Mental Health Professional

Summary of Position

Are you a Mental Health Professional looking for the opportunity to make a difference in a community, enhance your clinical skills in a fast-paced, team environment, and be part of a department with the mission to strengthen the community. If this peaks your interest, we want to hear from you, check the minimum requirements and apply today!!! The City of Coon Rapids employs a great team of people dedicated and service centered! Our mission revolves around the understanding that only together, can we provide outstanding leadership and services that strengthen our community. Serving our Citizens and local businesses is essential in our work. Our vision is to strengthen our community with a respectful, collaborative, and innovative employee culture that values employee growth, personal balance, and contagious enthusiasm. Our core values include dedication to essentials such as trust, teamwork, innovation and commitment to excellence! No doubt we have something great here!
The Mental Health Professional is part of the Police Department, responsible for providing clinical insight with mental health. Job duties will include on-the scene mental health assessments, crisis work, diagnostic assessments, mental health and chemical health harm reduction planning, referral and resource work, coordination with other professionals/services, and follow-up behavioral health case management services.

Under general supervision and direction of the Chief of Police, the Mental Health Professional will accompany law enforcement on patrol, will be present after police-involved events to connect with individuals to service. A department vehicle will be provided.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Co-respond with police to assist clients who have a serious and persistent mental illnesses, homelessness and addiction.
• Assist clients who suffer from chemical addiction and associated mental health issues with on-site mobile intervention by connecting them with treatment and recovery resources.
• Create and implement training for police staff related to chemical dependency and related conditions/disorders.
• Lead consultations with staff and service providers for case planning, specialized programs and agency procedures.
• Support multidisciplinary collaborative approaches to issues of public health, public safety, and behavioral health at the state, regional, local, nonprofit and community levels.
• Provide clinical supervision to case managers as needed
• Explain legal processes to client families and community partners
• Maintains frequent and ongoing client contact either in-person or over the phone.
• Raise Community awareness and support Adult Mental Health issues, addiction and homelessness.
• Regular and reliable attendance during scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Maintains positive professional working relationships with all staff levels, other jurisdictions and outside agencies, and the general public.
• Performs essential position duties and responsibilities under the working conductions and physical demands described herein.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and citizen customers.
• Performs other related functions as apparent or delegated.

Required Knowledge and Abilities

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

Ability to:

• Effectively utilize oral communications
• Handle emergency and stressful situations
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work cooperatively with City personnel, external vendors, and the public.
• Ability to perform duties with tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Ability to be detail oriented and follow through with tasks.
• Ability to maintain a team and service oriented approach to work.
• Promote a cooperative atmosphere in the department and exhibit a positive attitude.
• Maintain and foster a work environment that supports the City's mission, vision and values with a respectful, collaborative and innovative employee culture that values employee growth, personal balance and contagious enthusiasm.
  • Service - We value outstanding service. Our City deserves the best.
  • Trust - Trust means everything. Be accountable. Be transparent.
  • Teamwork - Teamwork allows us to accomplish more. We tackle challenges and celebrate successes together.
  • Innovation - Innovation is vital for our future. We are not afraid of new ideas.
  • Excellence - It's the expectation.

Qualifications and Other Information

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A combination of training and experience substantially equivalent to the following:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field with licensure as a Mental Health Professional (MHP)
• Three years or more experience assessing mental health and chemical health symptoms.
• Strong skills in crisis assessment, person centered services, assertiveness, conflict management, and the ability to work independently.
• Valid driver’s license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working closely with law enforcement or corrections
• Experience interacting with and providing services to individuals from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Additional licensure as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC)
• Paid work experience conducting Crisis Assessments for an identified mental health crisis agency

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

EQUIPMENT/JOB LOCATION:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The City of Coon Rapids is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.