Mental Health Specialist

1 day ago


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States WES Health System Full time
Job Title: Mental Health Worker

Job Summary:

The Mental Health Worker will provide intensive care in the home, school, and community to children/adolescents and their families. They will assure collaboration of all outside services as well as securing new services that are needed.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist the therapist in the provision of individual/family and/or group therapy sessions on a weekly basis in the home, school, or community setting using approved treatment modalities and interventions.
  • Empower clients and families with identifying and building upon their strengths.
  • Maintain regular collaboration with all systems involved with client and family.
  • Provides emotional support, time structured activities, and positive behavioral reinforcement.
  • Assist with decreasing the likelihood of admission/re-admission to residential, mental/behavioral treatment programs of inpatient psychiatric settings.
  • Evaluate client and family needs, interests, and response to treatment.
  • Helps family access community resources and supports by connecting them to natural environment resources in the home and in the community.
  • Follows up on all consumers needing hospitalization.
  • Intervenes as needed when problem behaviors are exhibited, which includes but are not limited to counseling, removing them from the area, verbal prompts, securing the assistance of clinical staff, etc.
  • Executes discharge plan by making all referral to community resources.
  • Schedules and co-facilitates all interagency and discharge meetings.
  • Obtains and updates all consents.
  • Make any necessary recommendations and referrals to other programs within and outside of Warren E. Smith.
  • Complete and submit all progress notes and required documentation in a timely, comprehensive, and legible manner.
  • Be flexible in scheduling appointments to meet client and family needs.
  • Contribute to any quality improvement/ outcome measurement tracking and data gathering as assigned.
  • Meet productivity standards for your position.
  • Attend and complete all mandatory trainings.
  • Attends and participates in supervision, family meetings, staff meetings, etc.
  • Adheres to WES' Code of Ethics and comply with State Mental Health Code.
  • Participates in continuous quality assurance and/or program development.
  • Complies with WES' standards for service delivery.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in a Human Services discipline such as Psychology, Counseling, Clinical Social Work; Marriage and Family therapy preferred.
  • One (1) year verified experience in case management or counseling with children and families.
  • Valid FBI clearance, criminal history check, and child abuse history clearance required.
  • Participation in and completion of all CBH mandatory in-home services (must be completed within three (3) months of hire and then annually from the date of the initial training.
  • Valid driver's license in good standing required.

Benefits:

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability


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