Respite Mental Health Specialist II — Growth & Impact

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.; Boston (MA); Vor Ort; USD 23.000 - 33.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Benefits

Retirement Savings

Wellness & Family Support

Financial Security

Professional Growth

Zusammenfassung

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Specialist II to join our Respite team, providing short-term restorative supports to adults with serious mental illness.

You will help with stabilization and community transition, building supportive relationships and employing crisis-management skills. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, valid MA driver’s license, and experience with adults who have mental illness.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field.
• Experience working with adults with mental illness.
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license.

Aufgaben

• Assist clients with skill development for activities of daily living.
• Collaborate with clients and staff to develop and achieve short term goals.
• Provide interventions focused on problem-solving, crisis management, skills training, behavior modeling, optimism, and encouragement.
• Assist clients with developing coping skills to include medication administration.
• Support clients in accessing and utilizing community resources and services to include participation in community activities.
• Administer and monitor consumer medications in accordance with agency, DMH and DPH regulations, polices and procedures.
• Maintain CPR, First Aid, MAP and other training certifications as required by the agency and DMH.

Kenntnisse

Relationship building

Communication

Crisis management

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Social Work

Tools

CPR

First Aid

MAP

Jobbeschreibung

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Specialist II to join our Respite team, providing short-term restorative supports to adults with serious mental illness.

You will help with stabilization and community transition, building supportive relationships and employing crisis-management skills. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, valid MA driver’s license, and experience with adults who have mental illness.