Family Based Mental Health Worker / Therapist

Do you want a full-time, rewarding career helping your community members? At Northern Tier Counseling, a local non-profit organization that has been established since 1993, you will work within a welcoming environment and work with others that have the same common goal, To Welcome and Serve All Those Seeking Wellness, Renewal and Hope. We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

SUMMARY

Commitment Bonus $2,500. The Family Based Mental Health Worker provide supportive therapeutic/case work services in harmony
with the Family Based Mental Health Professional to quell family crisis situations and to promote or help
sustain a stable living environment for the family.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To assist the Family Based Mental Health Professional during home, school or community visits/sessions and provide supportive counseling to identified families in order to aid and train them in the appropriate child-rearing techniques in relation to the family counseling goals and individual service plan.
2. Assist in interviewing families and obtaining social histories.
3. Provide supportive back up to other Family Based team members.
4. Act as a liaison linkage to inter agency and intra-agency personnel.
5. Assist in coordinating referrals to other appropriate service providers.
6. Assist the family problem solving to focus on their strengths and collateral needs and service plan to address their identified strengths and needs.
7. Participate in screening, treatment planning and discharge process.
8. Rotate 24-hour emergency service seven days per week.
9. Attend and participate in appropriate conferences and training sessions as determined by the Program Supervisor and mandatory PCGC trainings.
10. Participate in staffing with the Mental Health Professional regarding the progress of the treatment plan.
11. Participate as co-therapist in all family therapy sessions with the Mental Health Professional.
12. Establish a close, extended family like relationship with identified families as a unit.
13. Ensure that all psychotherapeutic and case management goals will be linked directly to the treatment plan, treatment plan reviews and case-notes.
14. Attends weekly staff meetings.
15. Attends quarterly general staff meetings.
16. Participates in ongoing in-service training programs.
17. Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months. If at any time an employee feels they need more training/education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and/or director.
18. Other Functions and Duties as assigned.