Overview:

ORGANIZATION: Allegheny Children’s Initiative
DEPARTMENT: Family Based Mental Health Services
POSITION: Mental Health Worker
STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours/week
HOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of consumers and their families
LOCATION: Throughout Allegheny County
SALARY: $47,000 - $55,000 (Salary based on qualifications)

Allegheny Children’s Initiative, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides mental and behavioral health community-based services to children, adolescents and families throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Based in Pittsburgh’s South Side, we provide Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Service Coordination, Student Assistance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Family Based Mental Health programs.

Responsibilities:

The Mental Health Clinician will be responsible for providing intensive home-based therapeutic interventions and support services in collaboration with a Senior Clinician to families whose children and/or adolescents meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis and who are at risk for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or other out-of-home placements. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Design and implement an Individualized Treatment and Crisis Plan in collaboration with the consumer and family
Conduct suicide assessments and collaborate with the consumer and family to create safety plans
Conduct comprehensive assessments and evaluations to determine the course of treatment
Provide intensive family therapy, psychoeducation and support services, including crisis intervention
Coordinate and/or link families with formal services and and natural supports
Use collaborative documentation with the consumer and family
Complete all required documentation in the Electronic Health Record
Link consumers and families with aftercare providers and facilitate transition to other levels of care

CASH INCENTIVES

$2,000 Sign on Incentive
$1,000 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)

BENEFITS

Full Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
$1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
Wellness Days (2 per year)
Sick Time
8 Paid Holidays
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
Optional 401(k) with Employer match

WORK PERKS

Paid orientation and training
Free parking (select locations)
Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

Complete an employment application online

Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org

Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer

EOE

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or related field or
Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field
One (1) year paid experience working with children
Eligible for Act 33, 34 and FBI clearances
Valid Driver’s License and full time use of a vehicle
Minimum Compensation: USD $47,000.00/Yr. Maximum Compensation: USD $55,000.00/Yr.