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Sevita
Behavioral Health Support Staff
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A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$37,170 / year median in Arizona
+26% projected growth
Job Description
AI Summary & Insights Summary Insights Behavioral Health Support Staff The insights provided are generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Please independently verify any critical information before relying on it. Behavioral Health Support Staff The insights provided are generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Please independently verify any critical information before relying on it. Description Mentor Community Services , a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deservesto have a fulfilling career. You'll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived. Curry Group Home (Located Alma School & Pecos) Pay Rate $16 Hourly Part Time Overnight 11p-7a Would you like to make a difference in someone's life? Based in community, vocational, or in-home settings, and working closely with our clinical staff to support therapeutic and behavioral plans, this role provides assistance and strategies to the individuals we serve to live as independently as possible. Provide assistance with daily activities that range from socialization and behavioral development, personal care, housekeeping, recreational activities, transportation, community integration, shopping, citizenship, and other activities of daily living. Accurately documents progress and activity; reviews records and logs to stay up-to-date with changes in service plans. Provide clinical expertise which may include knowledge for specialized populations, such as intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injury, emotional or behavioral disability, or expertise in special disciplines such as behavioral support, early intervention, crisis intervention, or others. May accompany individuals we serve to medical appointments; relay orders and information to and from medical providers. Travel between sites, to individual's homes, and may accompany them into the community.