Mental Health Associate - Unlicensed

Description

Under clinical supervision, provide services to mental health clients and their families; provide liaison with other community agencies serving mental health clients; and perform related work as required.

WHAT WE OFFER:

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Educational/Bilingual Incentive:Incumbents may be eligible for an educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree. Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill.

• Health Plans:Biweekly County contribution towards medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans

• Deferred Compensation-Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.

• Pension Plan-Participation in the County's defined benefit pension plan. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.

• Holidays-12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

• To learn more about the benefits, please click on the following link:https://vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/HR/MOA/docs/SEIU_MOA_2022-2025.pdf

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT:Health Care Agency - Behavioral Health

Mental Health Associate (unlicensed) is represented by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent, and Extra-Help vacancies within the Health Care Agency. There are currently seven (7) Regular vacancies and two (2) Intermittent vacancies.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

OPENING DATE:February 2, 2024

CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.It is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible.

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Teaches relevant social and daily living skills, provide supportive counseling;

• Serves as a client advocate and assist clients in using community resources;

• Participates as a team member in client evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of approved treatment plans;

• All the above activities will be supervised by a Psychiatric Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Clinical Psychologist or a Psychiatrist;

• May transport clients to appointments;and

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) years of experience providing patient care in a mental health setting and/or support services to mental health clients and their families.