Mental Health Professional

Description

Welcome to your opportunity to change the world! If you have a servant’s heart and want to be part of something truly special, then Caritas Family Solutions needs you. We have been serving the people of Illinois since 1947 and have over 500 committed and mission-driven team members. At Caritas, we do not hire people for jobs; we find new team members for rewarding and life-changing careers that make the world better.

If you are kind, patient, and ready to make a difference, we would love to meet you!

Full-time employees are offered the competitive benefits outlined below:

• Generous Paid Time Off?
• Paid training
• Health Insurance?
• Dental and Vision
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with company contribution 5%
• Tuition reimbursement

We know great candidates bring a wide range of experience. If you believe you can be successful in this role, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t meet every qualification listed.

Job Title: Mental Health Professional (MHP)

Department: Mental Health Housing

Status: Full-Time, non-exempt

Reports To: Behavioral Health Site Manager

Compensation Starting Pay: $17.38 per hour weekday and $21.68 per hour weekend rate

PURPOSE: The Mental Health Professional will provide engagement, support, and skill building to assist adults with a diagnosis of mental illness live as independently as possible. They will work directly with the QMHP regarding clinical issues.

Key responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Assures that all clients receive clinically sound triage/referral and ongoing consumer services for behavioral health needs
• Assists in completing functional assessments and provides input into the treatment planning process
• Monitors the activities of individuals, then reports and documents changes in behavior and/or changes in symptoms
• Coordinates the transportation needs of the residents and provides transportation when needed
• Accountable for supervised residences’ being clean and free of safety hazards and reports problems using the chain of command
• Delivers high quality care appropriate to the age and educational level of the individual
• Responds to crisis situations by providing direction, recommendations, and crisis intervention
• Maintains accurate, concise, current clinical documentation. This includes but is not limited to all phone conversations, requests from the individual, changes in the clinical conditions and all consultations with team members
• Utilizes a holistic approach to determine teaching methods appropriate to the individual
• Provides psycho-education to clients and families regarding their illness, medications, and/or treatment plan to supplement information provided by health care professionals
• Daily face-to-face contact with individuals to provide active-listening, support, and encouragement
• Support and assist individuals with employment and education

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Degree/Field and Experience
  
  Required:
  
  A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field; OR a bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of documented supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; OR a high school diploma or GED and 5 years documented supervised clinical experience in mental health or human services;
  
  OR any other education and experience which will qualify for Mental Health Professional under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140.453 Bachelors degree in Human Service (Related fields will be considered.)
• Degree/Field Preferred: See Above
• Licenses/Certifications
  
  Required:
  
  NA
• Licenses/Certifications Preferred: NA

• Trauma-informed: Must…