Milieu Specialist-PRN

Community Mental Health Center•Lawrenceburg, IN

54d

About The Position

The Milieu Specialist will promote a therapeutic environment that is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented. The Milieu Specialist will de-escalate crisis situations, teach coping strategies, and provide input into planning.

Requirements

Associate degree in social work, psychology, or other mental health related field preferred; High School Diploma with experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge of and experience with crisis de-escalation, crisis/safety planning, and first aid.
Knowledge of integrated care.
Knowledge of social determinants of health.
Skills in advocacy, organization, and communication.
Knowledge of local resources and supports.
Ability to effectively manage a crisis and link to necessary supports and services.
ASIST Training
Handle with Care training
QPR/Mental Health First Aid.
Willingness to travel as needed and work with clients, their families and supports in crisis.
Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Responsibilities

Lives out the INcompass Healthcare promise by consistently displaying compassion, treating all with dignity, and providing exceptional care for everyone.
Incorporates the six principles of trauma informed care throughout all aspects of their work.
Serves as the clinical support resource person to clients/families
Promotes an environment that supports a fundamental respect for all individuals, that enhances the client's overall experience and provides a safe and respectful person-centered model of care.
Facilitates interpersonal competencies such as learning adaptive coping, interaction, and relationship skills.
Promotes a calm milieu by providing individual support to clients/families.
Actively manage the milieu through interactions with individual clients on a regular/frequent basis.
Functions as a role model for clients in crisis to show ways to effectively relate to others, to get one's needs met, to enhance/develop social competencies and interpersonal awareness; serves as a resource and point of contact for information, guidance, and support for clients.
Works in collaboration with staff and the treatment team; communicates in a warm and empathetic manner.
Ensures a compassionate, high quality, exemplary customer driven and trauma informed culture; validate the client's needs and rights.
Is mindful of times of increased activity or stress in the milieu to prevent escalation.
Redirecst unhealthy/risky behaviors on the spot by giving feedback and alternative strategies, de-escalate clients and in emergencies provide appropriate crisis intervention techniques to maintain clients in a least restricting manner.
Completes all agency documentation according to agency policies and procedures.