Pay Rate: $24.00 to $27.51 Depending on Experience
Shift Differential Pay for Weekends/Evenings/Nights
MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services. Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following:
* Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings
* Life skills training
* Day socialization groups
* Collateral contacts
* Home visits
* Substance abuse screenings
* Psychiatric services
* Case Management
* Court reports
* Psychological assessments
Under the direction of the Fact Program Director, the full-time Socialization Coordinator/Case Manager provides community-based services and monitoring for FACT clients to include judicially committed individuals and mentally disordered offenders. Services to include recreational/social activities to accomplish treatment objectives, foster skill building and problem solving in support of psychological stabilization and community placement.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
* Provides socialization and recreational services to support individualized recovery and address client's understanding of and ability to live with chronic mental illness, including necessity of medication compliance.
* Provides socialization support to clients with severe and persistent mental illness including daily living skills.
* Conducts structured skills-based groups for individuals to address coping skills related to time management, goal-setting, consequential thinking, stress management, anger management, budgeting, etc., while modeling and teaching appropriate behavior and support.
* Runs substance use treatment group.
* Provides psychoeducation for clients who are incompetent to stand trial through one-on-one case management sessions or groups sessions.
* Supports clients' safe reintegration into the community.
* Helps clients with connection to important community services (e.g., Medical, Medicare, insurance, volunteer opportunities, school, etc.).
* Provides psychoeducation for individuals and groups to address social skills related to personal hygiene, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, activities of daily living, job skills, transit usage and recreational skills.
* Instructs FACT clients in activities and techniques, such as personal hygiene, sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or mental health needs.
* Encourages FACT clients to participate in leisure activities and all scheduled groups and meetings.
* Engages FACT clients to engage in community activities.
* Conducts personal space visits (home visits) to monitor and support transition to living within the housing facility.
* Refers any clinical concerns or issues to treating clinical staff.
* Assists clients who have histories of substance use to become involved with community resources (AA/NA).
* Conducts urine screens as needed to monitor potential of substance use.
* Prepares encounter notes following any service which indicate: services provided; client's response/interaction; specific problem behaviors, warning signs and/or any pertinent observations; and actions taken in response to these (including referral or notification to Psychiatrist).
* Participates as member of multidisciplinary treatment team in wellness and recovery treatment planning, discussion and daily monitoring of FACT clients.
* Assists clients in defining goals to achieve personal, social, educational and/or vocational development.
* Assists in development of a safety and risk management program for the treatment setting.
* Develops and maintains an inventory of materials used in treatment and tracks use accordingly.
* Attends required training and in-service programs as requested.
* Conducts random and scheduled house checks for safety, security, compliance, and census at a 24/7 housing facility.
* Identifies and maintains professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship.
* Ensures compliance with MHM confidentiality policies, and Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines including HIPAA.
* Delivers care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy, dignity and rights of FACT clients.
* Other duties as assigned.
Schedule: 40 hours per week working 5 days a week between Wednesday through Sunday 8:00am to 4:30pm
MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:
* Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
* 401(k) with company match
* Generous paid time off
* Paid holidays
* Flexible Spending Account
* Continuing Education benefits
* Much more...
Qualifications
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in mental health or social services related field or certified psychiatric technician preferred.
* CADAC preferred.
* Minimum of one year of mental health experience required.
* Community-based mental health experience preferred.
* Must be able to pass a background investigation.
* Active CPR certification preferred.
* Must have valid California driver's license; good driving record. Proof of current auto insurance and must meet insurability requirements of Company insurance carrier.
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