Bright Harbor Healthcare

Peer Mental Health Specialist

Bright Harbor Healthcare  •  Toms River, NJ (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

As a leading provider of mental health services in Ocean County, Bright Harbor Healthcare is committed to enhancing the quality of life for individuals experiencing serious mental illness. The role of a Mental Health Specialist within our Programs in Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) focuses on integrating clients into the community through personalized support and engagement in various community settings. Our multidisciplinary team comprises professionals across multiple disciplines, including psychiatrists, nurses, and vocational specialists who collaborate to promote recovery and mental wellness.

Position Title: Mental Health Specialist
Position Type: Full Time; 40 Hours/Weekly
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Location: Toms River
Department: PACT I
Salary:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Under supervision:
    • Provides supportive assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) through modeling, direct assistance, and coaching.
    • Assists clients in obtaining basic needs.
    • Assess client emotional well-being, clinical symptomology, behavioral changes and medication effectiveness.
    • Provides psychosocial education for consumers related to mental illness, symptom management and medication compliance.
    • Provides crisis intervention as necessary.
    • Provides rotating 24 hour on call coverage as scheduled.
    • Maintain relationships with state and local hospitals.
  • Participate in daily treatment team meetings and weekly treatment team planning meetings.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • One year of experience in the provision of social services for individuals with severe persistent mental illness
  • Some lived experience

Benefits

Benefits:

  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Birthday's Off!
  • Sick Days
  • Personal Days
  • Accrued Vacation
  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
  • 403B Plan with Company Match
  • Opportunities for training/education/Continuing Education Credits
  • Opportunities for Public Loan Forgiveness
  • Opportunities for discounted tuition at participating educational institutions
  • Employee discounts through LifeMart and Tickets At Work
Bright Harbor Healthcare

About Bright Harbor Healthcare

A TRADITION OF COMMUNITY CARING:

Since 1959, Bright Harbor Healthcare, formerly known as Ocean Mental Health Services, has been providing counseling to the residents of Ocean County. What was once a single office and two counselors has grown to an agency of over 300 staff, with four outpatient offices, a school, several partial day program locations and many outreach and community programs. Since our first expansion in 1961, into our office site on Lien Street, our growth has always been in response to the needs of the community.

Our current programs are available to adults, children, and families. We provide counseling, group homes, partial day services, a private school for children with emotional and behavioral challenges and more. We work with family members to create an atmosphere of support and understanding. And above all we help each individual to live the life they envision for themselves.

The community has always been great supporters of Bright Harbor Healthcare. Because of the community fundraisers that built and sustained Bright Harbor Health in the early years, the donations and gifts that are given to our agency and the people we serve, generous grants and continued support of the private sector, local and state government, and the volunteers that make what we do possible, Bright Harbor Healthcare has been able to continue to grow and change as our community needs have changed.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Bayville, New Jersey
Year Founded
1959
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