Independent Living Skills Coach Apprentice / Intern (Metro State/Century)
Independent Living Skills Coach Apprentice / Intern (Metro State/Century)
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Job Description
Our Company
SpringPath Mental Health Services
Overview
The Independent Living Skills Coach/Mental Health Worker works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders
Responsibilities
- Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical social and psychological well-being
- Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life
- Assists Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners with requested needs
- Follows agency procedures to promote optimum health care safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served
- Administrative duties (scanning faxing organizing)
- Oversees meal preparation and grocery shopping
- Cleaning
- Transports Clients
- Manages food/cleaning budget
- Provides group and individual services for clients
- Teaches clients independent living skills
- Develops and maintain a cooperative working relationship with various teams
- Provides the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures
- Ensures compliance with training licensing regulations and company policies and procedures
- Medication Administration and monitoring
- Maintains clean and safe work environment
- Manages the day-to-day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation
- Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities
- Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- GED or High School Diploma with 2000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
- Bachelors degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university
About our Line of Business
Additional Job Information
Qualifications
To be considered for the apprenticeship you must:
- Be 18 years or older
- Be a current student at Metro State University
- Complete a Minnesota DHS background check (NETStudy 2.0)
- Commit to 6-month placement
- Have an active/valid drivers license
You must also meet at least one of the following criteria: (MN DHS MHRW Qualifications)
- Completed 15 semesters or 23 quarter credits in a behavioral science or related field
- 3 years of personal experience living with a mental illness or 3 years of caregiving experience for someone with mental illness TBI substance use disorder developmental disability or 2000 hours of paid work in health and human services (within the past 10 years)
Salary Range
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Gig
