Mental Health Worker - Lakeside Special Care

Generationshealthcare; Lakeside (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Generationshealthcare in Lakeside, CA is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Worker for a full-time 11:00a–7:30pm shift. Wage ranges from $18 to $21 per hour DOE.

The role oversees clients' adherence to program guidelines, communicates with clients, facilitates rehabilitation groups, and assists in crisis intervention. Responsibilities include escorting clients to groups, recording participation, and maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of job experience.
• Must read, write, speak English.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Patient, cheerful, and enthusiastic, with the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health and/or safety of others.

Responsibilities

• Escort clients to groups and record participation ensuring that groups maintain a 1:6 ratio.
• Facilitate groups and activities as assigned.
• Lead MHW discussions as assigned.
• Lead community meeting daily.
• Supervise resident smoke breaks on outdoor patio (exposure to smoke).
• Record client group participation on tracking calendar.
• Pass out and collect tracking calendar weekly.
• Total tracking calendar weekly and log into medical record.
• Encourage client attendance to groups and participation.
• Ensure and assist clients to complete forms properly and timely.
• Document interventions and interactions with client in the medical record.
• Report change in behavior to charge nurse and Program Counselor.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Mental Health Worker
Lakeside, CA
Full Time 11a-730pm
Wage: $18-21/hr DOE

The primary purpose of your job position is to oversee clients’ adherence to the program guidelines. The Mental Health Worker is responsible for communicating with persons served, providing rehabilitation groups, and assisting in crisis intervention. Other duties may be assigned as needed by the program director, or a designee.

Key Responsibilities:

• Escort clients timely to groups and record participation ensuring that groups maintain a 1:6 ratio.
• Facilitate groups and activities as assigned.
• Lead MHW discussions as assigned.
• Lead community meeting daily.
• Participate in the rotation to supervise resident smoke breaks on the outdoor patio, which may involve exposure to cigarette or tobacco smoke.
• Record client group participation on tracking calendar.
• Pass out and collect tracking calendar weekly.
• Total tracking calendar weekly and log into medical record.
• Encourage client attendance to groups and participation.
• Ensure and assist clients to complete forms properly and timely.
• Documents interventions and interactions with client in the medical record.
• Report change in behavior to charge nurse and Program Counselor.

Requirements:

• Shall have at least 6 months job experience
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health and/or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.