Independent Living Skills Coach Apprentice / Intern

Our Company

SpringPath Mental Health Services

Overview

The Independent Living Skills Coach/Mental Health Worker works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being
• Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life
• Assists Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners with requested needs
• Follows agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served
• Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing)
• Oversees meal preparation and grocery shopping
• Cleaning 
• Transports Clients
• Manages food/cleaning budget
• Provides group and individual services for clients
• Teaches clients independent living skills
• Develops and maintain a cooperative working relationship with various teams
• Provides the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures
• Ensures compliance with training licensing regulations and company policies and procedures
• Medication Administration and monitoring
• Maintains clean and safe work environment
• Manages the day-to-day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation
• Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities 
• Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university

About our Line of Business

SpringPath Mental Health Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, assists individuals with emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric disorders which result in functional impairments in traditional day-to-day life activities. Our services focus on developing social skills, developing coping skills, being an active participant in the local community, offering community choice, and psychoeducation. We help individuals develop skills and access resources needed to live more positive, active and social lives. For more information, please visit www.springpathmentalhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.  

Salary Range

USD $21.00 / Hour

Salary : $21