Mental Health Specialist IV Per Diem - Multiple Vacancies

Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Per Diem Mental Health Specialist IV for the Child & Adolescent Services – School Based Program within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the per diem Mental Health Specialist IV is to participate as a member of the School Based Program’s staff assisting with therapeutic and special education services to children. Overview Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care ( UBHC ), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC , one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

Nice To Haves

• Classroom experience.
• Previous experience with children (4 – 21 years).

Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary staff team implementing each child’s treatment plan.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with children and families.
• Interacts with children and family members therapeutically with empathy and respect.
• Maintains cooperative and respectful working relations with co-workers.
• Provides behavior crisis prevention and intervention, as needed, including personal restraints (once trained) and conducting debriefing discussions.
• Assists in providing therapeutic activities.
• Provides ongoing supervision of children individually and in groups at arrival, dismissal, during lunch, and throughout the day.
• Observes children carefully and shares observations with other members of the staff team.
• Completes required clinical documentation thoroughly and on time.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed