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MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE-2nd Shift

Alabama Clinical Schools · Birmingham, AL · 2 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Associate (MHA) will provide direct care to residents with psychiatric disorders, ensuring their safety and well-being. Key responsibilities include:

  • Aiding residents with daily activities
  • Facilitating groups and other assigned duties
  • Utilizing a therapeutic approach to all tasks

Requirements

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or a related mental health field (preferred but not required)
  • Detailed and organized with strong documentation skills
  • Safety monitoring and physical management techniques
  • Crisis intervention skills
  • Experience in a residential mental/behavioral health setting (strongly preferred)
  • Age 19 or older
  • Successful drug screen and background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check)

Benefits

Alabama Clinical Schools and UHS offer:

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
  • Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
  • 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

Pay

This position is 2nd shift from 3:00pm-11:30pm, with a rotating 12-hour weekend shift (9am-9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday).

Schedule

The position is 2nd shift from 3:00pm-11:30pm, with a rotating 12-hour weekend shift (9am-9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday).

Contact Information

To learn more about this position before applying, please contact Stephanie Cunningham, HR Generalist via email at Stephanie.Cunningham@uhs.com or via phone at 205-836-1012.

About the Role

Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama Clinical Schools provides therapy and treatment to males ages 9 to 18. Our campus offers a relaxing setting for youth working through mental health disorders, behavioral issues, and sexually reactive behaviors. We provide 24-hour supervision, individualized care, and educational services with low student/teacher ratios, ensuring structured and holistic care. Our campus features semi-private bedrooms, unit group rooms, dining facilities, and spacious grounds within a secure facility.

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or a related mental health field (preferred but not required)
  • Detailed and organized with strong documentation skills
  • Safety monitoring and physical management techniques
  • Crisis intervention skills
  • Experience in a residential mental/behavioral health setting (strongly preferred)
  • Age 19 or older
  • Successful drug screen and background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check)

Skills

Skills include:

  • Therapeutic approach to all tasks
  • Safe monitoring of residents
  • Physical management techniques
  • Crisis intervention

Benefits

Benefits include:

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
  • Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
  • 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

Pay

The pay for this position is not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 2nd shift from 3:00pm-11:30pm, with a rotating 12-hour weekend shift (9am-9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday).

Contact Information

To learn more about this position before applying, please contact Stephanie Cunningham, HR Generalist via email at Stephanie.Cunningham@uhs.com or via phone at 205-836-1012.

About the Role

Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama Clinical Schools provides therapy and treatment to males ages 9 to 18. Our campus offers a relaxing setting for youth working through mental health disorders, behavioral issues, and sexually reactive behaviors. We provide 24-hour supervision, individualized care, and educational services with low student/teacher ratios, ensuring structured and holistic care. Our campus features semi-private bedrooms, unit group rooms, dining facilities, and spacious grounds within a secure facility.

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or a related mental health field (preferred but not required)
  • Detailed and organized with strong documentation skills
  • Safety monitoring and physical management techniques
  • Crisis intervention skills
  • Experience in a residential mental/behavioral health setting (strongly preferred)
  • Age 19 or older
  • Successful drug screen and background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check)

Skills

Skills include:

  • Therapeutic approach to all tasks
  • Safe monitoring of residents
  • Physical management techniques
  • Crisis intervention

Benefits

Benefits include:

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
  • Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
  • 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

Pay

The pay for this position is not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 2nd shift from 3:00pm-11:30pm, with a rotating 12-hour weekend shift (9am-9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday).

Contact Information

To learn more about this position before applying, please contact Stephanie Cunningham, HR Generalist via email at Stephanie.Cunningham@uhs.com or via phone at 205-836-1012.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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