Mental Health Support Specialist - (Overnight/Pt/ Day/Evening)

$2,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Pat Rate: $16.68 - $19.86

Are you interested in helping people with mental illness experience success? Would you like to support people in reaching goals and achieving optimal mental, physical, and emotional health? RADIAS Health has full-time positions (32-40 hours per week) in the Residential Support Services program. You'll be working in a home-like setting, supporting adults who have experienced significant barriers in living due to symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders.

Daily support-related responsibilities include spending time interacting with persons served to socialize and build rapport, assisting individuals in meeting daily needs and ensuring ongoing connections with other community supports. You will be a key part of a person's care team, helping to implement treatment.

We have 14 locations within Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington counties.

Hours:

• Part-time: Evenings and weekends (16 - 24 hours per week), flexible schedule
• Full-time: Overnights (Wed - Sat 11:45 pm - 8:30 am, or Thur - Sat 10:30 pm - 8:30 am)
• Full-time: Days (Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
• Full-time: Weekends (Sat & Sun 8:00 am - 11:00 pm)
• Full-time: Evenings (Mon - Fri, Sun - Wed, Wed - Sat, or Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri 4:00 pm - 12:00 am)

Duties

• Utilizes crisis assessment tools for suicidal and aggressive behavior.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for securing coverage of any missed shifts, planned or unplanned.
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
• Responsible for providing staff coverage and ensuring the security of the facility and general supervision of residents.
• Develop weekly menus and shopping list and does grocery shopping for the facility, encouraging participation by clients.
• Perform light house maintenance or request maintenance assistance as needed.
• Provide courteous and respectful care to all clients.
• Monitor clients regularly as stipulated in each client’s care plans.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Provide input in staff meetings and treatment planning.
• Read and respond to company e-mails during every shift.
• Prepare meals, serve and clean up according to Health Department standards.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
• Must be able to transport clients in the community.
• Administer medications according to RSS policy and procedures under the supervision of the facility’s nurse.
• Plan and coordinates recreational/social activities.
• Spend the majority of each shift interacting with clients, developing relationships and building rapport with clients, and conducting tasks that are directly related to client care
• Order client medication, as needed.
• Receive crisis calls from clients.
• Identify individuals prone to having behavior emergencies and recommends additional programming appropriate for their needs.
• Remain current on client’s plans and case notes completed by other staff.
• Help defuse and de-escalate any potential behavior emergencies.
• Assist residents with their room cleaning, personal hygiene and laundry.
• Plan holiday activities and special events.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Assist clients in independent living skills; hygiene checks, housekeeping, budgeting, etc.
• Inform other staff and Lead Clinical Mental Health Counselor when quantity of client’s medications running low.
• Produce and distribute incident reports within (8) hours of the relevant event, as needed.
• Assist in training new staff.
• Answer staff telephone.
• Responsible for knowledge and implementation of service and behavior plans.
• Update medication sheets when medication changes occur.
• Schedule client appointments, as needed.
• Encourage and monitor treatment plan compliance.
• Participate in routine cleaning duties.

Requirements

• Must have car, auto insurance, and valid driver's license
• High School Diploma

Preferred

• 2,000 hours working in Corporate Adult Foster Care.
• 2,000 hours of experience working with individuals with Mental Illness

Benefits

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• And more!
• 12 holidays
• Some positions are eligible for an Office Benefit Package that covers cell phone, parking expenses, and remote/hybrid model
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• Use of electronic devices for eligible positions
• Up to 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Access to culturally specific and evidence based trainings
• Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
• Casual dress code
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees

RADIAS Health is proud to be a 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 protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.