Mental Health Worker - Child/Adolescent PHP
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Natchaug Hospital
Enfield, CT, US
Summary
The Mental Health Worker provides therapeutic interventions and participates in an interdisciplinary treatment team to support client recovery. They are also responsible for transporting students between school, the Joshua Center program, and their homes using a company vehicle.
Job Description
Location Detail: NAT 72 Shaker Rd Enfield (10162)
Shift Detail: Standard schedule: Monday - Friday; 11:30am - 6:30pm, Summer & Winter break hours: Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 2:30pm.
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Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offers a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.
Program Summary
Natchaug's Joshua Center Programs treat children as young as 6 and as old as 17 who are struggling with psychiatric or substance abuse issues, but do not require inpatient care. Services Include: Comprehensive assessment, which may include: Comprehensive aftercare planning, family, group, and individual therapy, occupational and creative rehabilitation therapy. Natchaug Hospital provides transportation from school to the Joshua Center Program, and then to the student’s home.
Job Summary
The Mental Health Worker provides therapeutic interventions for clients and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team in adherence to hospital policies and core values. Provides transportation from school to the Joshua Center program and then to the student's home with company vehicle.
Qualifications
- Previous experience with behavioral health clients preferred.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2 years related experience required.
- Current Driver’s license with a clean driving record for a minimum 3 consecutive years.
- Ability to obtain a Public Service License "A" Endorsement within 90 days of hire, which requires ability to pass pre-hire drug screen and DOT physical exam.
- Must have and maintain a telephone number for scheduling.
- Computer proficiency and keyboarding skills required.
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Hartford HealthCare provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top notch organization:
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
- Tuition assistance
- Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.
Founded in 1954, Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s primary provider of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents and adults.
We provide compassionate, respectful treatment for those living with mental illness and addictions, helping each find their way to recovery.
The hospital's 57-bed facility in Mansfield Center, Connecticut, provides inpatient care for over 650 children and adolescents and 1,300 adults with mental illness or substance abuse issues each year. Journey House, a 13-bed residential treatment center for adolescent girls, is also operated by Natchaug Hospital on its Mansfield campus.
Natchaug's day hospital, after school and special education school programs provide treatment to more than 2,750 children, adolescents and adults each year through programs in Danielson, Dayville, Enfield, Groton, Mansfield, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and Vernon, Connecticut.
Natchaug Hospital is part of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Our fully integrated health system includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization.
Through its institute model, Hartford HealthCare offers the highest standards of care for cancer, heart and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics and urology.
Founded
1954
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Mansfield Center, CT
Founded in 1954, Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s primary provider of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents and adults.
We provide compassionate, respectful treatment for those living with mental illness and addictions, helping each find their way to recovery.
The hospital's 57-bed facility in Mansfield Center, Connecticut, provides inpatient care for over 650 children and adolescents and 1,300 adults with mental illness or substance abuse issues each year. Journey House, a 13-bed residential treatment center for adolescent girls, is also operated by Natchaug Hospital on its Mansfield campus.
Natchaug's day hospital, after school and special education school programs provide treatment to more than 2,750 children, adolescents and adults each year through programs in Danielson, Dayville, Enfield, Groton, Mansfield, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and Vernon, Connecticut.
Natchaug Hospital is part of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Our fully integrated health system includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization.
Through its institute model, Hartford HealthCare offers the highest standards of care for cancer, heart and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics and urology.
Founded
1954
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Mansfield Center, CT
