On-Call Mental Health Worker (Morning Weekends)

What you bring:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree in a social science field preferred.
• One (1) year of full-time direct care experience preferred OR one (1) year experience of non-professional consumer-directed internship in mental health field preferred.
• Valid California Driver’s License required and eligibility to meet agency driving criteria required

How you will make a difference

• Promotes and assists clients with self-help skills in the areas of eating, hygiene and grooming and other activity or nursing activities.
• Monitors client’s attendance at assigned activities and maximizes client participation through appropriate motivational techniques.
• Conducts and assists activity groups and community outings independently.
• Encourages client’s interaction and socialization with other peers, providing feedback to clients on appropriate behavior while acting as a role model.
• Accurately documents in writing each client’s attendance and response to activity and therapeutic groups or individual counseling in the individual medical record.

Division/Program Overview:

• 24/7 inpatient voluntary program
• 16-bed facility for adults (ages 18-59)
• Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services
• Pre-vocational or vocational counseling
• Medication evaluation and support services