Mental Health Worker

Consortium Inc; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 49,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Mental Health Worker in Philadelphia. The role involves supporting consumers and families through therapy sessions, emotional support, and community resource coordination, aiming to promote resilience and effective treatment outcomes. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience in mental health settings.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a child or adolescent mental health setting.
• Demonstrate understanding of cultural competence.
• Valid FBI clearance and criminal history check required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in individual/family and group therapy sessions.
• Provide emotional support and monitoring of consumer behavior.
• Coordinate access to treatment services and community resources.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree with at least 12 credit hours in psychology, counseling, family therapy, sociology, social work, nursing, education, rehabilitation counseling, or theology

Job description

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Summary: Mental Health Worker assists with skill building activities as identified in the treatment plan, and to coordinate activities such as interagency team meeting and other necessary meetings. Responsibilities will also include consumer/family support and coaching, documentation, consumer/family outreach, systems outreach, and school consultation.to collaborate with team members and implement goals identified by the family in the treatment plan, access community resources, and assist family members and other care takers in developing skills to access other systems supports. Be the eyes and ears of our expert clinical team as a Mental Health Worker. In this role, you'll observe and document consumers' physical, emotional and social behavior, reporting as necessary to the clinical team. Maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients, expertly intervening in times of anxiousness and assisting them with their daily activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• 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 consumers and families with identifying and building upon their strengths
• Maintain regular collaboration with all systems involved with consumer 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 consumer 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.
• Make and track 24-48 hour reminder calls
• Provide transportation support for consumers observe and document consumers' physical, emotional and social behavior, reporting as necessary to the clinical team provide interventions as needed.
• Ensure that medical records are prepared for MHP prior to contact, ensure maintenance of all assigned medical records.
• Schedules appointments and co-facilitates all interagency and discharge meetings
• Obtains and updates all consents as needed
• 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 consumer and family needs
• Contribute to any quality improvement/ outcome measurement tracking and data gathering as assigned
• Meet productivity standards for your position
• Responsible for implementing treatment plan goals and clinical strategies as developed with the family and clinical team
• Coordination of interagency meeting and necessary psychological or psychiatric evaluations for all consumers.
• Coordinate access to medical and/or other treatment services as needed by family members
• Responsible for consumer/family outreach in all matters surrounding the coordination of services
• Responsible to advocate on behalf of consumer needs
• Responsible to assure ongoing communication and integration of services among all service providers and support systems involved with the child and family
  
  

Communication

• Promotes, creates, allows, and assures effective communication among the OP staff.
• Provides prompt communication to staff regarding consumer needs and concerns.
• Communicates pertinent treatment information to the Clinical Manager and the treatment team.
  
  

Documentation

• Documents all unusual incidents as required by policy and procedure.
  
  

Planning

• Assists in the planning and organizing of activities that aid in the social, emotional, and educational development of the consumer.
• Participate in treatment team meetings as assigned.
• Attends mandatory and in-service trainings.
  
  

Monitoring

• In accordance with the principles of best practice, provides oversight and direction to participants of the OP group therapy.
  
  

Direct Service

• Provides ongoing support to consumers and other staff as needed.
• Creates an environment, which fosters positive growth and development for all consumers.
• Conducts groups and activities to promote resliliency in OP group consumers.
• Directly implement components of behavior modification treatment plans developed in conjunction with the treatment team. Completes other duties as assigned.
  
  

BASIC SKILL SETS

• Ability to communicate and interact with all staff.
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from varied groups, including the media.
• Ability to accurately calculate numbers such as in addition, subtraction and percentages.
• Ability to give clear and concise oral and written instructions.
• Excellent working knowledge of the Behavioral Health System. Knowledge of and ability to navigate other systems.
• Ability to read and understand complex instructions such as regulatory policies.
  
  

Excellent working knowledge of the use of computers and pertinent software programs.

Supervisory Responsibilities The position works directly with the Mental Health Professional as a team leader to provide therapeutic services for the children and their families.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
  
  

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a child or adolescent mental health setting.
• Must demonstrate a genuine respect for children, adolescents, and their families
• Be sensitive to the needs of children and adolescents particularly those that relate to family dynamics, and the educational and community structures.
• Demonstrate an understanding of cultural competence
• Knowledge of CASSP, community resources and managed care systems preferred.
• 3. Valid FBI clearance, criminal history check and child abuse history clearance required.
• 4. Participation in and completion of all CBH mandatory in-services (must be completed with three (3) months of hire and then annually from the date of the initial training).
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience Bachelors Degree with at least 12 credit hours in psychology, counseling, family therapy, sociology, social work, nursing, education, rehabilitation counseling, or theology.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software to access company e-mail and training and evaluation tools and a working knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: CPR certification.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to exercise independent judgment with established procedures

Effective oral and written communication skills. Requires strong organizational skills and the ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities and meet expectations

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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