Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more. 

*This position will remain open for seven (7) calendar days, or until filled. Posted 4/25/2024* 

Hourly Wage: $16.49

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description

Work involves advocatingand providing peer mentoring and support. Provides education to caregivers of achild or adolescent who is being served by the program. Uses personal andprofessional life experiences to provide consultation for staff and non-clinicalskills training for families to maximize parent voice, choice, and involvementthroughout the delivery of services. Assists with referrals, support andresources to help families navigate the health care system and address the unmetneeds of families. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude forthe use of initiative and independent judgment.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate. Atleast one year of personal experience as a parent or legal guardian raising achild or youth with serious emotional disturbance or mental illness and oneyear navigating a child-serving system. Successfully complete and pass HHSCapproved Family Partner certification process within one year of hire.

Musthave reliable transportation. May use personal vehicle to conduct business.Must have a valid Texas driver's license at all times, liability insurance anda good driving record.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to provide nonclinical skills training/support to the family
• Computer literate 
• Ability to participate as a team member 
• Ability to provide information, referrals, and follow up to families
• Facilitate parent support/family support groups
• Ability to teach self-advocacy skills to families
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to formulate, organize, and implement a plan of action.
• Valid Texas driver's license
• In the course of beingemployed, understands, and implements trauma informed care practices

MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. 

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• career ladder incentives/opportunities
• mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work

• employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Student Loan Repayment

• MHID is a qualified employer for the PSLF program to repay student loans https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Education

• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees 
• Free LPC-A supervision

We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA

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