Mental Health Technician Job at New Alternatives, Inc., Spring Valley, CA 91977

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Job Description

New Alternatives, Inc. is a private nonprofit agency which has provided a wide range of services to children, youth and families in San Diego and Orange Counties since 1978. Therapeutic services include residential, outpatient, day treatment, crisis support and in-home support services.

New Alternatives, Inc. is committed to providing Trauma Informed Care principles throughout our agency. Candidates should have knowledge and/or desire in assisting the agency carry out this culture.

Current Openings: Mental Health Worker (MHW)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, typically 9:30 am -6:00 pm, 10:00 am-6:30 pm or 10:30 am -7:00 pm.

Pay: $17-$20 per hour.

Responsibilities: Exciting opportunity to be involved in the direct care and therapeutic engagement with adolescent clients, who identify female, placed in a 9 bed short term residential therapeutic program (STRTP)/residential setting. The youth are placed in out of home placements for a variety of reasons. Often the youth have experienced trauma, usually chronic and/or complex trauma and are in need of this higher level of care. Placements are usually six months to one year.

A MHW would be directly responsible for facilitating group sessions, individual sessions, case management and engaging in intensive care coordination. Teaching, mentoring, coaching, building pro-social and adaptive coping skills is a daily function of the position within the milieu, creating groups and 1:1 with the clients.

MHW will work on a team, comprised of clinical and residential staff to provide a safe, healing and therapeutic milieu. MHW will complete Medi-Cal documentation of services in an electronic health record (Cerner).

Qualifications/Requirements:

· Bachelors degree is required and preferred, one year direct experience, working with at risk youth in STRTP/residential settings, school based programs, outpatient mental health services, day treatment settings, etc.

· Experience in the field is a plus.

· This position is full time with benefits.

· New Alternatives, Inc. provides services to Medi-Cal recipients. Per federal regulations, all staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Benefits:

· Extensive training opportunities

· Career advancement

· Clinical experience useful for post bachelor and/or graduate studies

· Excellent medical and dental benefits

· Vacation, Sick Time

· 403B Plan

· Family Fit Program through LA Fitness

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Retirement plan

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

  • working with at risk youth: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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