Mental Health Promoter- Bilingual Preferred - Lancaster, United States - The Children's Center of the Antelope Valley

The Children's Center of the Antelope Valley

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Lancaster, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Overview

The Mental Health Promoter provides outreach, information-referral, case management, and a full array of mental health/rehabilitation services for Transition Aged Youth clients which include crisis intervention, skill training, coordinating and monitoring program participation, outcomes planning process, and follow-up.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Included but not limited to):

Responsible for service coordination by assisting clients in implementing their plans by facilitating

- and providing community resource linkage;

Collaborated with internal and external parties for client success. For example; partnering with therapists to ensure the client receives resources;
File all documentation in client profiles as needed;
Attending and participating in outreach and events including evenings and weekends;
Attending weekly group and individual supervision;
Greeting clients and performing initial intake and risk assessment via phone or in person;
Concurrently speak on the phone and enter demographics and data in EXYM or another designated computer system.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's or a minimum 4 equivalent years of experience in Social Services
Lived experience
Familiar with linkage services in the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas;
Ability to work well independently and as a team member; strong interpersonal skills;
Advanced level PC skills;
Professional telephone manner;
Ability to write routine reports and manage correspondence;
Excellent prioritization and organization skills and strong interpersonal skills.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Noise Level:
Usually Moderate

Environment:
Office, clients, homes, public training sites. Fast-paced clinic with the expectation of flexibility in the workday

Work Hours:
Usually standard business hours, but some evening and weekend hours, as needed

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required:

Frequently sit, stand, walk, stop, kneel, and crouch, regularly talk and hear.
Frequently use hands, and fingers to handle or feel.
Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
Depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to drive surface streets and highways.

This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties and responsibilities at any time.

Job Types:
Full-time, Contract

Pay:
From $22.48 per hour

Benefits: