Social Service Paraprofessional - NEST Clubhouse - Norcross, GA (Personal Services)

Job Title: Client Support Worker

Job Code: SSS011/ Client Support Worker 2

Shift: (40 hours per week on average)

Job Hours: Times May Vary

Base Location: May Vary

Division/Department/Program: The N.E.S.T. Mental Health Resiliency Clubhouse (C&A)

View Point Health's the N.E.S.T. Mental Health Clubhouse located in Norcross, Georgia. Telehealth services provided. The N.E.S.T. provides a nurturing and safe space for youth, grades K-12, and families within a diverse and culturally competent environment to promote positive mental health. Support youth to build on their talents and develop resilience through developing leadership skills, fostering relationships and increasing family community involvement.

We are looking for a Social Service Paraprofessional/Client Support Worker (C&A) to join our multi-disciplinary team to provide client-support care and to assist with implementing our clubhouse programming based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Expressive Arts, and/or Play Therapy.

Under general supervision, assists with daily living activities at the person's home, in a daytime non-residential facility or a residential facility. Observes and monitors client's behavior and charts observations and incidents. Provides training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills to consumers/students in a state school, hospital, juvenile detention facility, residence, group home, workshop, or supported employment environment. May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging client group activity, providing transportation, and/or limited case management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Paraprofessional will interchangeably work with children, adolescents, caregivers, and family members
Provides group skills interventions weekly to children and adolescent (C&A) client members of the clubhouse
Provides strength-based interventions and developing skills that are directly associated to the client's individual target behavior and related back to their treatment plan
Documents client contacts in ECR within 24 hours
Completes CANS assessments quarterly
Monitors client's progress and compliance with the service plan
Writes timely progress notes that relate directly to the treatment outcomes described in the service plan
Shares observations with multidisciplinary team about the client in order to assess treatment needs
Identifies unmet needs, reviews available resources, and adds to the treatment plan development
Provides and bills for services; Billing targets are required.
Collects programmatic data (academic, assistance, behavior, surveys, etc.) and provides the information to Program Manager monthly
Assists with Open Access activities and client application process
Ability to cook nutritional meals to cohort members
Ability to drive a 15-passenger van and provide transportation when in-person services deployed
Ability to create fun and innovative programs, workshops, activities, field trips that support the resiliency progress of client clubhouse members
Assists in the recruitment and development of Cohort members
Provides administrative support to Program Manager and any additional duties upon request

Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma/GED and one (1) year of job-related experience providing social or direct care services to groups of special needs individuals in a human service setting; or one (1) year of experience at the lower-level Client Support Worker 1 (SSS010) or position equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related area (Psychology, Sociology, or Early Childhood Intervention) from an accredited college or university
At least one year of experience working with children and adolescent with mental health
Experience and/or knowledge of DBT and/or play therapy preferred
Experience with Care Logic or other Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Is comfortable and proficient with collaborative & concurrent documentation
Experience in trauma-informed care

Requirements/Competencies:

Fully Bilingual and Proficient in English and Spanish languages
Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree in related area (Psychology, Sociology, or Early Childhood Intervention) Or High School Diploma
At least one year of experience working with children and adolescents with mental health
Must have valid Georgia driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy
Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting)
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and subject to random drug screens
Any combination of training and experience, which would have enabled the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities
Adheres to hours of continuing education annually; These can be achieved through internal (in-service) or external training.
Provider is responsible for maintaining such hours for license/certification and for submitting documentation of them to Human Resources monthly
Other duties as assigned

Benefits (for qualified employees):

State Health Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts)
Paid New Hire Training
Company contributes additional 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan
No employee deduction for Social Security
Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology and travel Supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available

View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer: View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area. It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.