Mental Health Specialist Abraxas Youth & Family Services
MARIENVILLE, PA9 days ago
- $0–$21.85
Mental Health Specialist
Abraxas Youth & Family Services
- Marienville, PA
- 12 days ago
- $21.85 Per Hour
- Full-time
Highlights
As a Mental Health Worker, you will provide supervision, guidance, mentoring, and support to at-risk youth. You’ll become part of a dedicated team committed to helping adolescents BUILD BETTER FUTURES.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Marienville, PA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | $21.85 Per Hour |
Description
- As a Mental Health Worker, you will provide supervision, guidance, mentoring, and support to at-risk youth. You’ll become part of a dedicated team committed to helping adolescents BUILD BETTER FUTURES.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide direct supervision, leadership, and serve as a role model to clients while interacting in a therapeutic and meaningful manner.
- Observe client behavior and intervene appropriately, as dictated by policy and individual client treatment plan.
- Document client treatment interventions, behavior, and progress.
- Report significant client changes in behavior, attitude, and/or physical condition to appropriate personnel while consistently evaluating client behavioral and emotional issues.
- Collaborate with the Educational team and client’s Mental Health Therapist to implement the individualized treatment plan.
- Implement the daily activity schedule and structure and coordinate client activities, such as
- Family Night, Structured Recreation, etc.
- Facilitate and document various psycho-educational groups via standardized curricula.
- Conduct scheduled and random head counts to provide effective people security.
- Support the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program required; degree in an area of human services preferred.
- Must possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must be able to pass physical and pre-employment drug/alcohol screening
- Must pass both federal and state background checks which screen for crimes including, but not limited to drug related crimes, violent crimes, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and repeated misdemeanors.
- Flexibility to work overtime as required.
Skills
- Compassionate
- Dependable
- Patient
- Team Player
- Service Focused
- Professional
- Positive
- Committed to helping others
Benefits
Paid Time-Off, Life Insurance, Professional Development, 401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, Medical, Dental, Vision
About Company
Abraxas Youth & Family Services is part of the Inperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.
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