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The Mental Health Worker (MHW) is responsible for direct therapy with children enrolled in the Center’s daily Specialized Autism Services Program (SAS). Hours are Monday through Thursday 4:15pm-7:30pm; may be split as Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Hours on Saturday are 9:30am-3:30pm.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and lead intervention strategies with clients
• Demonstrate initiative and responsibility for pursuing therapeutic resources for clients in accordance with the Center for Autism’s mission statement
• Completes daily billing information
• Completes daily data collection
• Maintains physical environment to ensure clinical interventions and client safety
• Complete daily sheet for client
• Complete incident/injury reports
• Participate in team meetings
• Share responsibility for maintaining team meeting documentation
• Maintain effectiveness in response to various situational demands
• Prepare sensory and visual support activities
• Set-up and clean-up including cooking, sensory and art materials
• Complete assessment tools (MHP)
• Provide coverage for Team Coordinator in their absence (MHP)
• Supervise interns/volunteers and summer staff (MHP)
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors

Skills:

• Ability to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Employee must have the physical ability to lift children, play on the floor and run with/after children.
• Be able to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises.
• Must be able to move (repeatedly) from a standing to kneeling position and back.
• Have the ability to bear weight on each knee.
• Must be able to lift and carry approximately 1/3rd of their body weight.

Experience:

• Minimum of one to two years of direct care/autism

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program in an area of human services, which includes but may not be limited to the following: psychology, counseling, criminal justice, and/or marriage and family therapy, and, a minimum of one (1) year direct care experience or one year supervised practice in lieu of the experience requirement.

Salary:

• Commensurate with education and experience