Mental Health Technicianย
Community Residential Rehabilitation Program (CRR)ย
Locations:ย State College, Paย and Bellefonte, Paย ย
Part-time opportunitiesย
Support individuals with Mental Health challenges in a group home settingย
Top 100 Organizationsย three years in a row, 2021-2023 as recognized by PA Business Centralย
We are celebratingย 50+ yearsย of caring for individuals in the Centre region!ย
Strawberry Fields, Inc. is a Human Service agency providing residential and community services to individuals with Intellectual disabilities and/or mental health challenges.ย ย
Job Summary:ย
Actively and creatively provide emotional support whileย assistingย with daily living skillsย ( e.g.ย money management, medication monitoring, socialization, household management, and vocational development)ย
Organization Expectations:ย
Focus will be on developing opportunities for: treatment asย
needed, supports, family and friends, peer support, meaningful work, income, community mobility, community groups and organizations,ย protection and advocacy, psychiatric rehabilitation, leisure and recreation, education,ย housingย and health careย
Job Responsibilities:ย
Provide supervisory and hands onย assistanceย with all aspects ofย activities of daily livingย to individuals in a group home setting.ย ย
The position is in aย 24 hourย residential program.ย
Must be able to work flexible hours to meet individual and program needs.ย
Rotating scheduleย includesย evenings,ย overnights,ย weekendsย and holidays.ย ย
Physical demand:ย
Ability to exert moderate physical activity (i.e., transferring, bending, twisting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, repetitive lifting, and pushing in miscellaneous activities with individuals and in overall maintenance to the house). Possess the physical stamina and emotional stability to be able to deal with medical and psychiatric emergencies.ย
Paid Training:ย ย ย ย
Minimum Qualifications:ย
Must have exceptional communication skills in interactions with consumers, staff, families, and the community.ย ย
Benefits for full-time employees:ย ย ย ย
You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you!ย ย Devereux is proud to offerย ASCEND โ the first career accelerator programย exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers โ the career guidance, one-on-one coaching,ย skillsย and financialย assistanceย you need to reach your full potential.ย ย This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually forย undergraduateย and $25k reimbursed forย graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!ย ย
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse andย maintainsย policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuseย to occurย in our organization.ย ย Devereux fosters a culture of reportingย abuse, andย willย cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extentย possible.ย ย
Other Benefits:ย ย
Join Our Dynamic Team and Empower Individuals and Enrich Lives!ย
United Way Partner Agencyย
Equal Opportunity Employerย
*All correspondenceย regardingย application will be via emailย
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