Mental Health Coordinator (Licensed IRTS Program) - Tasks Unlimited

Minneapolis, MN

About the Job

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Position Summary
The purpose of the IRTS Coordinator position is to provide education and training to clients in the IRTS facility and to provide case management services. The work for this position is generally assigned by the supervisor and tends to be general instructions about the assignments to be completed. The person in this position generally makes operational decisions that affect the day-to-day functioning of the program. The IRTS Coordinator interacts with a number of external entities including: previous treatment centers, county financial assistance programs, and local law enforcement.

Essential Job Functions
Facilitate groups and support services with clients (30%)

Psychosocial education groups
- Assist with medication education as needed
Basic living skills groups
- Assess each client’s basic living skills
- Monitor meal preparation and may assist as needed
- Set individualized cooking goals with each client using a variety of techniques including hands-on assistance in helping each client achieve their goals
- Monitor nutrition, oversee menu-planning, food storage, and grocery shopping; ensure customary standards are met
- Monitor house, kitchen, and bedroom cleanliness; provide guidance, as needed
General support services
- Meet with clients regarding progress in meeting individualized program goals
- Connect with clients in a daily, less formal basis to check in
- Assist clients with clinical problem-solving, including crisis prevention and resolution
- Assist clients with financial management, mobility/transportation issues, health and medical care needs, housekeeping, nutrition, grooming, hygiene, social and leisure skills
- Ensure follow-through on all planned interventions and reports problems in this area to appropriate personnel.
- Encourage clients’ participation in a routine of productive daily activities

Case coordination for caseload of three to five clients (20%)

Facilitate training plan reviews and discharge meetings, as scheduled
Ensure that the client's orientation to the program is complete
Maintain awareness of client concerns; knowledgeable about client's performance in all areas
Develop individual treatment plans with clients; ensure client's active involvement in own program planning; assessment of progress; problem-solving
Serve as an advocate for assigned clients; liaise to other involved service providers
Facilitate the development and implementation of client's discharge plan

Monitors medication group (10%)

Documents client interventions and completes other required paperwork (15%)

Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary team regarding client functioning (10%)

Collaborate with other Training Center staff in problem-solving training related issues
Communicate with all appropriate Tasks staff regarding client’s functioning and with IRTS Nurse regarding clients’ reports of effectiveness of medication and medication side effects

Other duties as related to the position (5%)

Contact prior treatment centers to obtain client’s previous treatment history
Contact county departments regarding client’s benefits paperwork
Research resources for alternate placement prior to client’s discharge from program

Physical Requirements of Position
Standing                                                              Occasionally
Walking                                                               About half the time
Sitting                                                                   About half the time
Talking or Listening                                        Frequently
Stoop, kneel, crouch                                      Occasionally
Reach with hands/arms                                Occasionally
Typing/Data Entry                                           About half the time
Maximum weight to be lifted                    10 pounds
Equipment used               Tasks Unlimited van or personal vehicle, telephone, computer, copier, printer, fax machine, Tasks Unlimited Internal Client Database, and Microsoft Office programs.

Direct Reports
None

Qualifications
Education and Experience
Required

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or related field
At least one year experience working with adults who have been diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness
Valid driver’s license

Preferred

Fluent in a non-English language or competent in the culture of an ethnic group to which 20 percent or more of the agency’s recipients belong

Knowledge Areas

Psychology – Human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research messages; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Therapy and counseling – Principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance
Education and training – Methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and measurement of training effects
Language – Structure and content of language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Customer and personal service – Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
Administration and management – Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
Chemical dependency awareness – Maintains knowledge of current developments and issues in the field of chemical health and addictions
Community resources – Community resources and how to use those resources for the benefit of the client

Skills

Active listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking appropriate questions, not interrupting inappropriately

Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively
Critical thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Reading comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and decision making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Abilities

Oral comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
Oral expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Written comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
Deductive reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Speech recognition – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
Assisting and caring for others – Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers or patients
Flexibility – Ability to work a flexible schedule
Professionalism – Maintaining appropriate professional boundaries

Tasks has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and we do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Tasks will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. We are a drug-free workplace. Tasks participates in the E-Verify program for all applicants.

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