Assist clients in budgeting personal funds to meet personal needs on a monthly/weekly basis.
- Assist clients in developing a plan to pay or defer any previous bills presently being billed for.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
