Behavioral Health Specialist II

About the role

This position is responsible for providing psychosocial, rehabilitation and recovery-oriented services for adults under the administrative supervision of the Team Leader or Program Director. It involves assisting and advocating for clients in meeting their expressed goals while living in the community. Additional support includes medication management, housing, counseling, and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction for clients as assigned.
• Advocates for clients in all areas of treatment and helps them apply for and receive services.
• Empowers clients in meeting their goals.
• Advocates for and assists clients and their families in accessing and receiving mental health treatment, medical care, housing, food, and clothing as indicated.
• Maintains all client records and completes required documentation and data entry according to program standards including progress notes, activity reports, and logs, etc.
• Moves between Turning Point sites or in the field, at job sites, homes, board and care facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other appropriate sites.
• Consults with or meets regularly with the client’s family, care provider or other significant persons with client’s consent.
• Coaches clients in developing age-appropriate social skills, money management, personal hygiene, and job readiness.
• Develops financial management plans for clients who receive Representative Payee Services and authorizes appropriate expenditures.
• Interacts productively within the team in order to provide holistic case management services to an identified group of clients.
• Provides “on-the-spot” counseling that is both helpful to the clients and consistent with the philosophy of the program.
• Drives on program business using personal vehicle for the purposes of medication outreach, home visits, transporting clients to appointments/activities, community/county meetings/trainings, MH court.
• Attends to the safety, health, and wellbeing of clients.
• Completes paperwork as assigned in a timely manner.

Requirements

• A minimum of 0-2 years of varied mental health experience.
• A preference for 4 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is through graduation from a four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field and four (4) years varied experience as a provider of direct mental health services or meeting other Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications And Certifications & Licenses

• Education, Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is through graduation from a four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field and four (4) years varied experience as a provider of direct mental health services or meeting other Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist qualifications.
• Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements: California driver’s license & current vehicle insurance/registration Reliable means of transportation capable of passing vehicle safety inspection if more than five years old excluding all modes of two-wheeled transport inclusive of bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.

Schedule

Sunday - Thursday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM