Job Description
Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional passionate about providing integrated care to adults living with mental illness and substance use disorders? We're seeking a skilled and empathetic Mental Health Practitioner to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team! This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your clinical skills, partner with a multidisciplinary team, and make a real difference in the lives of individuals in your community. This position supports Washington County and the 7E Region (Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe).
Why Join Our Team?
We're a non-profit organization committed to providing customized, community-based services through knowledge, compassion, and collaboration. We are dedicated to being an anti-racist organization, welcoming all lived experiences and building on strengths to facilitate recovery. We value the professional development of our employees, offering ongoing training and supervision on emerging and evidence-based practices.
What You'll Do:
As a Mental Health Practitioner on our ACT team, you'll provide trauma-informed treatment interventions that integrate clinical and psychiatric rehabilitation strategies. You'll guide person-centered planning, ensuring culturally congruent responses. You'll also help individuals access and maintain benefits and community resources, coordinate care with external providers, connect with natural supports, and provide crisis intervention services.
Collaborative Care: Work with the team to provide ACT services, taking primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and treatment team.
Comprehensive Support: Assist in developing comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment plans, substance abuse treatment plans, and other tools to support clients in the community.
Housing and Independent Living Skills: Assist clients with all aspects of psychiatric rehabilitation and obtaining and maintaining housing. Teach clients independent living skills, such as cooking, shopping, cleaning, personal hygiene, transportation, and budgeting. Help clients make and keep appointments and other tasks needed for recovery.
Vocational Support: Work with the vocational counselor to encourage competitive employment and assist in fostering positive work skills.
Legal Support: Attend commitment and other court hearings as required and complete necessary court reports. File required reports with relevant agencies when applicable.
Substance Abuse Treatment: Lead in assessing, planning, and treating substance abuse for assigned clients, both individually and in groups.
Family and Community Engagement: Actively and assertively engage with clients' families/significant others, landlords, and employers (with client permission).
Crisis Intervention: Perform shift management duties, provide on-call crisis intervention (including nighttime hours), and serve as a backup to evening and weekend staff on a rotating schedule. Be available for weekend and holiday duties on a rotating schedule.
Administrative Tasks: Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings. Transport clients in the community. Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting promptly and in an organized manner.
Professional Development: Actively participate in ongoing professional growth and development, maintain appropriate professional behavior, and participate in appropriate supervision.
What You'll Need:
Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences or a related field.
Experience: 2,000 hours of supervised experience working with individuals with mental illness.
What We Offer:
Competitive Salary: $59,773 - $65,243 per year, plus a $50/month office benefit package (subject to change).
Generous Time Off: 4 weeks of accrued PTO in the first year and 12 paid holidays.
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Saving Accounts (FSA); tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance; Dependent Care Account (DCA) with employer contribution; reimbursement for professional licensure fees; routine supervision with access to licensure supervision opportunities; 403b retirement plan with employer match; employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance; bereavement and paid parental leave; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); wellness program; various discounts; pet insurance; mileage reimbursement; and a casual dress code.
Inclusive Culture: We are proud to be an LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are a dedicated and compassionate professional looking for a rewarding career where you can empower individuals on their recovery journeys, we encourage you to apply!
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ 59,773.00 Per Year
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