Come grow with us! South County Mental Health Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit Joint Commission Accredited Behavioral Healthcare provider located in Southeast Palm Beach County, Florida. Situated in the city of Delray Beach, the Center provides a broad spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care to clients and their families in surrounding communities.
Purpose:
Perform emergency evaluations and provide disposition of individuals requesting Center Services and/or crisis in the community.
Responsibilities:
- Provide crisis intervention to individuals located in the community
- Assess all individuals requesting emergency services
- Respond to crisis situations, conduct risk assessments, and complete safety planning with individuals in crisis.
- Provide in-home services, therapeutic services with an interview approach
- Have the knowledge and ability to interpret Baker and Marchman Acts
- Work closely with other team members in the treatment process, ensuring coordination of services is taken to meet the client needs, and coordinate appropriate discharge planning
- Maintain record and/or log of all mobile crisis assessments and community contracts by phone and face to face interactions
Qualifications:
- Knowledge and ability to interpret the Baker and Marchman Act, Abuse and confidentiality laws
- Must have leadership and organizational skills
- Advanced crisis counseling and intervention skills
- Advanced counseling and assessments skills
- Ability to write assessments in a clear and concise format
- Ability to write/compose correspondence, policies, etc.
- Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with staff, clients and families
- Ability to work as a team
- Basic data PC skills (Microsoft Office Applications)
Benefits:
SCMHC offers a competitive salary and benefits package for full-time employees. PRN/ Part Time (No Benefits).
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Sciences, Social Work, or related field. (Required)
PLUS
- Two (2) years experience in the delivery of crisis behavioral health services
OR
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Sciences, Social Work, or related field
Physical Requirements:- Often required to climb stairs and/or steps
- Requires extensive walking, at times
- Frequently necessary to get in and out of a vehicle
Additional:
- Must have a knowledge of evaluation, assessment and crisis intervention techniques
- Proven demonstration of emotional/psychological resilience in trauma/mental health situations
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
- Valid FL drivers license
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Salary: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
COVID-19 considerations:
To follow CDC's recommendations by using a facemask and keep the distance at all times. To protect yourself and others is crucial for our health care workers, clients and other people that visit our facility.
Work Location: In person
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