Mental Health Program Assistant

About the role

The Mental Health Program Assistant supports the provision of short-term safe, quality, and supportive residential services to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. This role involves utilizing the Illness Management and Recovery model and person-centered approach to assist consumers in achieving independence, autonomy, personal responsibility, and personal control.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the Illness Management and Recovery model and person-centered approach to assist consumers with the provision of reintegration and placement into the community.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development, maintain appropriate professional behavior, and utilize professional supervision.
• Provide transportation to consumers to achieve the goals of the service plan and proper utilization of a state vehicle when assigned to a designated site.

Requirements

• Candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must meet the qualifications of the section 245I.04, subdivision 14, Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker.

Qualifications

• 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

• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience in an administrative or office support type role.
• Health Information Management Systems experience with billing and/or filing.

Skills

• Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency.
• Health Information Management Systems experience.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• Fertility care, including IVF.
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children.
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years).
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care.

Pay

$24.54 - $31.43 / hourly; $51,239 - $65,625 / annually

Schedule

Rotating Shift / 7:30am-4:00pm; 2:30pm-11:00pm

Contact

To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Kaitlin Weckwerth at kaitlin.weckwerth@state.mn.us.