Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis

• Tuesday-Saturday, 4 pm - 12 am, 40 hours per week
• Tuesday-Saturday, 8 am - 4 pm, 40 hours per week

This role operates fully onsite at our Crisis facility.

• →Teach and develop independent living skills (relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, budgeting, etc.
• →Responsible for providing staff coverage and ensuring the security of the facility and general supervision of the residents.
• →Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• →Co-facilitate or facilitate psychoeducational groups or other programming at the facility.
• →Upon successful completion of required medication test, administer medications under the supervision of the facility’s nurse.
• →Conduct monthly house meetings for residents in collaboration with Certified Peer Specialist.
• →Assist the Mental Health Therapists in developing treatment plans.
• →Assist in the orientation of new admissions to residential care.
• →Identify individuals prone to having behavior emergencies and assist the therapist in developing additional programming appropriate for their needs.
• →Help to defuse and de-escalate any potential behavior emergencies and assists in developing additional programming appropriate for the client’s needs.

Candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology or Social Work plus 2,000 hours work experience providing services to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness

No college degree and 4,000 hours supervised work experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness.