Mental Health Practitioner (Part Time)- Higher Ground St. Paul

We work with other members of the team to assist persons served in obtaining and maintaining optimum quality of life consistent with individual needs and preferences.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a related field and 1-year experience working with adults with mental illness.

Hours available:

• Permanent Part-time hours: every other weekend Saturday and Sunday 4pm-10pm $24.18/hour

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct services
• Teach and develop independent living skills (relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, budgeting, etc.) for the persons served.
• Identify individuals prone to having behavior emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate for their needs.
• Create a unique crisis plan for each person served.
• Receive crisis calls from persons served.
• Defuse and de-escalate any potential behavior emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate for the person's needs.
• Assist with discharge planning.
• Responsible for providing staff coverage and general support of the persons served.
• Work effectively and professionally with other treatment team members.
• Work professionally and collaboratively with outside providers.
• Establish positive working relationship with RADIAS Health and with Catholic Charities staff.
• Attend all team meetings as scheduled.
• Assist in the orientation of new admissions to the program care.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Is familiar and maintains compliance with applicable Minnesota Statues or rules, including, but not limited to DHS, MS 253B, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Duty to Warn, Minnesota Data Practices Act.
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participates in appropriate supervision.
• To complete all trainings required for Main Street Housing - Higher Ground St. Paul and other trainings as deemed necessary by management.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree behavioral science or related fields;

• 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness.

• 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
• Casual dress code
• 12 holidays
• Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
• Mileage reimbursement
• And more!

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.