Mental Health Technician

Merakey; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Retirement plan

DailyPay

Goga well-being platform

Care.com backup

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Online learning

Job summary

Merakey is seeking a Mental Health Technician to provide counseling to individual clients, implement and monitor treatment, and support social skills development. You will lead or co-lead recreational groups, assist with daily living activities, and accompany clients on community trips.

The role requires a valid driver’s license and 1 year of mental/behavioral health experience. Shift is 1st shift with weekends; Merakey offers comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, retirement

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in mental/behavioral health.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling to individual clients.
• Implement and monitor treatment plans for clients.
• Monitor individual and group social skills.
• Lead or co-lead recreational groups.
• Assist, teach, and monitor daily living activities.
• Accompany clients on community trips and maintain records.

Skills

Mental/Behavioral health experience

Driver's license

Job description

Requirements

• 1 Year of experience working in Mental/Behavioral Health
• Must have a valid driver's license

Position Details

Our Mental Health Technicians provides counseling to individual clients, implements and monitors treatment of clients, and monitors individual and group social skills. Leads or co-leads recreational groups, assists, teaches, and monitors client's daily living activities. Accompany and monitors clients on community trips, engages clients in social and leisure activities, and assures the health and safety of the clients, and maintains accurate and adequate records.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• 1 Year of experience working in Mental/Behavioral Health
• Must have a valid driver's license

Position Details

Our Mental Health Technicians provides counseling to individual clients, implements and monitors treatment of clients, and monitors individual and group social skills. Leads or co-leads recreational groups, assists, teaches, and monitors client's daily living activities. Accompany and monitors clients on community trips, engages clients in social and leisure activities, and assures the health and safety of the clients, and maintains accurate and adequate records.

Shift: 1st shift with weekends

Earn $17.36

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!

We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!