Creative Therapeutic Specialties such as Music, Art, Dance and Recreation a plus!
SALARY RANGE: $43,000-$48,000, DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE.
$2,000 Bonus for CPRP certification.
LOCATION: Both on-site and in the community as needed
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To provide Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services facility based and/or in the community as assigned.
2. To provide groups/unit to enhance an individual’s knowledge to develop, enhance and retain skills and competencies in living, learning, working, and socializing.
3. To help individuals receive the level of and/or have access to the services/supports they choose, so that an individual can live in the environment of their choice.
4. To monitor and track progress of individual’s in assigned caseload; participate in the development of individualized rehabilitation plans.
ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS:
1. Provides and facilitates individual’s skill development and support which includes daily living, socialization, educational/vocational supports and opportunities, and leisure/recreation activities planning including community integration and community connections.
2. Maintains and monitors an assigned caseload of individual.
3. Participates in the analysis and identification of service delivery gaps, changes and problems under the guidance of the supervisor.
4. Consistently meets productivity expectations as set by administration, department and funding sources.
5. Participates in the resolution of crisis situations; assist with identifying individuals and resources that can provide direct support and/or immediate intervention during a crisis situation.
6. Establishes and maintains liaisons with other service providers to promote program coordination and enhance individual services.
7. Participates in relevant training to enhance professional growth, and development with an emphasis on psychiatric rehabilitation services and evidence based practices.
8. May participate in program planning and development sessions as well as practice guidelines and standards.
9. Assists as an advocate and encourages individuals to assume a proactive role in their rehabilitative process, including a mastery of skills.
10. Attends staff and other meetings as they relate to the individuals and their overall growth and development.
11. Assists with special projects, reports and program planning.
12. May provide supplemental coverage and/or fill-in for other programmatic services as needed.
13. Provides transitional employment support/coverage for individuals in various settings.
14. Performs other duties and responsibilities as they relate to the overall enhancement of program service delivery.
15. May require crisis intervention for emergency situations.
16. Flexible work hours to cover expanded program structured services that will include evenings and weekends.
17. May provide support to participants traveling for conferences, workshops and leisure that may include overnights stays.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
Requirements
PREREQUISITES & QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:
Benefits
WES Health System was founded in July 1992 as a successor of previous organizations that were committed to providing behavioral health care since the mid-1970s. This successor organization was officially named Dr. Warren E. Smith Health Centers (WES) in 1994. Through the years, WES’ staff has been providing services to the community and has been instrumental in the broad expansion of services to individuals and families. WES is based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and began providing behavioral health care and other human services to individuals living in areas that are plagued by high crime rates, unemployment, and other social problems. WES Health System has expanded to additional metropolitan areas to provide behavioral health care to a variety of individuals and families.
WES Health System and its subsidiary companies were named after Dr. Warren E. Smith, a prominent African American psychiatrist who was committed to providing quality behavioral health care to the under-served. Beginning his career in 1954, Dr. Warren E. Smith was one of the first African American psychiatrists; he was revered as a highly principled man who was deeply sensitive to the problems of minorities living in the Philadelphia area.
