Mental Health Specialist

7 days ago

Topeka, Kansas, United States HR Partners Full time
Mental Health Specialist Job Description

Job Summary:

The Mental Health Specialist will coordinate and conduct client assessments, problem identification, service coordination, counseling, education, advocacy, discharge planning, and organize and coordinate support groups for clients and their families.

This role supports SENT's mission by ensuring timely and accurate work that is completed in a satisfactory manner exceeding expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Clinical Work: Participate in comprehensive evaluation of community members as indicated, provide individual and group counseling and support to community members, plan individual school programs to promote a positive and caring school climate and SENT community as needed, coordinate and facilitate appropriate community services to students as needed, work with students regarding their social and emotional problems interfering with adjustment and achievement in school and in the community, develop crisis management plans and respond to crisis situations in school as needed, help clients develop coping mechanisms, closely coordinate and monitor services, and maintain a filing system.
  • Case Management/Community Engagement: Implement appropriate programs, groups, and initiatives to target at-risk populations, work with community agencies and groups to assist in developing appropriate intervention strategies, provide appropriate referrals to outside agencies or providers and/or assist clients in finding the needed mental health services, provide wholistic support by connecting individuals to appropriate resources in the community, support the mission of SENT by walking alongside community members through loving relationships as they work to reach their goals and overcome barriers, and provide support to community members by assisting with the strategic development of obtainable goals.
  • General Responsibilities: Provide superior client service by resolving problems efficiently and responding timely, prioritize and manage work effectively, identify and implement solutions to problems in general and urgent matters, actively seek to add and enhance knowledge regarding developments and current trends in the industry that will serve SENT's needs, seek the counsel of supervisor on assignments and financial concerns or other issues as appropriate, work collaboratively with staff to maintain a team environment to accomplish the tasks necessary to serve and support the company, and be flexible to accept additional assignments as requested by leadership.

Requirements:

  • M.S. in Psychology, Human Services, Sociology, Social Work or another related field, required
  • Licensed or licensed-eligible, required
  • Counseling experience, 3 years required
  • Bilingual Spanish, preferred
  • Resident or willing to move to Topeka, KS, preferred

Physical Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

This is a non-smoking work environment, including all premises and other such areas. Travel may be required, along with that entails standard travel risks.

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