Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis·Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for clients while implementing individual treatment plans. Plan and execute scheduled services, skills training, and activities to support clients' social and emotional growth.
Are you passionate about creating opportunities for people to thrive?
Catholic Charities is the place for you!
The mission of Catholic Charities Twin Cities is to serve those most in need and to advocate for justice in the community. Our programs for children, families, and adults serve more than 25,000 people every year. As the need for our services grows, Catholic Charities is working to adapt and respond with strategies that prevent poverty, meet basic needs in times of crisis, and create pathways to greater stability.
$20.00 - $25.10 hourly
Catholic Charities is seeking a self-motivated, compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally aware to serve as a Mental Health Practitioner I at its Wilder Day Treatment Center.
The Mental Health Practitioner is directly responsible to the Unit Manager, receives supervision and direction from the Mental Health Services Supervisor and is a part of the program's treatment team overseen by the Senior Program Manager. The Mental Health Practitioner’s primary responsibility is to maintain a safe, healthy, respectful, and therapeutic milieu in which clients can grow and through which individual treatment plans can be implemented. The Mental Health Practitioner is specifically responsible for planning, participating, and executing scheduled services and activities.
Actively supervise all student clients. Anticipate and plan for challenges and concerns.
Provide structure, routine, limits, and expectations consistently and predictability in conjunction with peers to facilitate a sense of security and safety to clients and staff in environment.
Adhere to agency-approved training for de-escalation and physical intervention.
Demonstrate the skills of professional youth care work including engagement, understanding, sensitivity, rapport building, creative problem solving, and attunement to needs.
Plan, participate in, and execute individual and group skills training that meets the clients’ social, emotional, and developmental needs as well as meets expectations of Skills Training set by supervisory team.
Actively assist and encourage clients to engage, regulate and apply newly learned skills. Praise clients for positive efforts.
Incorporate philosophies, language, concepts, and interventions associated with Models of Care.
Participate in the assessment and documentation of progress towards client’s treatment goals; make recommendations to existing and future goals based on client’s needs.
Responsible for promptly and accurately collecting, entering, managing, and reporting of client data into systems of record.
Communicate and collaborate via direct communication and email.
Participate in clinical supervision, consultations, and team meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
Job Classification: Fulltime; Hourly; Non-Exempt
No: Operating specialized machinery (additional assessment may be required)
No: Walking or standing > 2 hours/shift
No: Lifting up to 25lbs without assistance
No: Lifting up to 50lbs without assistance
No: Physically restraining clients
Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
Updated: 12/19/2023.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all functions that are required of the employee for this job.
Requires a bachelor's degree in behavioral science, a master's degree, or 4,000 hours of supervised mental health experience. Must possess a valid driver's license, CPR/First Aid certification, and pass a DHS background check.
Market context
Behavioral health openings in Minnesota often reflect steady demand in community, residential, and outpatient settings, especially for candidates who can meet licensing, safety, and transportation requirements. These roles can be competitive because employers look for reliability, CPR/First Aid certification, a valid Minnesota driver’s license, and a clean DHS background check. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certifications and driving record before applying.
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