Mental Health Rehab Worker

Help People Build Hope, Independence, and Recovery!

Are you looking for a rewarding career where your work and contributions truly matter? Family & Children's Center is seeking compassionate, dependable and motivated individuals to join our team as Part-Time Mental Health Rehab Workers at Hiawatha Hall in Winona, Minnesota.

In this role, you'll provide direct support to adults living with mental illness in a residential home-like treatment setting, helping them build life skills, achieve recovery goals, and gain greater independence. Every shift is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working alongside a supportive, experienced team.

Whether you're beginning your career in behavioral health, recreation therapy or human services - or bringing previous experience - we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Provide direct care and support to adults receiving residential mental health services.
• Help develop and implement a schedule of therapeutic and recreational activities for residents.
• Build positive, therapeutic relationships that encourage recovery and personal growth.
• Coach residents in daily living skills, coping strategies, communication, and healthy decision-making.
• Support clients during daily routines, appointments, meals, and recreational activities.
• Encourage independence while treating every resident with dignity and respect.
• Observe, document, and communicate changes in resident behavior and progress toward meeting individualized goals while completing routine wellness and safety checks.
• Assist with medication administration in accordance with agency policies, legal requirements, and training.
• Use trauma-informed care and de-escalation techniques to support residents during challenging situations.
• Maintain a safe, welcoming, and recovery-focused environment.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, therapists, case managers, and other members of the treatment team.

Other ways you'll spend your time:

• Ordering medication refills and providing education to residents regarding the prescriptions.
• Serving as a role model to residents and a peer mentor to new employees.
• Providing client transportation as needed.
• Participating in the development of house policies, rules and procedures - and leading by example while following and enforcing the house schedule and rules.
• Being a team player - participating in the "on-call" schedule, scheduled floor time, and training of new staff.
• Attending staff meetings/training and communicating important information during shift changes.
• Conducting group sessions that align with the curriculum and house schedule.

Why Join Family & Children's Center?

When you join our team, you're joining an organization that has been helping individuals and families thrive for generations! We value teamwork, compassion, integrity, and the belief that every person deserves the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilling life. Caring for our employees is just as important as caring for the people we serve.

We offer:

• Flexible part-time schedules
• Competitive pay, including shift and holiday differentials
• $1000 retention bonus paid quarterly through your first year!
• Paid training and staff development
• Collaborative, mission-driven team and supportive supervisors
• Opportunities for professional advancement and career growth
• Employee Assistance Program - because caring for ourselves is as important as caring for our clients!
• Life insurance covered at 100% by Family & Children's Center for those who work 20+ hours per week
• Paid time off through generous vacation and sick time programs and nine recognized holidays - plus one floating holiday!
• Meaningful work that makes a lasting difference in our communities

Why This Job Matters

Recovery doesn't happen overnight; it happens through encouragement, consistency, and supportive relationships. As a Mental Health Rehab Worker, you'll be there for the moments that matter most, helping individuals gain confidence, develop essential life skills, and move toward greater independence.

If you're looking for more than just a job and want to embark on a career with purpose, apply today and become part of a team that's changing lives each and every day!