Mental Health Practitioner/ARMHS Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Overview:

Mental Health Practitioners and Workers work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) to individuals impacted by mental health symptoms. Mental health practitioners work one on one with clients teaching skills to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills, when these abilities are impaired by the symptoms of mental illness.

This position is tiered into 2 levels based on qualifications:

__________________________________________________________________

Mental Health Practitioner

Type: Part-time & Full-time, no less than 0.6 FTE
Location: Duluth, MN
Pay: $23.5 , Hourly

Responsibilities

Mental Health Practitioners work as part of an integrated treatment team, adhering to standards to serve adults and/or children diagnosed with mental illness by doing the following:

• Assessing functional strengths, resources needs

• Developing individualized, person-centered treatment/community support plans

• Implementing the interventions identified in the plan

• Referring persons served to other needed services, resources & supports coordinating and monitoring the quality these services

• Maintaining detailed records of all

Required Qualifications:

Has the ability to pass MVR check, maintain a valid driver's license and vehicle insurance.

Education + Experience Qualifications

Education: Has completed at least 30 or 45 quarter hours in behavioral science or related fields.

Experience: At least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness, substance use disorder, or emotional disturbance; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness recovery from mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects.

Education Only Qualifications

Holds a master's degree or higher in the behavioral sciences or related fields;

OR

holds a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences or related fields and completes a practicum or internship that (1) requires direct interaction with adults or children served, and (2) is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.

Experience-Only Qualifications

Has at least 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness, substance use disorder, or emotional disturbance; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness, recovery from mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects.

AND

Has at least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults or children as described above, and receives clinical supervision as required by applicable statutes and rules at least once a week from a mental health professional until the requirement of 4,000 hours of supervised experience is met.

Graduate Internship Placement:
Is a graduate student in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields and is formally assigned by an accredited college or university to an agency or facility for clinical training.

__________________________________________________________________

Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker

Type: Part-time & Full-time, no less than 0.6 FTE
Location: Duluth, MN
Pay: $21 , Hourly

Responsibilities:

Mental Health Rehabilitation Workers work as part of an integrated treatment team, adhering to standards to serve adults diagnosed with mental illness by doing the following:

• Implementing the interventions identified in the plan

• Referring persons served to other needed services, resources & supports coordinating and monitoring the quality these services

• Maintaining detailed records of all

Required Qualifications:

Has the ability to pass MVR check, maintain a valid driver's license and vehicle insurance.
Is at least 21 years of age;
Has a high school diploma or equivalent;

AND

Have an associate of arts degree

OR

Have two years of full-time postsecondary education or a total of 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields.

OR

Have, within the previous 10 years, three years of personal life experience with mental illness

OR

Have, within the previous 10 years, three years of life experience as a primary caregiver to an adult with a mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or developmental disability

OR

Have, within the previous 10 years, 2,000 hours of work experience providing health and human services to individuals

Benefits

• Health Insurance

• Competency and performance-based pay scales

• Dental Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance

• 401(K)

• PTO

• Flexible Scheduling Options

• Training & Career Development

• Mileage, and other expense reimbursements

• Employee Assistance Program

Explore all open positions on our careers page.

Accend Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.