Program Assistant Community Treatment Team

Employment Type: Full time

About the role

The Program Assistant assists the CTT Team Leader in managing and tracking data for program related auditing to ensure optimum efficiency. The ideal candidate keeps the team coordinated and energized, excelling at organizing for themselves and others. Strong communication skills and a passion for coordination are essential.

As part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) fidelity model, the Program Assistant must be proficient in participating in all Evidence Based Practices: Assertive Engagement; Empirically Supported Psychotherapy; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; and Person-Centered Treatment Planning.

The team is mobile and delivers services in community locations to enable each consumer to live in their own residence and maintain work in community jobs rather than expecting the consumer to come to the program.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in managing essential non-clinical and clinical operations, including communications, data entry, filing, scheduling, and payee liaison.
• Coordinate day-to-day services and engage interactively with persons served when needed.
• Assist in planning, organizing, and facilitating the Daily Organizational Meeting (DOM) and weekly group supervision for the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in sociology, social work, psychology, criminal justice, gerontology, counseling, education, nursing, or a related field.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to drive an organization vehicle.
• Act 33/34/73 (Criminal, Child, and FBI Check) clearances.
• Pre-Employment Drug Screen.

Benefits

• 403B with employer match (benefits start Day 1 of employment).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Holiday Days.

Schedule

This is a non-exempt/hourly position. Monday-Friday daylight hours with flexibility to meet consumer needs.

About Pittsburgh Mercy

We’re a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, viewing them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care. Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities, offering help and hope to people experiencing mental illness, substance abuse, physical health needs, traumatic events, or homelessness.