Mental Health Worker

Experienced and aspiring mental health professionals are encouraged to consider a full-time Mental Health Worker position with Liberty Healthcare.

Work setting and client population

Liberty Healthcare operates a 10-bed acute psychiatric stabilization unit which serves adults who are justice-involved and experiencing acute mental illness.

The unit admits and treats patients who are under the conditions of an involuntary civil commitment and provides individualized assessment and treatment interventions aimed at achieving psychiatric stability as soon as clinically appropriate. Services are trauma-informed and rooted in the recovery model.

Location

The unit is located onsite at the Maguire Correctional Facility - a San Mateo County jail located at 300 Bradford Street in Redwood City, CA 94063.

Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Establishing therapeutic relationships with patients

• Leading therapeutic recreation activities with individuals and groups

• Monitoring patient activity and behavior

• Promoting a positive therapeutic milieu

• Managing aggressive patient behaviors through appropriate intervention techniques

• Participating in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings

• Documenting therapeutic interventions, observations, and treatment in medical records

Training and experience

In this role, you can expect:

• Training in effective therapeutic interventions

• On the job learning from experienced mental health professionals

• Daily opportunity to positively impact the mental health of individuals

Pay and benefits

• $30.00 per hour

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 30 days of paid time off each year for holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal days

• FSA, 401k plan, and other perks

Full details on Liberty's benefits plan are available at www.libertyhealthcare.com/upload/143.pdf

Work schedule

• You will primarily work Tuesdays through Saturdays 2:45 pm to 11:00 pm

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people who are experiencing mental illness

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field is preferred

• Experience working in a jail, prison, psychiatric hospital, mental health setting or human services program is preferred

Liberty Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our organization is composed of, and proudly serves, people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Next step

Click “Apply” and submit your resume for immediate consideration.