Mental Health Assistant - PERS

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Mental Health Assistant: $19.37 - $22.27 hourly starting salary based on experience.

Livingston County Community Mental Health Authority is excited to offer an Employee Signing Incentive to eligible new hires. Regular part-time employees will receive $1,000, less applicable taxes. More information on terms and conditions will be made available at the time an offer of employment is made.

About Us:

Livingston County Community Mental Health is a public mental health services provider located in Howell, Michigan, between Detroit and Lansing. We are an organization joined by the shared vision to create a healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone. Our team approach works together to serve individuals with a wide array of needs in order to create individualized pathways to wellness, resilience, recovery, and self-determination.

The Mental Health Assistant in PERS will look forward to:

• Meaningful and rewarding work.
• Opportunities to develop a broad range of clinical skills in working with adults.
• Regular and accessible clinical supervision A supportive team of colleagues with a variety of experience and expertise.
• A positive work environment that values diversity.
• Ability to take on special projects and/or interests.
• Opportunities for advancement electronic health record - no paper charting
• Shift differential pay for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.

Role:

Under the supervision of the PERS Program Coordinator, the regular part-time 28 hours per week Mental Health Assistant- PERS monitors the health, safety and security of multiple consumers simultaneously via the electronic Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) monitors. Responds to their needs verbally and in person, or by arranging for appropriate response. PERS runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Requirements to join us:

Candidates must be committed to our shared values and commitment to community care including clinical excellence, community inclusion, community benefit, innovation, integrated care, and improvement. Our collaborative approach to treatment requires strong teaming skills. This is a dynamic, team-oriented position with great opportunities to grow.

Job Specific Requirements:

Part time Regular Poistion -28 hours weekly. Abiity to work 12 hour shifts including weekends and holidays

Prior experience working with Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilties and/or Adults with Mental Illness preferred but not required

High school diploma or equivalent

Valid MI driver's license and reliable transportation

Evening hours required - midnight shift

Able to work weekends and holidays

Able to work Independently with no supervison

Able to discern multiple conversations and noises while external sounds and distractions are present in a room.

Good verbal and written communication skills

Able to learn computer operations and documentation procedures, operation of office equipement, filing, and other tasks as assigned.