(RELIEF) INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS COACH – MENTAL HEALTH

Overview:

Responsibilities:

• The Independnt Living Skills Coach/Mental Health Worker works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders
• Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being
• Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life
• Assists Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners with requested needs
• Follows agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served
• Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing)
• Oversees meal preparation and grocery shopping
• Cleaning
• Transports Clients
• Manages food/cleaning budget
• Provides group and individual services for clients
• Teaches clients independent living skills
• Develops and maintain a cooperative working relationship with various teams
• Provides the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures
• Ensures compliance with training licensing regulations and company policies and procedures
• Medication Administration and monitoring
• Maintains clean and safe work environment
• Manages the day to day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation
• Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities
• Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university

About our Line of Business: SpringPath Mental Health Services is a leading agency in providing recovery-oriented and psychiatric rehabilitation services. Our agencies provide care and treatment for clients who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring chemical dependency. Founded on the core principles and values of hope, partnership, choice and self-direction, our program and services help individuals develop the skills and access the resources needed to increase their capacity to be successful and satisfied in the living, learning, working and social environment of their choice. Services provided include Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), with a focus on the evidence-based practices of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Supported Employment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The cornerstone of our work is the relationship with the person served during the recovery process. For more information, please visit springpathmentalhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook.