Residential Counselor (81825)

Pay Rate:  $25.00/hr to $27.50/hr Depending on Experience

Shift Differential for Weekends

Schedule:  Tuesday through Saturday; 7:00am to 3:30pm

MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT).  The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services.   

Under the direction of the Fact Program Director, the Residential Counselor provides community-based services and monitoring for FACT clients to include judicially committed individuals and mentally disordered offenders. Services to include recreational/social activities to accomplish treatment objectives, foster skill building and problem solving in support of psychological stabilization and community placement.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides socialization and recreational services to support individualized recovery and address client’s understanding of and ability to live with chronic mental illness, including necessity of medication compliance.
• Provides socialization support to clients with severe and persistent mental illness including daily living skills.
• Conducts structured skills-based groups for individuals to address coping skills related to time management, goal-setting, consequential thinking, stress management, anger management, budgeting, etc., while modeling and teaching appropriate behavior and support.
• Runs substance use treatment group.
• Provides psychoeducation for clients who are incompetent to stand trial through one-on-one case management sessions or groups sessions.
• Supports clients’ safe reintegration into the community.
• Helps clients with connection to important community services (e.g., Medical, Medicare, insurance, volunteer opportunities, school, etc.).
• Provides psychoeducation for individuals and groups to address social skills related to personal hygiene, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, activities of daily living, job skills, transit usage and recreational skills.
• Instructs FACT clients in activities and techniques, such as personal hygiene, sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or mental health needs.
• Encourages FACT clients to participate in leisure activities and all scheduled groups and meetings.
• Engages FACT clients to engage in community activities.
• Conducts personal space visits (home visits) to monitor and support transition to living within the housing facility.
• Refers any clinical concerns or issues to treating clinical staff.
• Assists clients who have histories of substance use to become involved with community resources (AA/NA).
• Conducts urine screens as needed to monitor potential of substance use.
• Prepares encounter notes following any service which indicate: services provided; client’s response/interaction; specific problem behaviors, warning signs and/or any pertinent observations; and actions taken in response to these (including referral or notification to Psychiatrist).
• Participates as member of multidisciplinary treatment team in wellness and recovery treatment planning, discussion and daily monitoring of FACT clients.
• Assists clients in defining goals to achieve personal, social, educational and/or vocational development.
• Assists in development of a safety and risk management program for the treatment setting.
• Develops and maintains an inventory of materials used in treatment and tracks use accordingly.
• Attends required training and in-service programs as requested.
• Conducts random and scheduled house checks for safety, security, compliance, and census at a 24/7 housing facility.
• Identifies and maintains professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship.
• Ensures compliance with MHM confidentiality policies, and Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines including HIPAA.
• Delivers care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy, dignity and rights of FACT clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:

• Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Continuing Education benefits
• Much more...