Lead MH Practitioner ,Full time, Freshstart, Duluth, MN

Prairie Community Services, Inc.; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

HSA contributions

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Voluntary benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Prairie Community Services in Minnesota seeks a Lead Mental Health Practitioner to support individuals in homes and communities and enhance self-help skills in daily living, coping, education, employment, housing, benefits, medication monitoring, and overall health.

Starting wage is $27 per hour.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 30 sem hrs in behavioral sciences or related fields.
• Requires 2,000 hours of experience delivering services to individuals with mental illness, substance use disorder, TBI, or developmental disability.
• Fluency in the non-English language of the client base.
• Additional training per state requirements before direct contact.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and document medical and behavioral status of persons served.
• Communicate concerns to supervisors clearly and promptly.
• Provide positive social interaction and support to persons served.
• Complete admission and discharge paperwork for persons served.
• Conduct screenings to assess needs and employment options.
• Review job readiness skills with persons served.
• Teach and model employment-related skills.

Skills

Behavioral sciences knowledge

Direct client services hours

Bilingual (non-English language)

Education

30 semester hours in behavioral sciences

4,000 hours of related experience

Tools

Documentation/record-keeping

Screening and assessment

Job description

Job Category: Mental Health

Requisition Number: LEADM003317

• Posted : July 22, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

About the job: As a Lead Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide support and assistance to persons served in their homes and communities and help maximize the self-help skills of persons served in the areas of daily living, coping, boundaries, education, employment, housing, benefits, medication monitoring, and mental and physical health. Starting wage is $27 per hour.

Essential job responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Monitor, report and document all unusual behavior and overall medical condition of person served.
• Communicate concerns, suggestions, and information to supervisors in a complete, accurate, prompt, respectful and timely manner.
• Be available for persons served to provide positive social interaction.
• Complete or ensure completion of person served admission and discharge paperwork.
• Conduct screenings with team to assess persons served desires, needs, and options for employment.
• Review job readiness skills with persons served.
• Encourage, teach and model employment related skills to persons served or in a group setting.

Qualifications:

• An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through relevant coursework if:
• the individual completes at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and:
• has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client;
• is fluent in the non-English language of the ethnic group to which at least 50 percent of the individual's clients belong, and
• completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client;
• is working in a day treatment program under section 256B.0671, subdivision 3, or 256B.0943;
• has completed a practicum or internship that (i) required direct interaction with adult clients or child clients, and (ii) was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields; or
• is in the process of completing a practicum or internship as part of a formal undergraduate or graduate training program in social work, psychology, or counseling.
• An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through work experience if the individual:
  • has at least 4,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients; or
  • receives treatment supervision at least once per week until meeting the requirement in clause (1) of 4,000 hours of experience and has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients.

Benefits That Support You:

• Your well-being matters to us. That’s why we provide paid time off - Personal Leave Time (PLT) and Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST).
• Comprehensive Health Coverage — 90% employer-paid employee health insurance, with access to spouse and family plans.
• Health Savings Account Contributions — $150 per month toward your HSA when enrolled in our insurance.
• Peace of Mind — $20,000 employer-sponsored life insurance. Plus, access to an additional voluntary plan.
• Retirement Readiness — Strong retirement plan options with employer contributions, plus financial education resources to help you prepare for whatever life brings.
• Additional Voluntary Benefits — dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short- and long-term disability (STD/LTD), and accident insurance to fit your individual and family needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Work Schedule

Why choose us:

At Prairie Community Services, we respect life, self, colleagues and others. We support individuals who receive services in our residential programs and through Community- Based Services by assessing and utilizing their strengths and skills to encourage, teach, and help them to achieve their hopes and dreams.

As part of a mission-focused nonprofit that values integrity, commitment, respect, excellence, service and stewardship, we will train you for success!

Prairie Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Experience

Preferred

List last three years of work experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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