Mental Health Assistant Job at Livingston County Community Mental Health, Howell, MI

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  • Livingston County Community Mental Health
  • Howell, MI

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Mental Health Assistant: $19.37 per hour

About Us:

Livingston County Community Mental Health is a public mental health services provider located in Howell, Michigan, between Detroit and Lansing. We are an agency joined by the shared vision to create a healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone. Our team approach works together to serve individuals with a wide array of needs in order to create individualized pathways to wellness, resilience, recovery, and self-determination.

Working for Us:

The Mental Health Assistant will look forward to :

Meaningful, rewarding work with opportunities to develop your clinical skills through regular supervision. Join a supportive, diverse team that allows you to collaborate with experienced colleagues. Our positive environment values diversity and provides avenues to take on special projects, aligning with your interests. Enjoy the potential for career advancement plus an efficient, electronic health record system.

Experience continuous learning, a welcoming culture, the ability to pursue your passions, clear growth prospects, and a modern documentation approach. This role offers a truly enriching experience focusing on your professional development.

Role:

Occasional part-time (up to 28 hours per week) Mental Health Assistants will support consumers with substance use needs on their recovery journeys. Many consumers will also have co-occurring mental health needs. Mental health assistants work in innovative after-hours Substance Abuse Engagement Center to provide education, promote recovery, and access community resources. In a comfortable home-like setting, mental health assistants help people to consider options for their personal recovery planning. Mental health assistants also lead groups and work side by side with people to obtain housing, employment, medical care, recovery supports, transportation, recreation, financial benefits, and other available entitlements. Mental health assistants must be able to work second or third shifts on weekdays and any shift on weekends. Mental Health Assistants work under the supervision of the Mental Health Program Director and Program Coordinator.

Requirements to join us:

Candidates must be committed to our shared values and commitment to community care, including clinical excellence, community inclusion, community benefit, innovation, integrated care, and improvement. Our collaborative approach to treatment requires strong teaming skills. This is a dynamic, team-oriented position with great opportunities to grow.

Job Specific Requirements:

We are specifically seeking coverage on the third shift (12 am to 8 am).

There may be coverage needs on other shifts as well. All work hours are outside typical business hours. Second shift (4 pm to 12 am) and third shift (12 am - 8 am) on weekdays and weekends. Additional daytime shift on weekends (8 am - 4 pm). All staff will rotate schedules and have weekend hours. Mental Health Assistants must have strong engagement skills and a nonjudgmental approach.

Qualifications and Experience:

High school diploma required. A valid MI driver's license is required. Some knowledge or experience in treating adults with substance use needs and/or serious mental health needs is desirable.

This can be an excellent position for people with recovery experience or students in college for human services work.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Shift work, Day shift, Afternoon shift, Weekday work,

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