What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist position at Olive Crest?
Why Join Olive Crest?
Olive Crest offers a great opportunity to use your God-give talents and mental health experience to support teenage girls healing from the trauma of trafficking. Our residential program located in the beautiful Goleta mountains, situated atop 214 acres overlooking to Pacific Ocean.
Overview
The Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist will assist the clients in learning the skills necessary to interact successfully with adults and peers across all settings. In this role, the Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist will create opportunities for clients to practice pro-social behavior, problem solving, and coping skills, which will prepare our clients to transition to a less restrictive family setting with minimal reliance on formal supports.
Responsibilities
- Develop one-on-one relationships with clients by providing support, guidance and concrete assistance that focuses on the needs of the client, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Function as a positive role model and advocate for the client in his/her family system and community.
- Identify, access and use resources and relationships to build an on-going support network for the client.
- Provide services in the STRTP facility, in the school, and other community locations.
- Provide one-on-one interactions with the client within the community, orienting client toward socially acceptable activities, practicing appropriate behavior rather than talking about behavior, identifying and reinforcing behaviors, including being physical/ playing sports, activities and skills in areas where client has confidence, and creating fun and reinforcing environments to teach to skill deficits.
- Assist client to become involved in academic, social, recreational and/or employment activities, and coach client to successfully complete said activities.
- Identify natural supports that link the client to the community in order to support transition and will sustain the client’s connection to community after transition.
- Adhere to all program requirements and timelines, including scheduling of sessions, documentation, team consultations, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
- Maintain open communication with Management, Care Coordinator, Mental Health Clinician, and other Family Team members. Provide written plans to caregivers and team members as needed.
- Attend Child and Family Team meetings when directed to do so, with the purpose of supporting the client to participate and assisting the team to develop appropriate interventions.
- Accurately document all services provided and all contacts regarding client as directed.
- Adhere to the County Code of Conduct and the Agency’s mission and philosophy.
- Perform other agency-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field and experience working with the mental health population.
- A minimum of 1 year experience in mental health
- Record clearance free of criminal convictions.
Just some of the Perks
Health Benefits include:
- 2 Cigna Medical HMO's and 2 PPO's to choose from
- A Dental HMO and PPO through Cigna to choose from
- A vision plan through Cigna
Time Off Benefits include:
- Up to 48 hours of sick time per year that caps at 120 hours
- Flexible use of sick hours for personal time
- Up to 1 week of vacation time for the first year, 2 for the second and an increased schedule every 5 years there after
- Up to 40 hours per year for Jury Duty or Trial Witness
- Up to 48 hours per year for Bereavement with death in immediate family
Other available benefits for FT employees:
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Pre-Taxed Child Care
- HSA/FSA options
- 5 AFLAC Options to choose from
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $27
