Mental Health Worker

Experienced and aspiring mental health professionals are encouraged to consider a part-time Mental Health Worker position with Liberty Healthcare.

Work setting and client population

Liberty Healthcare operates a 10-bed acute psychiatric stabilization unit which serves adults who are justice-involved and experiencing acute mental illness.

The unit admits and treats patients who are under the conditions of an involuntary civil commitment and provides individualized assessment and treatment interventions aimed at achieving psychiatric stability as soon as clinically appropriate. Services are trauma-informed and rooted in the recovery model.

Location

The unit is located onsite at the Maguire Correctional Facility - a San Mateo County jail located at 300 Bradford Street in Redwood City, CA 94063.

Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring patient activity and behavior

• Documenting therapeutic interventions, observations, and treatment in medical records

• Managing aggressive patient behaviors through appropriate intervention techniques

• Promoting a positive therapeutic milieu

• Establishing therapeutic relationships with patients

• Collaborating with other mental health professionals and jail security staff

Pay

• $30.00 per hour

Work schedule

•  This is a part-time position on the overnight shift

• The specific work schedule for this position is 10:45 pm to 7:00 am

• There is some flexibility to work one, two or a few days each week (depending on staffing needs and your availability)

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people who are experiencing mental illness

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field is preferred

• Experience working in a jail, prison, psychiatric hospital, mental health setting or human services program is preferred

Liberty Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our organization is composed of, and proudly serves, people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Next step

Click “Apply” and submit your resume for immediate consideration.