Mental Health Counselor – Community Support Program (CSP)

4-Day Work Week Option Available

Location: Seward Office (Minneapolis)

Looking to make a difference in your community? Here is an exciting opportunity to support individuals recovering from mental illness. If you have experience working in Adult Foster Care with adults recovering from mental illness, Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS), Independent Living Skills (ILS), residential mental health treatment (IRTS), MI/CD services, or other mental health services, you may be ready to take the next step in your career as a Mental Health Counselor!

In this position you will: provide direct services to clients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness to improve their symptoms, stability, independent living, and connections to a supportive community. More specifically, the CSP helps its members maintain housing, access nutritious food, manage their symptoms, pursue overall mental and physical wellness, engage with employment, volunteer opportunities, and social activities, and form mutually supportive friendships.

A few of the benefits offered by MHR:

• 4 Day Work Week Option.
• Intensive two-week initial orientation program AND on-going in-house training program.
• Health insurance (including family health coverage) with employee costs in the top 6% of most affordable health care options. Competitive dental insurance.
• Automatic enrollment in retirement plan after 1 year with up to 3% contribution.
• 9 paid holidays and 18 days accrued PTO during your first year.
• Annual merit-based salary increases.
• MHR is looking for candidates who are Spanish speaking, Hmong speaking, and Somali speaking. You may receive a $1000 salary bonus for passing the language proficiency exam.
• MHR is committed to working towards racial equity and combating racism.
• MHR is a tobacco free workplace promoting health & wellness for the individuals we serve and our employees.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide and coordinate CSP services utilizing a team approach to promote individual recovery and community integration.
• Support client development, assess individual needs, provide crisis assistance, and monitor safety and appropriateness of drop-in center activities.
• Assist clients with developing and progressing toward obtaining their stated goals.
• Facilitate groups in conjunction with other team members to promote peer support and knowledge about managing the challenges of living with a mental illness in the community.
• Assist in design and implementation of volunteer and vocational training opportunities to promote employment skills development and consumer involvement in program.
• Communicate with clients’ providers and others involved to provide referrals and coordinate care.
• Provide housing support services including referrals, assistance with applications, appeals, and linkage to ongoing support services.
• Participate in team meetings, supervisory meetings, and professional development trainings.
• Document all relevant detail pertaining to client services in order to maintain quality.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in the human services-related field.
• Preferred: two years of counseling experience of which at least one year of experience in community-based mental health with adults recovering from mental illness or a combination of equivalent experience and training.