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PARAPROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Per Diem
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center located in Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area. The organization consists of a standalone fifty five (55) bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty four (134) beds
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Paraprofessional Counselor for our Satellite program which provides mental health services and housing for Adults ages 18 to 59. Developed in conjunction with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Gateways Satellite serves individuals with a history of placement failure or psychiatric instability who are ready for discharge from Institutions for Mental Disease, Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Units or Crisis Residential Facilities and are in need of a safe place to live. The primary focus of Gateways Satellite is to provide intensive mental health support in a structured residential environment in order to prepare the client for more independent community living and a transition into a stable community environment.
The responsibilities of the Paraprofessional Counselor include monitoring safety and security of the Gateways Satellite facility by conducting regular rounds, and property searches. Monitors client behavior and reports all relevant information to the next shift. Conducts drug and alcohol screening of the clients. Assists staff with answering telephones, signing clients in and out of the facility, assisting with client meals, and initiating and investigating disciplinary action.
Minimum Education Required
Essential Skills
Physical Strength
Location: Los Angeles, CA / Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center Satellite
Status: Per-Diem / Non-Exempt / Friday and Saturday 11:30pm - 7:30am
Per Diem
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$74k-91k (estimate)
04/15/2024
06/14/2024
gatewayshospital.org
LOS ANGELES, CA
200 - 500
1953
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, a visionary leader in providing community based services to the mentally ill since opening its first 12-bed facility in 1953, was founded with the belief that those with little or no resources should have access to the same high quality services available as those with the ability to pay. Our Mission is to create and maintain mental health facilities and programs, including an acute care psychiatric hospital, to serve the needs of mentally ill and emotionally disturbed and maladjusted persons requiring inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation servic...es, treatment and care regardless of race, creed, national origin or gender, including persons referred to or placed in such facilities or programs by courts or other public agencies. Our programs / services include: Hospital Inpatient Services (Adolescent and Adult), Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services, Forensic Programs (including Condition Release and Community Reintegration programs), Homeless Services, Residential Programs and a Wellness Center.
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