Employment Specialist (Behavioral Health / MACT)
Description
Join Our Team as a Full-Time Mental Health Professional and Enjoy Exceptional Benefits!
$2,000 Sign-on Bonus!
Starting Pay: $20-$24/hourly
What You’ll Get…
At our organization, we prioritize the growth, well-being, and satisfaction of our team members. As a full-time mental health professional, you'll benefit from:
- Limitless Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities: Thrive with us through diverse career paths and internal development programs.
- Career Development: Access ongoing training and development through our dedicated Organizational Development & Learning Department.
- Generous PTO Program: Enjoy up to 3 weeks off in your first year, with continuous accruals and an additional PTO day for Employee Well-Being.
- Paid Holidays: Celebrate 9 paid holidays annually.
- Wellness Program: Benefit from our expert Health Coach services and wellness incentives to reduce costs.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Receive up to $3,000 for educational advancement.
- Affordable Health Care Plans: Choose from comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plans.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Utilize H.S.A., H.R.A, and F.S.A. options with select medical plans.
- Insurance Coverage: Enjoy free Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life/AD&D Insurance up to $100,000.
- Retirement Savings: Benefit from 403(b) retirement plans with a company match.
- Employee Assistance: Access 6 free coaching and 6 free therapy sessions, plus a wealth of wellness content and services.
- Additional Insurance Options: Aetna Medical, Delta Dental, Eyemed vision, Pet Insurance, Additional Life/AD&D Insurance, and more!
Join us and be a part of a team that values your professional growth and personal well-being!
Who We Need
The MACT Housing Specialist provides direct treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services in a community setting to consumers. Works as a team member of a clinical team to assess consumer needs and wants, participates in the development of individual service plans, acts as a consumer advocate and liaisons with families and community agencies. Provides on-call crisis intervention services, as well as weekend and holiday coverage. Will serve as the MACT’s (Medically Assertive Community Treatment) specialist on housing and collaborates with other MACT members to provide housing and housing related services for MACT consumers. Flexible work schedule is required.
The MACT Housing Specialist provides direct treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services in a community setting to consumers. Works as a team member of a clinical team to assess consumer needs and wants, participates in the development of individual service plans, acts as a consumer advocate and liaisons with families and community agencies. Provides on-call crisis intervention services, as well as weekend and holiday coverage. Will serve as the MACT’s (Medically Assertive Community Treatment) specialist on housing and collaborates with other MACT members to provide housing and housing related services for MACT consumers. Flexible work schedule is required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a behavioral health related field.
- Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health related field required. Two (2) years behavioral health work experience preferred.
- Associate’s degree in behavioral health related field and four (4) years behavioral health work experience.
- Has a high school diploma or equivalent and four (4 years) of behavioral health work experience.
- AZ valid Driver’s License, vehicle with state minimum insurance coverage and able to meet COPA HEALTH company driving requirements.
Job Summary (Including, but not limited to)
- Works as part of a clinical team to facilitate recovery and inspire hope for consumers while supporting their achievement of service plan goals.
- Provides ongoing assessment and feedback as to their progress in relation to their service plan, regardless of the consumer’s current location.
- Meets with the consumers in the community in accordance with established policies and procedures and clinical protocols to provide supportive counseling skill development and other support services as needed.
- Works with consumer’s Prescribing Clinician, Nurse, and other members of the clinical team to ensure the timely development and implementation of the individual’s service plan (including all necessary assessments) and their crisis plan.
- Coordinates with all parties involved in consumer’s treatment according to policy and procedure and clinical protocols, including but not limited to, attending inter and intra-agency staffing, communication by telephone and letter, service/support delivery etc, as indicated on the consumer’s service plan.
- Assists consumers and families in accessing additional needed services and obtaining entitlements, including identification of funding services.
- Responsible for transporting consumers to necessary services, as outlined in their service plan, as needed.
- Assumes “primary contact” responsibility for a percentage of team consumers to: assure maintenance of accurate, thorough, and current documentation in the medical record (in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols) for those specific individuals; keep weekly client schedule for those individuals updates, and act as first contact for those consumers and their families.
- Documents all consumer events in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols.
- Participates in daily team meetings as well as any additional individual treatment teams or other team communication meetings as required.
- Works in collaboration with team members to assure compliance with MACT fidelity measures.
- Assists consumer or oversees team members in assisting consumers in choosing, locating, obtaining, and keeping appropriate housing.
- Works in close collaboration with the Independent Living Specialist and the Rehabilitation Specialist to insure coordination of services.
- To ensure compliance & adequate services, additional job duties may be required to meet the needs of the program and or department.
*Sign on/ retention bonus is subject to change without given notice. *
Copa Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Pre-Employment Criminal Background and Drug Testing Required. EOE.
Copa Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Pre-Employment Criminal Background and Drug Testing Required. EOE.