Mental Health Worker AIDE

Bethesda1919; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$500 Hiring Incentive

Job summary

A community service organization in Maryland seeks a Mental Health Worker Aide. The position involves providing behavioral support in a school-based program, managing treatment rooms, and assisting students with intensive behavioral needs. Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED and effective communication skills to liaise with students and families. This role offers a $500 hiring incentive and requires compliance with various clearances, embodying a commitment to non-discrimination and professional ethics.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask while maintaining a positive demeanor during periods of increased demands.
• Possess effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to de-escalate emotionally charged situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral backup in school setting and crisis intervention.
• Assist in treatment room management and provide intensive behavior support.
• Plan and implement therapeutic groups as designated.

Skills

Multitasking

Effective communication skills

De-escalation techniques

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Mental Health Worker AIDE (School Based)

Mental Health Worker Aide|$500 Hiring Incentive

Be a part of something great, join the Bethesda Lutheran Services Residential Team located at our Meadville campus.

Job Summary:

School-based program. Working school day hours (6 Hrs per day when school is in session) as a treatment room monitor, assisting in treatment room management and providing intensive behavior and mental health support including applying identified therapeutic interventions in the treatment rooms.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Provide behavioral backup in school setting and crisis intervention.
• Provide necessary support to Bethesda youth in treatment room setting.
• Liaison between Bethesda Lutheran Services and involved outside agencies, schools, parents, etc.
• Documentation of relevant information.
• Plan and implement therapeutic groups as designated.
• Assist with scheduling and planning as needed.
• Work in conjunction with other staff to form efficient, effective, and cohesive team.
• Counseling, therapeutic interventions.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Understand and fulfill job duties within the scope of the mission statement.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of the agency.
• Maintain professional relationships with agency personnel, medical personnel and outside agencies.
• Meet with supervisor biweekly for one-on-one supervision.
• Act as a positive role model for youth by maintaining a professional demeanor and ethical behavior at all times.
• Fulfill training requirements as outlined in the Staff Development policy and as required by the supervisor and/or the program.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multitask while maintaining a positive demeanor during periods of increased demands on time and attention from multiple students.
• Possess effective communication skills, both verbal and written. This includes the ability to converse with youth and families of various socioeconomic backgrounds in a professional manner.
• Ability to de-escalate an emotionally charged or potentially violent situation using the least restrictive method possible.
• Knowledge of education manual, emergency procedures manual, policy and procedures manual and special education regulations.
• Ability to make independent, well thought out and logical decisions.

Required Education, Experience and Clearances:

• High School Diploma or GED required. They will also be required to complete all orientation trainings and a specifically outlined 10-hour shadowing/training within the Partial Hospitalization Program prior to being assigned a treatment room.
• Knowledge of CASSP and special education principles.
• FBI, Child Abuse History, PA State Police, and Driver Clearances. Other clearances may be required dependent on residency status.

Physical Demands:

• Lifting requirement of less than 20lbs on an occasional basis.
• Ability to actively participate in recreational activities such as basketball, swimming, volleyball and walking.
• Ability to perform a physical intervention which requires the strength to grasp, hold and maneuver a resident into various positions involving standing, sitting, kneeling and laying.

HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standards:

• All necessary related to clients in the program

Our services and employment are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability and age.