Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc. is looking for Therapeutic Mentors to work directly with youth, ages 5-17, in both one-on-one and group settings. The mentors will coordinate with each client’s treatment team (therapist, medication provider, etc.) to help them work toward accomplishingtheir treatment goals. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to expand their knowledge and/or pursue higher education in the field of mental health and social work. Be a part of an experienced, energetic, and supportive team that offers flexible working hours with benefits such as medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, PTO, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, and travel reimbursement.
Status:Part-Time to Full-Time
Compensation:Fee for Service,Full-Timestatus averages$48,000 - $65,000 annually
Essential Functions:
- Provide therapeutic activities and opportunities that encourage and teach healthy social interactions, behavior modifications, age-appropriate self-care skills, independent living skills, and practiceutilizationof coping skills.
- Help clients achieve their goals by coaching, training, and supporting linkages to community resources.
- Transport clients to/from clinics and community events.
- Maintain contact withclient,client'sfamilyand treatment team.
- Facilitate ongoing clinical collaboration with GMY Directors, Site Directors, Clinical Supervisors, and Prescribers to ensure a continuum of care for mutual clients.
- Assess clients’ needs and develop treatment goalsimplementrehabilitation activities based on their needs as outlined in their individual treatment plans.
- Maintain an active caseload of clients, meeting with eachon a weekly basis.
- Meet withGMYsite Director for weekly individual/group supervision.
- Attend and complete all required meetings and training.
- Respond to communication (phone, email, text) from clients and families, referral sources, and ABH staff within 24 hours or the next business day.
- Comply withCARF/COMAR/HIPAA/State compliance regulations, and EMR and uphold the 48-hour documentation standard.
- Maintain working knowledge of information dispersed via notifications such as memos, formal notices, and e-mails from all levels of management.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or health-related field, or proof of completion of thirty (30) hours, or the equivalent of college credit toward a bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, or one (1) year of work experience in a supervised mental health setting.
- Prior experience working with troubledyouth,is preferred.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification is required. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
- Excellent working knowledge and use of an Electronic Medical Records system (EMR) and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent in both written and verbalcommunicationsskills.
- Valid, unrestricteddriver’s license andmust havereliable transportation.
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Insurance Policies:Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PTO Accruals, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Wellness Day, Paid Birthday
- Company Issued Laptop
- Travel Reimbursement
ABH is committed to diversity and to equalopportunityemployment. ABH does not discriminateon the basis ofrace, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability (including HIV status), veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. This policy applies to hiring, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, and terminations and applies to all ABH employees, interns, clients, and contractors.
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