Mental Health Specialist (full-time, rotating schedule)

Position Description
Mental Health Specialists act as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical treatment team to provide therapeutic care and create an environment of hope for children, teens, and families. They develop an understanding of psychiatric trauma and crisis intervention, and apply this to daily interactions in therapeutic group, school, recreational, and daily living situations. The successful candidate will interact with residents in a therapeutic manner that facilitates adaptive coping and life skills through implementation of treatment plan goals and objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and implement social and recreational activities for children.
• Work as a part of a multidisciplinary team to further the emotional, behavioral, and educational development of children.
• Provide a therapeutic milieu environment for children, maintaining a safe and healthy environment; and meeting the physical needs of children.
• Implement treatment protocol established in children’s treatment plans and individual crisis management plans.
• Directly supervise children.
• Apply Franciscan Children’s model of childcare, including crisis prevention and intervention methods, and physical restraint.
• Must be able to understand and apply principles taught in training and seminars to the milieu, including crisis prevention and intervention skills.
• Must be able to participate in activities with children.
• Requires the ability to perform therapeutic physical intervention.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Associates degree required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Prior experience working with children preferred

Franciscan Children's requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).
Status Full-Time
Standard Hours per Week 32
Job Posting Category Nursing Support
Regular, Temporary, Per Diem Regular
Office/Site Location Brighton
Remote Eligibility Onsite Only