MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
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Job overview
KidsPeace Childrens Hospital is hiring a MENTAL HEALTH WORKER. The Mental Health Worker provides intensive supervision and direction to emotionally and behaviorally challenged children and adolescents, ensuring safety, building trusting relationships, implementing individualized treatment plans, utilizing trauma‑informed practices, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a compassionate residential setting.
Key focus areas include Supervise and support emotionally and behaviorally challenged children and adolescents in a therapeutic residential setting, Ensure safety and well‑being of youth through continuous monitoring, observation, and crisis intervention, and Build trusting relationships that foster emotional growth, behavioral improvement, and treatment engagement.
Important skills include Basic Computer Skills. Preferred (not required): Trauma Informed Practices, Crisis Intervention, Trust Building, and Collaborative Teamwork.
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Full job description
Mental Health Worker
About Us
KidsPeace is a private charity dedicated to supporting the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families, and communities. Since 1882, we have offered psychiatric hospital services, residential treatment programs, accredited educational services, and foster care programs. Our team works in an environment defined by compassion, creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering hope and healing.
Position Overview
The Mental Health Worker is responsible for providing intensive supervision and direction to emotionally and behaviorally challenged children and adolescents in a compassionate and respectful manner. This includes requiring an unwavering commitment to the safety of kids and being aware of all ongoing developments and concerns, daily, of all children in their care. This responsibility also includes demonstrating the ability to distinguish between discipline and punishment as well as seeing past a child's surface behavior to recognize the children in need of help. Additionally, there is an innate desire to build trusting and supportive relationships with all of our children and recognize this as a prerequisite for implementing individualized treatment and unit programming.
What We Offer
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Competitive Compensation
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Generous PTO
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Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
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Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, and even pet insurance
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Professional Growth Opportunities – Ongoing training, development programs, and clear pathways for career advancement
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Supportive Culture – A team environment built on collaboration, respect, and compassion
Key Responsibilities
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Supervised and supported emotionally and behaviorally challenged children and adolescents in a therapeutic residential setting.
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Ensured the safety and well-being of youth through continuous monitoring, observation, and crisis intervention.
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Built trusting relationships that fostered emotional growth, behavioral improvement, and treatment engagement.
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Implemented individualized treatment plans and behavioral support strategies aligned with clinical goals.
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Utilized trauma-informed practices to address underlying emotional needs and promote positive behavioral outcomes.
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Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide consistent, high-quality care and support for youth development.
Qualifications
High School Diploma (or equivalent) required; Bachelor's Degree in Mental Health or related field preferred.
Some experience with acute emotionally challenged children or adolescents is preferred. Must possess basic personal computer knowledge and skills.
Must pass a Criminal Record History Clearance and a Child Abuse History Clearance, which are processed by KidsPeace.
Must pass a Physical and Drug Screening and possess the ability to attend and successfully complete all KidsPeace sponsored training. EOE
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