Mental Health Assistant - Challenger (Part-Time) at Crawford County Mental Health Center – Pittsburg, Kansas

Position Summary

This position provides support and solution-focused interventions to achieve identified goals or objectives as set forth in the consumer’s individualized treatment plan. This position also facilitates services that are designed to assist the consumer with compensating for or eliminating functional deficits and interpersonal and/or environmental barriers associated with their mental illness. At times this position will provide services to consumers who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis with services designed to interrupt and/or ameliorate a crisis experience. As medically necessary, this position will aid in the form of direct support, supervision, and/or cueing so that the consumer performs the task by him/herself. Many contacts will occur in community locations where the consumer lives, works, attends school and/or socializes. This position conducts activities under the direction of senior clinical staff.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities: (List in order of importance the essential functions of the job; describe what must be accomplished, not how it must be done, include supervision or management responsibilities, physical, mental and perceptual functions of the job.)

• Assist in assessment of needs assigned consumers
• Assist consumers in accessing community-based resources
• Provide transportation to consumers when indicated
• Assist consumers in tasks related to treatment plan goals
• Always maintain close physical proximity with assigned consumer during group sessions
• Assist client to successfully participate in group sessions and activities and assist program facilitator to successfully intervene with the client
• Participate in activities to role model appropriate behavior
• Teach, train and provide appropriate interventions and role models for appropriate life skills in-group settings for individual clients.
• Attend meetings and supervision as directed by supervisor
• Maintain proper documentation of time and services
• Services allowed for this position:
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation – Individual H2017, Group H2017 TJ
• Crisis Intervention – Basic (Attendant) H2011, Intermediate (Bachelor) H2011 HK
• Attendant Care – T1019 HE

Credential and Experience Requirements: Include education, experience, special skills and licenses or certifications required.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in lieu of or in addition to education may be considered.
• Additionally, the provider must be at least three years older than a consumer under the age of 18.
• Valid driver’s license
• Certification in the State of Kansas to provide this service is required.
• Annual training may also be required.
• Experience working with emotionally disturbed children

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Obtain Certification for Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training. MOAB is an in-depth training program that teaches individuals how to recognize, reduce, and manage violent and aggressive behavior. Training is provided.
• MOAB training requires controlled movements, body positioning, and the ability to perform physical holds and restraint techniques.
• The focus of MOAB training is to use techniques that can be effectively applied by employees of varying physical capabilities while minimizing potential harm to both the individual being restrained and the trained themselves.

Physical Requirements:

• Be able to get on the floor rise without assistance
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking

Crawford County Mental Health Center (CCMHC) is an Equal Opportunity

Employer

CCMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At-Will Employment

I understand that I am an employee at-will and that neither this document nor any other document, writing, or manual creates, or is intended to create, a contract of employment between myself and Crawford County Mental Health Center. Crawford County Mental Health Center is an employment-at-will agency. This means an employee has the ability to quit employment for any or no reason, and an employer may terminate employment for no reason or for any non-discriminatory and/or non-retaliatory reason.

Ability to move freely in the community and in a wide variety of circumstances. Special accommodation that can successfully assist an incumbent will be provided.