Behavioral Health Support Specialist (Part- Time)

Mental Health Respite Mission

The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, provides supportive services to lead participants in personal growth and improve life skills for transitioning to the least restrictive level of care within the community environment.

Summary/Primary Purpose

Provide direct service to adult individuals who experience mental health/substance use issues and homelessness. Interact with program participants with empathy, dignity, and respect. Model social, communication, time management, organizational, problem solving and work ethic skills for residents. Willing to utilize trauma informed practices and have a philosophy that is client centered and recovery orientated.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide day to day care and ensure needs of individuals residing at Mental Health Respite are met.
• Effectively promote, teach and assist individuals with skill building and daily living skills.
• Absorb and maintain professional and productive working relationships.
• Maintain open communication with co-workers through shift briefings and emails regarding staff, program, building and participant announcements, barriers, and progress.
• Complete check of unit (sharps, doors locked, etc.) and participants’ whereabouts at beginning, end and throughout shift (hourly).
• Document findings in the appropriate setting.
• Prepare and monitor meals for participants. This may be heating prepared food or cooking from ingredients in coordination with the posted menu.
• Communicate with professionals and other supports of the participants through phone, fax, email, etc., to coordinate services or support systems in a professional, factual, accurate, and timely manner while upholding confidentiality.
• Observe medications being taken by participants and complete appropriate documentation.
• Set up weekly medi-sets and set up monthly MORs for assigned participants.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
• Administer brief assessment of participants wellbeing and make appropriate accommodations to assure safety.
• Complete 12 hours of intensive on-going training per year based on program/participant population need such as Emergency Protective Custody training (EPC), Board of Mental Health (BOMH), Behavioral Health Diagnosis, symptomology and interventions annually.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• One to two years related experience preferred.
• Must be 19 years of age or older and able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to be flexible and able to work on multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Administrative skills to include utilization of standard office equipment, data entry, 10-key, attention to detail and filing.
• Good communication skills both written and spoken, and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

On-Call Requirement

Staff hired for on-call position(s) must pick up a minimum of three (3) shifts per month, as applicable. On-call staff must also have availability for a minimum of three (3) additional shifts per month.