Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist - Evergreen Club

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist for the Evergreen Club in Spokane. The specialist gives direct rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness in a Clubhouse program, helping members build confidence, find meaningful work and relationships, and take part in transitional and supported employment.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a non-profit that has served Spokane for more than 100 years, offering evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment to adults, youth and seniors through outpatient, inpatient, crisis and community outreach services and partnerships with schools and law enforcement. Work in this role happens in an office and out in the community.

What you'll do

• Work with each client's primary provider to set psychosocial rehabilitation goals, track progress and write rehabilitation plans for all clubhouse members
• Develop and manage transitional and supported employment placements, including choosing, training and supporting members and keeping good ties with employers
• Involve members in running the clubhouse work units so each has meaningful work suited to their current level, and help them take on more responsibility over time
• Provide community support services and take part in the work-ordered day, following the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs from Clubhouse International
• Go with members on outings and drive them to and from clubhouse activities in FBH vehicles
• Complete daily documentation, including progress notes, and attend staff meetings

What you need

• A Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences
• Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration, applied for within 30 days of hire
• A Food Handler's Permit within 14 days of starting
• An unrestricted, valid driver's license, active car insurance and willingness to use your own vehicle for work, plus passing a motor vehicle screening and driving test
• Skill with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Able to lift 10 to 20 pounds and to escort members to indoor and outdoor community locations

Preferred

• One year of experience working with people diagnosed with a mental health disorder

Schedule

• Full-time
• Weekends, evenings and holidays as needed for clubhouse programming
• Travel to see clients in the community and between work sites, in FBH or personal vehicles

Benefits

• A signing bonus
• Paid time off, accruing up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Extended sick leave, plus paid sick and safe time
• A compressed workweek option for some positions
• Medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution and an extra 3% employer match
• Life insurance paid by the company, starting the first of the month after 6 months of employment
• No-cost supervision for staff working toward clinical licensure
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the required license or certification application fee
• A free Employee Assistance Program and staff discounts with FBH partners in Spokane