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Mental Health Worker Young Adults

Sheppard Pratt

Towson, MDFull-time$19.36–28.7/hrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$19.36–28.7/hr
Location
Towson, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Mental Health Worker provides direct patient care to young adult patients under the direction of a professional nurse. The role includes participating in planning and evaluating patient needs based on behavior and helping maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The position is in person in Towson, Maryland, with a 36-hour weekly schedule and weekend availability requirements. A human services degree or related direct-care experience is strongly preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Reading DocumentationWriting DocumentationBasic Computer UsageOral CommunicationDirect Patient Care

Qualifications

High School Education or CNA/GNA CertificationActive CNA or GNA CertificationHuman Services Related DegreeDirect Care or Related Experience

Full job description

Shift: 36 weekly hours 7am - 7pm. Must be available to work Saturdays/Sundays

Towson, Md: In person position

As a Mental Health Worker you will:

  • Participate in the planning and evaluation of patient needs based on patient behaviors.

  • Provide direct patient care services in accordance with the treatment plan and under the direction of a professional nurse.

  • Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment according to established policies and procedures.

Requirements:

  • Education Required: Work requires the ability to read and follow up on documentation in the patient’s record with writing skills sufficient to complete required patient documentation, basic computer usage skills, and oral communication skills sufficient to communicate effectively - acquired through a high school education.

  • Experience: A Maryland Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) certification may be accepted in lieu of a high school education. The certification must be active upon hire and continuously maintained throughout employment in the position.

  • Human Services related degree or past direct care or related experience strongly preferred.

  • Must be available to work every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday).

  • All new clinical staff will begin their extended clinical orientation/training immediately following your first day of employment.

The pay range for this position is $19.36 minimum to $28.70 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,448 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19.36–28.7/hr
  • Maryland median$21–29/hr24 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–34/hr1,944 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $24.03/hr, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Patient Care hourly ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 31 open Patient Care jobs in Maryland and 3,448 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (881 postings).
Education
641 of the 3,448 open Patient Care jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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