Seasonal Residential Mental Health Worker I - All Shifts - Fall River Adult Community Clinical Services

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Fall River, MA

About The Position

This is a seasonal position for an anticipated duration of 90 days. The Fall River Adult Community Clinical Services Program (ACCS) is seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals for the position of Residential Mental Health Worker (MHW I), who desire a rewarding career making a difference in the lives of individuals. Our ideal candidate for this position will provide day-to-day care to individuals by providing rehabilitative services to persons with major mental illness in the ACCS program, while instructing and assisting clients in learning skills of daily living to promote independence. The selected candidate will possess strong therapeutic interpersonal skills to encourage and motivate individuals in their recovery to work towards treatment goals. Please Note : This is a seasonal position for an anticipated duration of 90 days. These positions are 40 hours per week. The work schedule will vary. All shifts available. Seasonal positions do not offer employee benefits with the exception of sick time accruals. Shift Schedules : Day Shift: 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Evening Shift: 2:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Night Shift: 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

Requirements

MAP Certification - In accordance with an agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health and AFSCME/Council 93, employees assigned to a work unit where the Medication Administration Program (MAP) is used are required to pass MAP certification within 6 months of entering the position or 3 examination opportunities, whichever comes first. Employees are required to maintain MAP certification as long as you are working in said program.
Possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Driver's License or equivalent required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Portuguese, Spanish, Khmer) or multilingual
CPR and First Aid Certification
Experience in the human service field and specifically experience with individuals with mental illness or other disabilities

Responsibilities

Provides rehabilitative services to persons with major mental illness in ACCS (residential).
Assist in the development and implementation of treatment plans for person served and using skills as well as accessing resources to achieve treatment goals, manage symptoms and live productive and meaningful lives.
Maintain a trauma informed person-centered atmosphere while engaging persons served in their Rehabilitation and Recovery.
Assist persons served in development of independent living skills, such as personal hygiene, nutrition, cooking, housekeeping, clothing maintenance, money management, and accessing/utilizing public transportation, by utilizing motivational interviewing skills, counseling techniques, role modeling and/or other individualized or group best practices to promote persons served growth.
Engage persons individually and/or in group, in the development of meaningful activities, such as recreational, educational, health and fitness activities within the program and the community to foster an improved quality of life.
Assist person served with utilizing coping strategies, natural supports and safety planning when necessary.
Knowledge of all medications used with the program, including their indications, risks and side effects and the ability to teach persons served about their medications and how to take them appropriately by utilizing Medication Administration Program (MAP) related material and training.
Assist in the development and implementation of person served Individual Action Plans through direct observation of the person served full knowledge of the person served history and engagement with the person served in order to assist them in learning the necessary skills to live successfully in the community.
Transports or arranges transportation for persons served that need that level of service.