Skills Trainer - SB - Cass County

• Starting Wage, $19.50 to $20.75 **
  
  

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Why work for less? Come make a difference with us, 4C Health continues to grow, and we are looking for agile staff committed to caring for our consumers, communities, and each other! 4C Health is a non-profit, comprehensive Community Mental Health Center serving the communities of North Central Indiana for over 45 years. We are rural behavioral health specialists integrated in the physical and behavioral health well-being for our staff and consumers. Our workforce is the heartbeat meeting the needs of our local communities, don’t wait to join our team!

Position Summary

This position is responsible for promoting mental health recovery through a person-centered approach focusing on independence and integration. This is accomplished through delivery of appropriate mental health assessment, treatment planning and intervention for clients impacted by emotional/behavioral impairment and serious, persistent mental illness who are targeted for mental health services by the Division of Mental Health. This position operates under minimal supervision and must exercise tact, judgment, and confidentiality in contact with the public, clients, and families, as well as fellow associates of the Agency. Work is very broad in scope and requires a high level of professionalism.

Starting and Growing Base Wage Opportunities up to $25.25

Additional Annual Compensation and Incentive Opportunities!!

• Four-day (32 hour) work week
• Make up to an additional $625 per week by participating in Mobile Crisis On-Call opportunities in eligible counties
• Eligible for $150/month ($1,800 annually) in student loan repayment, available at hire
• Earn $750 for every person you refer who is hired and remains employed for 6 months and receive an additional $500 every year as long as you both remain employed
• Bilingual wage premiums available for individuals fluent in Spanish or Burmese
  
  

Benefits

• Multiple health plan options to fit your lifestyle
• Health premium wellness discounts
• Employer paid HSA contributions
• Mileage reimbursement
• Dental and Vision
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Employer paid life insurance and other supplemental insurance products to choose from
• Up to $10,000 in tuition assistance
• Birthdays off after 1 year of employment
  
  

To see our full benefits and apply online go to our website: www.4CHealthIN.org

Requirements

Education:

• DSC Team/Juvenile Probation requires a bachelor’s degree, all other Skills Trainers require a minimum a High School graduate or GED.
• A degree or further education in social services, psychology or mental health preferred but not required.
• If highest degree is High School Diploma, then candidate must have a minimum of 2 years of qualified work experience in behavioral health, have completed a technical certificate in behavioral health, human services, or other relevant social services or have 2 years (60 credit hours) of coursework.
• If working in Substance Abuse case management must have or be working towards either state or national certification in addictions, licensure (LAC), or certification as recovery coach, such as, certification by Indiana Counselor’s Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ICAADA) or the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).
• If working in community based with DCS referrals, applicant must meet DCS service standards specific expectations for education and qualifications.
  
  

Experience

• Prior experience in a direct service position involving collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, case management, evaluation, skill development, or advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health, education, social services, and/or restorative justice needs preferred but not required.
  
  

Background Checks

• 4C Health is a Drug-Free Workplace employer. Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen.
• Candidates must be willing to submit to comprehensive background checks, including but not limited to criminal and child protective services checks.
  
  

Skills/Knowledge

• Complete client assessments that include intake, evaluating a client’s ability to meet the admission criteria for that particular department, identify presenting problem(s), history, medical information, family involvement, psychosocial/psychosexual information, and other pertinent information to form an appropriate clinical impression including substance use/abuse and abuse/neglect.
• Complete a care plan, which accurately reflects the client’s needs and ability to meet discharge criteria developing goals and objectives in the care plan under the supervision of the department manager, HSPP, and Agency psychiatrist that are time limited and behaviorally stated.
• Function as a checks and balance for clinic metrics including care plan compliance, NOMS compliance, screening tools, demographic updates, medical history BPHC units, active caseload oversight, and other metrics in assigned clinics/program.
• Document timely, accurately and in accordance with Agency policies utilizing current systems and practices.
• Document accurate information, which reflects client progress based on the appropriate therapeutic modality. Therapeutic services will be time limited and specific to the presenting problem(s) of each assigned client.
• Provide progress reports to referral sources as needed for each individual client.
• Completes all necessary and required monthly progress reports and ensures appropriate case management.
• Periodically communicate with the referring agency, at least monthly, to provide progress updates and obtain relevant collateral information from the referral source and other external treatment team members.
• Participate in treatment team meetings with others involved in the client treatment plan (internally and externally).
• Provide case management, skills training, and development as a primary intervention to all clients on caseload making sure that skills training is based on each individual client and their vision for recovery.
• Provide direct service, case management and skill building intervention for referred clients and their families’ addressing goals and objectives as outlined on the treatment plan.
• Provide clinical client encounters based on billable counts of service, treatment needs, FTE, and area of services (school-based, home-based, group home, etc.) as determined by agency policy.
• Deliver recovery coaching treatment to take place in the home or community setting.
• Meet UE (Unique encounters) as set by the department/manager.
• Work evenings and weekends as assigned or necessary.
• Meet with assigned clients and/or families as frequently as outlined in the treatment plan.
• Transport clients to appointments or other destinations when all other options have been exhausted and as clinically relevant. (relevant to the treatment plan).
• Assist clients in the development of natural support systems to foster independence as much as possible.
• Participate in continuing education pertaining to case management, mental health, addictions, or other areas applicable to services provided and populations served.
• Upon meeting qualifications, it may be requested to participate in Mobile Crisis response or on-call services.
• Complete required supervision (individual and group) per Agency policy. This includes 2 hours of clinical supervision per month for all Skills Trainers. Should Skills Trainer have primarily a DCS caseload they are required to attend 4 hours of clinical supervision per month.
• Utilize the Wellness Recovery Action Plan as applicable with clients.
  
  

4C Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. 4C Health does not discriminate against candidates or employees because of disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veterans status, or any other protected status under law.