Skill Building Provider

Alleghany Highlands Community Services; Covington (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virginia Retirement

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Holidays

PTO leave

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Alleghany Highlands Community Services seeks a qualified professional to provide Mental Health Skill Building Services to individuals with serious mental illness, helping them achieve stability and independence. You will deliver training, coaching, and transportation aligned with each service plan and regulatory requirements, fostering health, safety, and community integration.

Responsibilities include assessing progress, teaching daily living and health skills, and coordinating services with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services field (Required)
• Minimum 1 year experience in behavioral health services to individuals with mental health, intellectual disabilities, or substance use issues
• QMHP or eligible to obtain QMHP-T certification (Required)
• Valid Driver's License (required)

Skills

Assessing strengths

Daily living skills

Coordination of services

Oral communication

Written documentation

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

Job description

Provides Mental Health Skill Building Services to individuals with serious mental illness to support community stability, independence, and successful functioning in the least restrictive environment. Provides individualized training, coaching, support, and transportation to help individuals develop and maintain skills related to health and safety, personal care, activities of daily living, medication management, community integration, and use of community resources. Services are provided in accordance with each individual's service plan, applicable regulatory requirements, and agency policies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services field (Required)
• Minimum 1 year experience in providing behavioral health services to individuals with mental health, intellectual disabilities, and/or substance use issues (preferred)
• QMHP or eligible to obtain QMHP-T certification (Required)
• Valid Driver's License (required)

BENEFITS

• Virginia Retirement, Life Insurance, Health/Dental Insurance, Paid Holidays, PTO leave, and Educational Assistance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Serious mental illness, recovery-oriented services, and person-centered practices
• Mental Health Skill Building Services, rehabilitative interventions, and effective teaching, coaching, and skill-development strategies.
• Crisisprevention, de-escalation, behavior-support strategies, and appropriate mental health interventions.
• Community resources, benefits, transportation, housing, and other supports that promote community stability and independence.
• Individual rights, confidentiality, professional boundaries, and applicable documentation and regulatory requirements.

Skills in:

• Assessing individual strengths, needs, progress, and barriers to independent living.
• Teaching and reinforcing daily living, health and safety, medication-management, social, and community-integration skills
• Coordinating services with individuals served, families, agency staff, providers, and community partners
• Clear oral and written communication, accurate documentation, organization, and time management

Ability to:

• Establish effective professional relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Work independently in office, home, and community settings and maintain a flexible schedule based on service needs
• Protect confidential information and complete required records accurately within established timeframes
• Plan and coordinate activities that support each individual's service plan and identified goals