Mental Health Worker

Mental Health Worker (Family Based Services)

Division: Children's Behavioral Health

Program: Family Based Services (FBS)

Employment Status: Full-time, Exempt

Reports to: Program Director and/or Designee
Position Summary

The Family Based Services (FBS) Mental Health Worker collaborates with a dedicated clinical team to implement treatment plan goals identified by the family. This role is essential in helping families navigate community resources, develop self-advocacy skills, and access systemic supports. Responsibilities include providing direct client/family support and counseling, coordinating interagency meetings (such as CASSP), and performing school-based consultations to ensure a holistic approach to child and adolescent mental health.
Essential Position Responsibilities

• Goal Implementation: Execute clinical strategies and treatment plan goals developed in partnership with the family and clinical team.
• Service Coordination: Schedule and facilitate interagency meetings, psychological evaluations, and psychiatric assessments.
• Advocacy & Outreach: Advocate for client needs within the community and assist families in accessing medical, social, and educational resources.
• Systems Integration: Maintain continuous communication and integration of services among all providers and support systems involved with the child.
• Skill Building: Lead skill-building activities as outlined in the treatment plan to empower caretakers and youth.
• Compliance: Maintain timely, accurate, and thorough clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree including at least 12 credit hours in psychology, counseling, family therapy, sociology, social work, nursing, education, rehabilitation counseling, or theology.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of professional experience in a child or adolescent mental health setting.
• Core Competencies: * Demonstrated respect and sensitivity for children, adolescents, and complex family dynamics.
  
  • Strong understanding of cultural competence.
  • Genuine empathy and alignment with a mission-driven care model.

Compliance & Requirements

Must provide current verification of the following:

• Medical: Physical exam within the past 12 months (indicating freedom from contagious disease) and a valid Tuberculosis (TB) test.
• Clearances: * Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance
  
  • PA Criminal Record Check
  • FBI Fingerprint Clearance
• Training: Successful completion of Act 31 Mandated Reporter training.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Travel: Regular travel is required to family homes, school settings, community sites, and agency offices.
• Physical: Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and lift/move up to 10 pounds.
• Vision: Requires close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to focus.