Mental Health Prog Asst - night shift

About the role

The Mental Health Program Assistant plays a crucial role in providing short-term safe, quality, and supportive residential services to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. This position requires a person-centered approach and the implementation of the Illness Management and Recovery model.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the Illness Management and Recovery model to assist consumers in achieving independence, autonomy, personal responsibility, and personal control.
• Participate actively in professional growth and development, maintaining appropriate professional behavior and utilizing professional supervision.
• Provide transportation to consumers to achieve the goals of their service plan and utilize a state vehicle when assigned to a designated site.

Requirements

• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Meet the qualifications of the section 245I.04, subdivision 14, Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker.
• Knowledge of behavior modification theory/techniques, mental illness, therapeutic intervention techniques, and laws, rules, regulations, and policies governing treatment of mental illness and vulnerable adults.
• Ability to perform basic health care procedures, observe, interpret, and document client behaviors, read, write, and speak English, and interact with clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• Patient care experience within a mental health or behavioral health setting.
• Experience working in a hospital setting.

Additional Requirements

• Documentation of a verified service-connected disability rating of at least 30% for disabled veterans seeking noncompetitive appointment.

Benefits

• Affordable health insurance plan.
• Other benefits including dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, fertility care, diabetes care, dental and orthodontic care, parental leave, pension plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and tax-free expense accounts.