Overview:
ORGANIZATION: Allegheny Childrens InitiativeDEPARTMENT: Family Based Mental Health ServicesPOSITION: Mental Health WorkerSTATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours/weekHOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of consumers and their families including eveningsLOCATION: Throughout Allegheny CountySALARY: $45,000/year
Allegheny Childrens Initiative, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides mental and behavioral health community-based services to children, adolescents and families throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Based in Pittsburghs South Side, we provide Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Service Coordination, Student Assistance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Family Based Mental Health programs.
Responsibilities:
The Mental Health Worker will be responsible for providing intensive home-based therapeutic interventions and support services in collaboration with a Senior Clinician to families whose children and/or adolescents meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis and who are at risk for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or other out-of-home placements. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Design and implement an Individualized Treatment and Crisis Plan in collaboration with the consumer and family
- Conduct suicide assessments and collaborate with the consumer and family to create safety plans
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and evaluations to determine the course of treatment
- Provide intensive family therapy, psychoeducation and support services, including crisis intervention
- Coordinate and/or link families with formal services and and natural supports
- Use collaborative documentation with the consumer and family
- Complete all required documentation in the Electronic Health Record
- Link consumers and families with aftercare providers and facilitate transition to other levels of care
CASH INCENTIVES
- $2,000 Sign on Incentive
- $1,000 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)
BENEFITS
- Full-Time employees enjoy a generous benefits package:
- Health (Highmark BCBS), Dental and Vision Insurances (United Healthcare)
- $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Paid holidays
- Optional 401(k) with Employer match
WORK PERKS
- Free Professional Licensure supervision
- Participation in statewide Family Based Training Program
- Approved agency for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- Flexible work schedule, great for busy adults!
- Credit towards C.E.U.s
- Paid orientation and training
- Free parking
- Mileage reimbursement
- Company issued laptops and cell phones for work use
- Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Cell Phone discount (Verizon)
APPLY TO THIS POSITION
- Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:
- Complete an employment application online
- Email resumes: ...@PFQ.org
- Text PFQJOBS to 97211
- Drop off resumes or apply in person: Partners For Quality, 250 Clever Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
If you need any assistance or require an accommodation to apply please contact us at 412-###-####.
www.PFQ.org
AlleghenyChildrens.org
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Partners for Quality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or related fieldOne (1) year paid experience working with childrenEligible for Act 33, 34 and FBI clearancesValid Drivers License and full time use of a vehicleMinimum Compensation:USD $45,000.00/Yr.Maximum Compensation:USD $45,000.00/Yr.