Mental Health Practitioner, Part time Freshstart, Duluth, MN

About the job: As a Mental Health Practitioner, you are responsible to provide respectful support and assistance to person served in their homes and communities; to help maximize the self-help skills of person served in the areas of daily living, coping, boundaries, education, employment, housing, benefits, medication monitoring, and mental and physical health while following person served’s Individual program plan.  Starting wage is $24.75 per hour. 

Essential job responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Prepare and facilitate groups and group discussion.
• Monitor, report and document any and all unusual behavior and overall medical condition of person served.
• Communicate concerns, suggestions and information to supervisors in a complete, accurate, prompt, respectful and timely manner.
• Report neglect and/or abuse of person served.

Qualifications:
• An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through relevant coursework if:
o the individual completes at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and:
o has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client;
• is fluent in the non-English language of the ethnic group to which at least 50 percent of the individual's clients belong, and
• completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client;
• is working in a day treatment program under section 256B.0671, subdivision 3, or 256B.0943;
• has completed a practicum or internship that (i) required direct interaction with adult clients or child clients, and (ii) was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields; or
• is in the process of completing a practicum or internship as part of a formal undergraduate or graduate training program in social work, psychology, or counseling.
• An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through work experience if the individual:
o has at least 4,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients; or
o receives treatment supervision at least once per week until meeting the requirement in clause (1) of 4,000 hours of experience and has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: (i) a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or (ii) a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients.

Benefits That Support You:
• Your well-being matters to us. That’s why we provide paid time off - Personal Leave Time (PLT) and Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST).
• Comprehensive Health Coverage — 90% employer-paid employee health insurance, with access to spouse and family plans.
• Health Savings Account Contributions — $150 per month toward your HSA when enrolled in our insurance.
• Peace of Mind — $20,000 employer-sponsored life insurance. Plus, access to an additional voluntary plan.
• Retirement Readiness — Strong retirement plan options with employer contributions, plus financial education resources to help you prepare for whatever life brings.
• Additional Voluntary Benefits — dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short- and long-term disability (STD/LTD), and accident insurance to fit your individual and family needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Work Schedule

Why choose us:
At Prairie Community Services, we respect life, self, colleagues and others. We work with persons served living in our residential sites and Community Based Services Programs to help identify their challenges and disabilities and to assist, encourage, teach, and utilize their capabilities and skills to the limits of their potential hopes and dreams.
As part of a mission-focused nonprofit that values integrity, commitment, respect, excellence, service and stewardship, we will train you for success!

Prairie Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.