Marage Homes, LLC is currently looking for Mental Health Skill-Building Staff to provide services in the Hampton Roads area. Staff provide community-based education and training for adults with chronic mental health disorders, designed to support clients with achieving and maintaining community stability and independence.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides services on an intensive basis utilizing short-term, solution focused treatment strategies to clients and families
• Facilitates care coordination with other service providers to enlist existing supports in determining and meeting service objectives and to identify additional resources and supports
• Prepares written service plans and treatment update summaries, incorporating input from clients, other service providers, wraparound team members to identify problem areas and needs, service objectives, and intervention strategies
• Provides direct clinical services to clients, including individual and family interventions
• Responds to crisis situations with twenty-four hour a day availability
• Completes progress reports in reference to service delivery within 48 hours
• Links clients with external programs or services, such as: health services, recreational activities, child care services, financial resources, housing placement, employment resources, child care, AA/NA groups, transportation resources, and others
• Attends court hearings and probationary meetings when families are court-involved and presents testimony and treatment recommendations as requested by attorneys, referral source, the court, or clients
• Meets clinical supervisor 2x per month for service delivery and collateral contact review, chart audits, case staffing’s, individual training, self-care check-in, and employee development planning
• Attends bi-weekly staff meetings, group supervisions, and/or trainings
• Prepares written Discharge Summary and Plan

Education and Experience

A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related field from an accredited college or university and one year of experience providing mental health treatment to troubled children and families is REQUIRED. Must meet the criteria to be a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of principles and techniques of youth and family interventions Knowledge of principles and techniques of basic interviewing and assessment skills Knowledge and skills in the development and implementation of service plans Knowledge and skills in teaching parenting, anger management, and social skills Knowledge and skills in crisis intervention Knowledge of community resources Knowledge human services personnel roles and relevant community resources Ability to maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, and other service providers Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing Efficiency in computer skills Candidate must meet eligibility for employment through successful criminal and central registry checks Candidate must successfully complete all orientation trainings including CPR, First Aid, and crisis management techniques (TOVA) within 30 days of employment.

• Meet requirements for a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Adult (QMHP-A) as laid out by the state**
• Knowledge of mental health services and agencies
• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses
• Candidate must meet eligibility for employment through successful criminal and central registry checks.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time