Residential Counselor (82202)
Pay Rate: $25.00/hr to $27.50/hr Depending on Experience
Shift Differential for Weekends and Nights
Schedule: Friday through Monday; 11:00pm to 7:30am / 32 hours per week
MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services.
Under the direction of the Fact Program Director, the Residential Counselor provides community-based services and monitoring for FACT clients to include judicially committed individuals and mentally disordered offenders. Services to include recreational/social activities to accomplish treatment objectives, foster skill building and problem solving in support of psychological stabilization and community placement.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Conducts structured skills-based groups for individuals to address coping skills related to time management, goal setting, consequential thinking, stress management, anger management, budgeting, etc., while modeling and teaching appropriate behavior and support.
- Provides psychoeducation for clients who are incompetent to stand trial through one-on-one case management sessions or groups sessions.
- Help clients with connection to important community services (e.g., Medical, Medicare, insurance, volunteer opportunities, school, etc.).
- Provides psychoeducation for individuals and groups to address social skills related to personal hygiene, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, activities of daily living, job skills, transit usage and recreational skills.
- Support client documentation, medication management, monitoring clients.
- Other duties as assigned.
MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:
- Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Account
- Continuing Education benefits
- Much more...