Abraxas has multiple openings for full-time positions.
Mental Health Aide
Summary:
The primary function of the Mental Health Aide is to supervise clients with chronic or acute mental disorders during the sleeping hours in a manner that ensures their safety and security.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts random /unpredictable head counts/bed checks (minimum of once every twelve minutes) to ensure client location.
- Conducts outside building security checks.
- Complete security calls to Night Supervisor.
- Observes client behavior and intervenes appropriately.
- Ensures compliance with policies and procedure for the program/facility i.e. curfew, lights out, fire/safety, cleanliness, control, and supply inventory.
- Provides for physical safety and security of clients while under staff member supervision.
- Maintains confidentiality of information related to client information.
- Assists with the mentoring and training of new staff members.
- Reports significant client changes in behavior, attitude, or physical condition to higher-level staff members.
- Observes activities and responds accordingly including emergency situations such as evacuation, CPR, or first aid.
- Assists with suppressing and controlling problems that occur within the program/facility.
- Adheres to departmental policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance with current departmental practices and meet guidelines as outlined by outside referral and
licensing agencies. - Ensures compliance with federal, state, local licensing, and reporting requirements.
- Supports the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills.
Non-Essential Functions: None
Minimum Requirements:
- The following educational requirements are acceptable for this classification including:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program required; degree in an area of human services preferred.
- Other Qualifications:
- At least twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Criminal clearances (Act 33 and 34, specific State & child clearances and, if necessary, FBI).
- Non-communicable diseases physical exam.
- Valid driver’s license from employee’s state of residence.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24 hour period.
- Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
Working Conditions:
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Life Skills Worker I
Summary:
The primary function of the Life Skill Worker I is to supervise clients during the sleeping hours in a manner that ensures their safety and security. In addition, Life Skill Workers I assist in the management of the morning wake-up routine by educating, guiding and directing clients in a manner that promotes their growth and development.
Essential Functions:
- Interacts meaningfully with clients.
- Completes security calls to night supervisor.
- Maintains regular communication with co-worker(s).
- Supervises morning routine; observes client behavior and intervenes appropriately.
- Ensures client location.
- Conducts and documents random/unpredictable head counts/bed checks (minimum of once every twelve minutes) and utilizes the Guard 1 system.
- Conducts outside building security checks.
- Supports the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills.
Non-Essential Functions: None
Minimum Requirements:
- The following educational requirements are acceptable for this classification including:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Other Qualifications:
- At least twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Criminal clearances (Act 33 and 34, specific State & child clearances and, if necessary, FBI).
- Non-communicable diseases physical exam.
- Valid driver’s license from employee’s state of residence.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24 hour period.
- Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
Working Conditions:
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Drug and Alcohol Counselor Assistant
Summary:
The Drug and Alcohol Counselor Assistant, under close supervision and/or direct observation of a treatment supervisor, provides a full range of counseling/case management services to delinquent/dependent youth with substance abuse/use problems. The drug & alcohol counselor assistant is a fulltime, entry level position. Once the counselor assistant completes the required amount of supervision and clinical experience, he/she will be promoted to a full-time drug & alcohol counselor position.
Essential Functions:
- Develops and implements treatment plans to include the provision of at least 10 hours of treatment services during primary care hours each week.
- Provides individual counseling and completes related documentation.
- Provides caseload group counseling and completes related documentation.
- Facilitates family sessions and completes related documentation.
- Facilitates drug & alcohol treatment groups and completes related documentation.
- Facilitates therapeutic recreation groups and completes related documentation.
- Oversees work therapy activities and completes related documentation.
- Participates in and documents case consultations, including quarterly treatment reviews.
- Writes progress/court reports as necessary and discharge summaries.
- Attends court hearings.
- Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with juvenile probation officers/case workers, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients’ progress.
- Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with parents/legal guardians, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients’ progress.
- Provides continuing care planning by making contacts to appropriate referrals and writing the plan.
- Supports the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills.
Non-Essential Functions: None
Minimum Requirements:
- The following educational requirements are acceptable for this classification including:
- Current licensure in the Commonwealth as a registered nurse; OR
- Associate’s degree in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing or related; OR
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing or other related field; OR
- Master’s degree in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing or other related field.
- Other Qualifications:
- At least twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Criminal clearances (Act 33 and 34, specific State & child clearances and, if necessary, FBI).
- Non-communicable diseases physical exam.
- Valid driver’s license from employee’s state of residence.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24 hour period.
- Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
Working Conditions:
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