Behavioral Health Support (Montgomery County)

Access Services is hiring Behavioral Health Support team members to join our Starting Point  Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation program in Montgomery County.  Hear stories directly from our Starting Point team in this three-minute video: Starting Point: We Do Mental Health Differently, and stories from alumni who graduated our program:  Starting Point - Access Services.

The Starting Point program offers support to individuals in the unique model of Psych Rehab, serving those with a mental health diagnosis, to reach their own, personally identified goals. People need extra help to get back on their feet, find a place to live, and become a part of community life. Our behavior health support team meets with individuals in their own spaces to help them on their recovery journey.

As a behavior health support staff, you will empower adults with mental illness to pursue their goals using the Psych Rehab model. You will meet weekly with those served to help identify a person's strengths, needs, and barriers in accomplishing the identified goal. Goals can include anything from finding and maintaining employment, getting involved in community activities, establishing healthy habits, finding housing, and so much more. Once established, the behavior health support team will support individuals to gain skills and resources to reach their goals.

You can expect professional career development through weekly coaching and individual supervision, and level up your mental health skills with group trainings. Anyone who joins the team is offered the opportunity to grow personally and have genuine impact on people's lives. People who are passionate about empowering people to find strength within themselves to reach their own goals, while using clinical and case management skills will thrive with Starting Point. People who understand change a process, will take time, and wants to be part of incremental change over time will enjoy this position.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm or 8am-4pm (With flexibility on evenings required based on the needs of individuals served)

Key Responsibilities:

• Build rapport and effectively engage with individuals about their life goals and barriers to recovery.
• Drive to and meet with individuals in homes and community locations.
• Collaborate with the individual being served and the Starting Point team to develop, implement, update and review treatment plans that are recovery-oriented, strengths-based, and person-centered.
• Collaborate with individual being served to develop successful strategies for identifying, achieving, and maintaining goals in four key areas: living, learning, working, and socializing.
• Maintain accurate and current case documentation in an electronic health record.
• Support individuals to find and use resources and supports in their community.

Requirements

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a related field such as psychology, social work, or human services

OR

• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification required

OR

• CPRP (Certified Psych Rehab Practitioner) certification required

Additional Qualifications:

• Some prior work or internship experience related to mental health services (preferred)
• Valid driver’s license with 2+ years of driving experience, reliable vehicle, and car insurance (required)
• Willingness to drive throughout the county during the workday to meet with clients (required - mileage reimbursement provided)
• Willingness to transport clients in you vehicle as needed (required)

Essential Working Conditions/Physical Demands:  

• Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and/or support with individual(s).  

• Stand, sit or run by self, or to provide proper care and supervision with an individual.  

• Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an individual may struggle to meet identified expectations.  

• Able to assist an individual who has fallen, regardless of weight or size.  

• Walk, climb stairs by self, or to provide direct care and/or support. 

• Work in a standard office environment and utilize desktop computer equipment daily.  

• Able to lift or move items associated with sedentary and light work (exert up to 20 lbs.)  

• Travel to offsite locations and regional office locations as necessary. 

Benefits

Pay: Starting at $20.00 per hour, with rates negotiated by education and related work experience.

Our full-time comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Health, Vision, Rx, & Dental insurances, HSA/FSA, 401k program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• 20 Days PTO (vacation, sick days), 7 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays.
• Mileage/Toll Reimbursement, paid travel time between worksites.
• Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Catastrophic Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (telehealth/in person).
• Referral Bonuses up to $750 per hire.
• College tuition discounts, Credit Union perks, retail discounts.

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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