Position Overview: Community Mental Health Workers provide our clients with individualized home support (IHS) with training. This community based service is focused on teaching and training our clients on independent living skills and community oriented skills through goal based plans so that they may live fulfilling lives. Our clients include those with a severe mental illness (SMI) health diagnosis traumatic brain injury (TBI) or developmental disability. This role is caseload based allowing for employees to build out a schedule that meets client need and their own work life balance.This role reports to the Program Manager and has no direct reports.
Role Responsibilities: - Support individuals in independent living skills through 1:1 service.
- Support individuals in mental health management through identifying coping skills practicing coping skills and alternative methods.
- Teach and model community integration skills such as: selfmanaging medications managing personal finances appropriate interpersonal interactions managing the public transportation system completing the necessary tasks to maintain a home and accessing community resources.
- Interacts informally with individuals to facilitate socialization and appropriate behavior.
- Participates in scheduled and spontaneous recreational events.
- Teaches healthy living habits and develops the accompanying skills.
Required Qualification and Experience: - Prior experience in some or all of the following areas: proven time management or self organization skills relevant soft skills relevant SMI/TBI work experience and or relevant education.
- Ability to pass a Department of Human Services background check.
- Ability to pass the BCA Criminal Background Check and the Sexual Exploitation of Patients by Psychotherapist screen required by DHS.
- Ability to pass screening required by Federal Human Services office of the Inspector General
- Ability to organize and work independently.
- Willingness to travel within the Metro Area for applicable mileage reimbursements with a current drivers license clean record and personal vehicle with insurance; and able to transport clients in that vehicle.
- Posses a personcentered approach consistent with the Philosophical approach of the individual program and RTI.
- Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
- Other as needed as company and role grows or evolves.
Benefits of Working at RTI:
For FullTime: - Generous PTO Accrual: Earn up to 4.2 Weeks of PTO after 3 years and 3.2 Weeks of PTO years 03.
- 7 Company Paid Holidays 1 Paid Floating Holiday
- 401(k) with company matching contribution
- CEU Courses and Clinical Supervision
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Monthly Paid Trainings relevant to services provided
- Paid Paternal Leave
- Career Advancement opportunities
For PartTime:- Generous PTO accrual: 48 hours per year
- 401(k) with company matching contribution
- CEU Courses and Clinical Supervision
- Monthly Paid Trainings relevant to services provided.
- Career Advancement opportunities
Compensation:$19 per hour Type:FullTime and PartTime Location:Dakota and Hennepin Counties
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