Mental Health Worker (Bachelor Level Therapist)

RHA Health Services•Wyomissing, PA

1d•$20

About The Position

The Mental Health Worker is a member of a multidisciplinary team. The Mental Health Worker serves as co-team leader, partnered with a Master's level therapist and is responsible for providing team and individually delivered therapy and case management to children and their families in the home and/or community. A Mental Health Worker works as one half of a team which provides treatment services to families, including therapy and counseling to a child and family. The Family Based Team (a masters level and bachelors level therapist) helps with skills training and education designed to enable families to care for their children with mental health needs at home. The FBT works flexible hours, including evenings and possibly weekends, to meet the needs of the children and families on their assigned caseload. The FBT travels to client homes, other agencies, and community locations for the purpose of arranging and providing community and home-based services for children, adolescents, and families.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, rehabilitation, pre-med, theology, or anthropology or any bachelor’s degree in human services
Minimum of one years’ experience in a CASSP System Program.
Valid driver’s license
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must have organizational and time tracking skills.
Must be open to feedback and challenges.
Must possess strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with child, parent/guardian, treatment team members, and other personnel involved in child’s treatment.
Must possess ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with children, families, and staff from a variety of cultures and social backgrounds.
Must have knowledge of various therapy techniques and counseling strategies applicable to serving complex family systems.
Must have knowledge of child development and common behavioral disorders exhibited by children and adolescents.
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must display professional attitude.
Must display empathy, active listening skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills

Responsibilities

Provide team (60%) and individually (40%) delivered therapy to children and their families in the home and/or the community.
Works collaboratively with lead therapist to assure all client and family treatment needs are met.
Utilize safe crisis prevention techniques as deemed appropriate.
Document treatment data/results that are clinically relevant on progress notes and submit in a timely manner (within 24 hours of each encounter).
Complete client intake paperwork per company/program guidelines and regulations
Complete recurrent assessments within the regulated timeframes
Assist the Mental Health Professional with development of a treatment plans and assuring they are being done timely in relation to regulated time frames.
Assist/participate in client psychiatric evaluations and medication checks.
Collaborate with other providers to secure appropriate aftercare/discharge services and community linkages supports during the course of treatment.
Provide 24/7 crisis intervention support through an on-call rotation
Transport clients using personal vehicle as necessary (travel/mileage reimbursement)

Benefits

Payactiv : early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying programs
Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
Paid Time Off (accrual rate and paid holidays off)
Health/Insurance: Medical & Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Supplemental benefits including Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Coverage.
Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Telemed, and a Health Advocate service that helps employees find doctors, schedule appointments, estimate costs, answer medical/prescription questions, resolve medical claims issues and more (full time employees)
Health Savings Accounts, FSA, Dependent Care Accounts – set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare /dependent care expenses (ONLY PA)
Additional insurance coverage : company-sponsored Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance (full time employees)
401(k) retirement savings program (full time employees)
Wellbeing Programs : Physical, Emotional and Financial
Chronic Disease management programs for hypertensions and diabetes ( for qualifying employees)
Training : Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
Professional and Personal growth through our PAID clinical training program with the Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center.
Ability to work as a valued member of a dedicated team, enabling people RHA supports to identify and achieve personal goals, experience, meaningful days, participated in the community, and live more independently.
A great deal of on-the-job training provides the opportunity to grow clinically.
Reasonable hours
Opportunities for on-the-job training