Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more. 

*This position will remain open for seven (7) calendar days, or until filled. Posted 10/7/2024* (updated 10/16/2024)

Hourly Wage: $16.49

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description
Under supervision of La Mariposa Program Supervisor, performs moderately complex habilitation and rehabilitative therapy work. Work involves providing habilitative and rehabilitative services for clients with mental impairments. May train others. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Provides support, information, referrals, follow-up, and technical assistance to peers and daily oversight of the Peer Drop-In Center. Maintain data indicating the number of referrals, participants, resources, unmet needs of consumers and barriers to obtaining services for all interested parties. Obtains and sets benchmarks for baseline data.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in therapeutic work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent.

Requires adult who has been diagnosed with a mental illness themselves.

Must be certified within 6 months of hire. (Peer Provider). Must have a Valid Texas Driver's License and good driving record.

Must have reliable transportation. May use personal vehicle to conduct business. Must have a valid driver's license at all times, liability insurance and a good driving record

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In the course of being employed, understands and implements trauma informed care practices
• Knowledge of therapeutic methods and techniques in the rehabilitative therapy area of specialization and of mental illness and mental disabilities.
• Ability to provide rehabilitative therapy
• Skill in the use of equipment, tools, and materials used in therapeutic service activities.
• Ability to provide rehabilitative therapy, to prepare concise reports, to communicate effectively, and to train others.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks in an efficient and effective manner with moderate supervision
• Possess good organizational skills

MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. 

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• career ladder incentives/opportunities
• mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work

• employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Student Loan Repayment

• MHID is a qualified employer for the PSLF program to repay student loans https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Education

• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees 
• Free LPC-A supervision

We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA

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