Wellness Specialist

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Overview

Bridgeway offers a uniquely rewarding experience in a supportive team atmosphere. We invest in our employees with excellent salary and benefits packages, opportunities to advance, and a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth, and dedication to the work. We promote a multicultural workplace where everyone feels a sense of purpose and belonging.

As a Wellness Specialist, you will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team with the opportunity to learn and refine clinical and engagement skills and help individuals progress on their recovery journeys. The work is challenging and rewarding through interaction with persons served and co-workers who grow and thrive together.

Why you should apply

• Be part of an evidence-based program and a dynamic team to develop clinical and engagement skills.
• Support persons served in their recovery journeys and community integration.
  

Department, Salary, Location, and Schedule

• Department: ISH; 2 positions available
• Salary: $44,000 $45,000
• Location: Union, NJ (based)
• Work hours: 40 hours weekly with various shift options (see description for details).
  

Position Overview

• As part of a multi-disciplinary core services team, provides wellness assessment and direct services to people with serious mental illness enrolled in the PACT Program.
• Teach skills to support individualized recovery journeys and community integration.
• Assist with securing safe, clean, affordable housing, food and clothing, medical and dental services, and financial support.
• Linkage to entitlement benefits (Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare, Social Security, rental assistance, etc.) and other public assistance including transportation and legal advocacy.
• Observe and assess service recipients concerns, symptoms, and behavior; monitor medication side effects during self-administration and face-to-face contacts.
• Provide medication education for individuals and families with consent.
• Coordinate services with community mental health and other medical providers.
• Provide training and instruction to individuals at home and in the community on personal hygiene, household tasks, money management, transportation, and housing.
• Deliver wellness services including education on nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and other wellness tools.
• Respond rapidly to crises (e.g., accompanying to screening or emergency centers, staying with the person during assessment).
• Utilize Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) and develop WRAP and Psychiatric Advance Directives; apply Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and related strategies; provide 24-hour rotating on-call coverage.
• Use evidence-based practices (e.g., motivational interviewing, IDDT, CBT, IMR, Trauma-Informed Care, PSH, Career Development) when engaging individuals in recovery.
• Provide technical assistance and education to team members on recovery and wellness; develop teaching materials (e.g., Wellness Recovery Action Plans) with the team.
• Support individuals in finding and maintaining employment and/or education/training.
• Support the service recipients family and social network to manage illness-related stress and promote wellness; provide education to enable positive, supportive interactions.
  

Education / Experience

• Masters degree with one year of MH services experience, or
• Bachelors degree in a behavioral health science with two years MH services experience, or
• Associates degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation with two years MH services experience, or
• Demonstrated volunteer or paid experience with individuals with serious mental illness may substitute for a Bachelors degree
• Valid drivers license required
• No more than one moving violation in the past 12 months
• Vehicle required
  

Excellent Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, FSA, EAP
• Benefits eligible after 30 days of employment
• Flexible work schedules, clinical training series, leadership development program
• 10 paid holidays (11th after 2 years), generous vacation and sick leave
  

Equal Opportunity

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services provides equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

Note This posting includes job-specific information such as location, schedule, and duties, and is subject to change.