[Hiring] Senior Mental Health Specialist @Services for the Underserved

Role Description

The Senior Mental Health Specialist is an experienced professional responsible for providing expertise and guidance in the field of mental health treatment and harm reduction strategies. They play a crucial role in creating, implementing, and evaluating transition plans for clients who are ready to step down to a lower level of care or graduate from the team altogether, as well as providing support and guidance to other professionals in the field. They are the lead clinician for the clients on Flex ACT identified on the ACT Lite caseload, shared amongst a small team of 5 staff.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinical Skills
  • Support and educate staff around best practices for transition and recovery, including treatment modalities and harm reduction strategies.
  • Develop and deliver training programs to educate staff, community workers, and stakeholders on best practices for transition and recovery, including the latest research, treatment modalities, and harm reduction strategies.
  • Have a strong understanding of substance use disorder assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
  • Conduct transition needs assessments amongst individuals served.
  • Extensive knowledge of evidence-based practices, treatment modalities, and harm reduction strategies.
• Data and Accountability
  • Develops, conducts, and monitors treatment interventions for specific target populations and ensures these interventions are incorporated into treatment plans.
  • Performs consumer-centered, comprehensive assessments to determine needed services for all consumers; develops both initial and ongoing treatment plans; assigns the most appropriate staff to the individual treatment team and actively participates in all activities in revising treatment plans as the participant’s needs change.
  • Conducts qualitative field visits to ensure consumers' needs and concerns are being met in their living environment.
  • Complete Progress Notes, which should be entered into the system within 24-48 hours of event date.
  • Support around facilitating groups, as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a LICENSED clinician and meet criteria for professional staff / licensed practitioner of healing arts based on ACT Guidelines (ie: LMHC, LMSW, LMFT, licensed Psychologist).
• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, or a related field.
• Must have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must have 2 years or more experience working with dually diagnosed individuals.

Requirements

• Proficient in MS Word/Excel.
• Bilingual in any language a plus, not required.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge base of clinical care standards.
• Strong organizational skills and timely follow-up to manage complex tasks.

Benefits

• Health and wellness resources.
• Generous PTO.
• Professional development opportunities.

Company Description

S:US is an equal opportunity employer. Join a team of employees who care about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential, and continuous quality improvement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of service animals.