Entry Level Group Facilitator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

**This position is on-call as needed. Looking for candidates with experience facilitating skills-based groups (i.e. DBT, CBT, Shame Resilience, etc)**

Pay rates for Union positions are set in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEIU Local 521. Each position has a total of six steps, Step 1 (entry level) through Step 6 (15 years of employment with the organization). Union staff are promoted from Step 1 to Step 2 upon their one-year anniversary. The current Step 1 rate for this position is $35.49/hr, and the current Step 6 rate for this position is $39.19/hr.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide mental health rehabilitation which assist and support clients in all areas of daily living. Duties may include any or all of the following:*
   1. Facilitate groups and one-on-ones to help clients develop and strengthen life, coping, and independent living skills.
   2. Provide group facilitation through field and periodic outings to promote community integration.
   3. Interface directly with clients and provide counseling, particularly during times of conflict and crisis intervention.
      1. Assess the independent living skills of clients and their stability;
      2. Alert other professional staff of adverse reactions to medication or medication avoidance;
      3. Provide appropriate consultation and back-up to support other staff in responding to client crisis;
      4. Help clients strengthen problem-solving, socialization, and coping skills;
      5. Encourage clients’ resourcefulness, self-empowerment, and understanding their diagnosis and/or illness.
2. Complete required documentation in accordance with agency, payor and regulatory requirements, utilizing computer technology.*
3. Provide transportation in personal or agency vehicles including, but not limited to, the transportation of clients and/or program supplies for agency business.*

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide appropriate consultation and back-up support to other staff in responding to client crises.*
2. Attend and participate in staff, program, agency and community meetings and training; coordinate events, as needed.
3. Interface with staff, clients, and visitors, as conditions require and in an unobtrusive manner.*
4. Ensure compliance with applicable health and safety or other regulatory requirements.*
5. Ensure program facilities are clean and well kept.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:  (E = Essential; D = Desired)

1. Education and Experience: High School diploma, GED, or equivalent education, and one year human service experience. (E) Experience in a mental health setting preferred. (D)  Human service experience may include facilitating groups; developing consumer-run, self-help activities; providing peer support. (D)
2. License: Valid California driver’s license, current car insurance, and a good driving record as documented by a DMV report. (E)
3. Demonstrated safe and proper handling, use, and disposal of hazardous materials. (E)
4. Demonstrated ability to:
   1. Work independently and in a small team environment; (E)
   2. Engage and communicate effectively with others in both verbal and written English; (E)
   3. Monitor and support developmental growth and the recovery process; (E)
   4. Manage multiple tasks and demands; (E)
   5. Employ tact and diplomacy, exercise good judgment, and act calmly in emergency situations; (E)
   6. Work from a strengths-based, harm-reduction, social rehabilitation model; (E)
   7. Work effectively with persons differing in value systems, ethnicity, cultural backgrounds, language capabilities and disabilities; (E)
   8. Work collaboratively with individuals identified as those with serious mental illness who meet the following criteria: histories of hospitalization, institutionalization, including with the criminal justice system, substance abuse, low engagement in medication treatment, and difficulty in participating in structured activities and living independently; (E)
   9. Work with populations identified as high risk and/or considered under-represented in the County Mental Health system with multiple barriers; (E)
   10. Exhibit exemplary customer service, compassion, and care in the execution of all duties and interactions. (E)
5. Demonstrated ability to work with participants who:
   1. May also have histories of assaultive behavior; (E)
   2. May have resided in long term care facilities for extended periods; (E)
   3. May have patterns of service that relied almost exclusively on emergency and institutional care; (E)
   4. May have cognitive difficulties and medical co-morbidities and are considered medically fragile; may also be developmentally disabled; (E)
   5. May have long-term patterns of homelessness and criminal justice involvement. (E)
6. Knowledge of:
   1. Clinical techniques for assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of people with psychological disorders and associated medications; problem resolution and conflict resolution techniques; (D)
   2. Community resources, including those required to meet the non-mental health needs of the target population; (E)
   3. Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). (D)
7. Special Requirements: Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance, as required by Title XXII, other licensing regulations and Momentum practices. (E)
8. Proven proficiency in typing—minimum 40 net wpm; computer literacy, including Internet search and a basic proficiency level in Microsoft Office applications and Windows-based databases; (E) familiarity with UNIX-based databases. (D)
9. A valid California Driver License, with access to a reliable vehicle or for driving a company vehicle, current proof of auto liability insurance, and a clean DMV record, with eligibility for a Class B license. (D)
10. Physical requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job, with or without accommodation:
    1. Standing, walking, grasping, finger flexion, moving/lifting/carrying objects up to 40 lbs., bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, withstanding repetitive motion, and reaching repeatedly are required constantly (over 2/3 of the workday); (E)
    2. Hearing and talking on telephone and in person is required occasionally (under 1/3 of workday); (E)
    3. Balancing, climbing and crawling may be required occasionally; (E)
    4. Physically able to assist clients and/or staff in the evacuation of program facilities in emergency situations. (E)