Seasonal Family Support Worker/Youth Mentor, PT/FT - St George
Southwest Behavioural Health center
- Saint George, UT
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Exemplifies the organizational values of Performance Innovation and Excellence (PIE).
- Manages work time effectively by prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment, while dealing with clients' needs, staff support, and agency demands.
- Meets target productivity standards.
- Establishes and maintains open communications with all team members and supports teams' decisions. Communicates with other staff and supervisor to assure accurate recording of client information in the electronic record system.
- Completes all necessary paperwork/documentation including Assessments, Treatment Plans and Reviews, Safety Plans, Progress notes, Discharge notes, program logs, correspondence, and other required documentation in an accurate, thorough, and timely manner according to Center mandates.
- Attends staff training as directed by supervisor; completes E-learning assignments within timeframe.
- Participates in weekly staff meetings.
- Participates in the development of Integrated Recovery Plan goals and objectives as directed by each client's Recovery Coordinator. Works with clients and the clinical team to facilitate accomplishment of each client's treatment goals and objectives.
- Participates in client progress evaluations during weekly Team meetings.
- Provides shift coverage: arrives promptly according to schedule, confers with supervisor over any schedule changes. Will work evenings and weekends when scheduled.
- Assists in intake paperwork and orientation process with clients.
- Assists in developing and facilitating skills training for clients, both individually and in a group setting. Works with client to improve skills in the areas of hygiene, meal planning and/or preparation, laundry, house cleaning, appropriate entertainment, personal finance, etc. as needed. Works to motivate and support clients by modeling and teaching self-esteem building.
- May assist client in preparation and processing of applications or other documents affecting financial entitlement by linking the client with funding agencies.
- Monitors the activities of clients.
- Uses non-violent crisis intervention to diffuse client escalations.
- Schedules and coordinates client activities with team members during weekly team meetings, requesting and receiving approval from supervisor for the activity.
- Transports clients to and from appointments and on recreational activities, completing all necessary forms before and after transporting.
- Assures facility is clean and safe.
- When assigned, serves as client's Representative Payee, assisting clients in the budgeting and expenditure of personal finances. Accurate and current records are kept of all financial activities for each assigned client.
- When assigned, will assist with the monitoring of client medication adherence within the facility or in the community and will be able to document accordingly.
- When assigned, works with clients and community businesses to help clients obtain permanent, competitive employment.
- When assigned, collects client urine for testing according to random schedule; uses testing supplies to test urine for alcohol and/or other drugs according to Center/program policies and procedures.
- Performs related duties as required.