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Pacific Clinics

Family Specialist I

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What they do

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.

$42,001 / year median in California

+19% projected growth

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Job Description

Overview Schedule:
Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm. (Part-time) 6-8 hour shifts totaling 36 hours a week. Compensation We Offer The initial compensation for this position ranges from $23 to $28.23 Per Hour , depending on experience, location and internal equity considerations Possible Additional Compensation ( may vary based on position eligibility)
Possible Bilingual Differentials:
Up to 7.5% for qualifying direct-service roles; up to $80.00/month flat fee for qualifying non-direct service roles. Benefits We Offer Benefits Eligibility starts on day ONE We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, See our Benefits Page
HERE. 401K
Employer Match up to 4 % Competitive Time Off Plans Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status Pay Range $23 - $28.23 Job Summary Within a team process, develops a strength based relationship with youth and care givers. Intervenes with maladaptive behaviors while developing the youth's strengths and interests. Responsible for linking to community resources, and transferring skill sets to the care giver. Helps to create permanent connections for youth and families. May search, locate and engage family members for youth. Assists with transitioning kids to the lowest level of care. Works independently in the family's home and in a variety of community and/or treatment settings. Responsibilities Provides direct services to youth and families. Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations and achieves set productivity expectations. Manages and builds alignment and relationships with parents, youth, and others in the normal course of working with the families. Utilizes strengths of youth, families, and others to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes. Works with youth and family teams to support family driven, strength based planning and interventions. Understands and take advantage of therapeutic opportunities in crisis situations. Conducts observations regarding specific target behavior, track progress and modify plans with the family to support their intended identified outcome. Assists teams in developing a hypothesis of function and underlying unmet need in an effort to develop individualized, strength based strategies and interventions that will result in positive behavior change. Engages caregiver, family members and other natural supports in building youth specific parenting responses that support positive behavior change and overall family relationships. Works in the community directly with youth and families to develop and implement safety and skill refinement plans. Supports families in bridging to and or building on natural resources and accessing community based program supports that will continue support over time. Develops resources within the community to serve children and families. Assists youth and family teams to meet specific service needs (ie help develop strategy or resource specific to an identified need) and monitor outcomes. Participates in family finding team activities by identifying family finding need, obtaining authorizations, creating teams, conducting searches and setting deadlines. Completes Connectedness Maps as needed. Documents interactions and practices and maintain administrative expectations in a timely manner. Meets and or exceeds all direct service expectations and documentation requirements. Assists in developing program responses to needs identified across a number of youth and families where natural community resources are not available or appropriate. Builds on individual strengths, concerns, and needs with balanced focus on the family as a unit. Facilitates and/or co-facilitate, support, and model participation in healthy group dynamics within various settings including family homes, schools, parks and recreation centers, and treatment facilities; and provides an open forum for expression of feelings and ideas when appropriate. Builds solid, cooperative, culturally responsive relationships with youth and families as well as community resources to assist with the planning, organizing, implementation and evaluation of appropriate activities to achieve family identified goals. Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. High School Diploma or GED and one (1) or more years of relevant experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include: Providing direct behavioral support to individuals with mental health, developmental, or behavioral challenges. Demonstrated experience implementing behavior intervention plans and supporting clients with complex behavioral needs. Familiarity with trauma-informed care, positive behavioral support, and data collection for behavioral outcomes. Ability to work independently while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Experience in school-based, residential, or community mental health settings. Certification in CPI, PCM, or other crisis intervention models or willingness to obtain. Job Competencies Conflict Resolution Documents clearly and accurately Encouraging customer focus Learning on the fly Time management Physical Requirements Must remain physically fit enough to keep children and self-safe. While performing these duties the employee is required to perform the following physical tasks when the need arises: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Driving Required May have unsupervised contact with children. Requires full background check and TB Exam. We are Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability. We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. High School Diploma or GED and one (1) or more years of relevant experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include: Providing direct behavioral support to individuals with mental health, developmental, or behavioral challenges. Demonstrated experience implementing behavior intervention plans and supporting clients with complex behavioral needs. Familiarity with trauma-informed care, positive behavioral support, and data collection for behavioral outcomes. Ability to work independently while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Experience in school-based, residential, or community mental health settings. Certification in CPI, PCM, or other crisis intervention models or willingness to obtain.