Mental Health Specialist II - Part Time - 988 Chat & Text

Rutgers US
Recruitment/Posting Title Mental Health Specialist II - Part Time - 988 Chat & Text
Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department UBHC 988 Chat & Text Backup
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.

Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Mental Health Specialist II in the 988 Lifeline Services of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.

The Mental Health Specialist II performs functions in support of the Unit’s mission providing streamlined, prompt, and “customer friendly” services to clients of the 988 Lifeline Services. Receives telephone, chat and/or text requests for service, undertakes assessment of the service need of the client and responds by offering support and appropriate referrals or disposition. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs of clients and applying relevant assessment and support skills with regard to a wide range of issues.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Interacts with client in a therapeutic manner.
  • Models for clients’ good communication skills, recovery-oriented living skills, effective coping skills, and selfhelp strategies as observed by supervisor and as indicated by feedback from clients and team members.
  • Assists clients in identifying their personal recovery goals, assists in setting objectives for each goal, and determines interventions to be used based on the client’s recovery/life goals.
  • Develops and maintains a relationship with clients so that they can identify emotional, psychiatric or behavioral changes which may require further intervention or treatment. Helps the client effectively address the problem, and/or refers the clients to the appropriate clinical staff as observed by supervisor and as indicated by feedback from clients, third parties, and team members.
  • Advocates for appropriate resources for client and third parties based on assessed needs as measured by supervisory observation.
  • May facilitate structured skill trainings, such as social skills, assertiveness, anger management, symptom management and psycho-education on a variety of mental health issues as observed by supervisor.
Position Status Part Time
Hours Per Week 16
Daily Work Shift Evening
Work Arrangement
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 187
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 53144.00
Annual Mid Range Salary 54184.00
Annual Maximum Salary 55806.40
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description Teamsters 97/Ineligible
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility None


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