Mental Health Associate

Columbia Care Services is seeking a Residential Associate for the Clear Vue RTH program in Springfield, Oregon. Residential Associates work as members of a direct care team serving adults with serious mental illness. Their primary responsibilities include supporting the development of life skills and therapeutic interventions, performing housekeeping and meal preparation, administering medication, and keeping accurate clinical documentation. If you have experience working as a Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA), Direct Support Professional (DSP), Residential Assistant (RA), Residential Counselor, Skills Trainer, or Caregiving for a client with behavioral health needs, then this position may be a great fit for you.

• Work as a member of a direct care team serving adults with serious mental illness.
• Support the development of life skills and therapeutic interventions; perform housekeeping and meal preparation; administer medication; and keep accurate clinical documentation.

Thursday and Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm (Part Time, Swing).

$20.00 - $22.00 per hour DOE/Credentials. An additional $2.50 per hour night shift differential applies during the hours of 10:00pm - 6:00am.

Additional 5% Language Differential offered for bilingual or multilingual candidates (Spanish/English desired).

Clear Vue is a 5-bed Residential Treatment Home that serves individuals who have a mental illness and are under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB). Clear Vue is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days a week on a 2-2-2 staffing schedule.

Columbia Care Services is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

What You’ll Need

Must be eligible for Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) registration.
Eligibility requires 1 out of 3 Criteria below:

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science:
  Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Human Development, or related field;
• OR minimum three (3) years of verifiable behavioral health experience working with individuals with behavioral health needs in a supervised setting;
• OR equivalent combination of behavioral science education in addition to satisfactory supplemental behavioral health experience and training

If not already registered as a QMHA through the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), we will assist you in registering within 30 days of hire.

Driving is an essential function of this position. Successful applicants must provide a valid driver’s license from their state of residence or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire, maintain a safe driving record, and have the ability to pass a DHS criminal background check.

This position requires the ability to frequently talk, listen, use hands and fingers, reach, stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs, as well as lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds. It may require the ability to occasionally use ladders, squat/kneel, and perform other physical tasks as applicable. In addition, you must successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings, which require performing various physical, hands-on maneuvers and techniques.

Reasonable accommodations can be made.

Columbia Care Services is a non-profit, behavioral health and Veteran’s service agency offering a full spectrum of programming to help peopleget better. We are more than a company. We are a diverse team of individuals who are in the business of changing people’s lives. We specialize in providing outpatient services, residential treatment programs, mental health housing, and other supports in beautiful and therapeutic service settings.

We promote the whole health and wellbeing of the individuals and communities we serve. We value and honor the culture in our communities in all forms, including but not limited to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, spirituality, Veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome persons from historically underrepresented groups to apply. We seek applicants who can demonstrate experience working with individuals from different backgrounds and who will contribute to our mission, vision, and core values.

We invite individuals from all walks of life to apply. We strive to deliver equitable employment best practices and opportunities for all, from recruitment, to interviewing and hiring, to our retention activities, promotions, and training and growth opportunities. We give priority to applicants who qualify under protected Veteran status and people with disabilities.