Psych Rehab Worker-Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Ridgway, PA, USA – Full Time (40 hours)

About the role

This position works directly with mental health consumers by assisting persons with functional disabilities resulting from mental illness to develop, enhance, and/or retain psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal adjustment, and/or independent living skills. Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation (MPR) provides individuals services to learn skills in one's home and/or in the community. The MPR Program is a recovery-oriented program that is highly individualized and directed by the individual receiving services. A key element of rehabilitation is to help empower one to make choices about one's life.

This service is delivered individually to each member and services are tailored to the individual's wants and needs. The MPR Specialist meets with the individual in his/her home, work, school, or social environment, which helps to increase their success and satisfaction. This service also ensures to fit each individual's cultural background, natural environment, and special needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist persons with functional disabilities resulting from mental illness to develop, enhance, and/or retain psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal adjustment, and/or independent living skills.
• Provide individualized, recovery-oriented services in the individual’s home and/or community settings.
• Empower individuals to make choices about their own lives.
• Tailor services to each individual’s wants, needs, cultural background, and natural environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with academic concentration in an area relevant to the position, OR
• Associate's degree and 1 year work experience in mental health direct service, OR
• CPS Certificate and 1 additional year paid or volunteer work experience in mental health direct service, OR
• High school diploma or equivalency and two years of work experience in human services, which must include one year of mental health direct care experience.
• CPRP certification is preferred; shall seek to obtain within 2 years of hire.
• Valid driver's license.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Leave – including Paid Time Off, holidays, and personal days
• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage – medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement Plan with employer contributions
• Pet Insurance options
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility (if applicable)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support and resources
• DailyPay – a financial wellness platform that enables employees to access earned wages before payday
• Additional perks

Pay

$14.63 per hour

About Us

Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.