Mental Health Worker, Residential Program

Job Title:

Mental Health Worker

Location:

NPC PLAZA BLDG

Department Name:
New Day Residential

Req #:

Status:
Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $25.50 - $25.50 per hour

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The Mental Health Worker closely monitors and supports patients' emotional well-being. New Day Residential is a 5-bed psychiatric facility (specialty bed) serving adolescent females who are residents of NJ between the ages of 14 and 18. Services are voluntary. The program model is designed to respond to the needs of significantly traumatized youth who have severe behavioral and emotional disturbances. Youths admitted into the program demonstrate an array of behaviors that include, but are not limited to, impulse control, anger outbursts, assaultive behaviors, self-harming acts, and op positional behaviors.

An array of specialized treatments are incorporated into the trauma-focused model, including Sexually Reactive Behavior and/or Fire-Setting Specific Treatment. Comprehensive family treatment is done when applicable, which may include psycho-educational, group, and clinical family sessions.

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least three years of work experience working with children and adolescents
• Experience in crisis management
• Unencumbered current driver's license
• Clean driver's license record as determined by the employer and is also validated by the NJMVA
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Preferred:

• B.A. Degree

• Shift working, varies 7-3pm/3-11pm/11-7am
• Per Diem (PD)

• Supervise residents throughout the shift
• Participate in and lead program activities at the direction/discretion of management
• Document the daily log book on pertinent resident information
• Provide psycho-educational groups, as directed by management

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.