Team Lead Drop-In Center

Job Details

Job Location: Lottie House - Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Salary Range: $18.00 - $20.43 Hourly

Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a living example, that recovery is possible by role modeling recovery and wellness in his or her own life.
• Provide and advocate for effective recovery-oriented services.
• Teach and mentor the value of every individual’s recovery experience.
• Coach on effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Assist consumers in articulating personal goals for recovery and identifying the objectives needed to reach them.
• Empower consumers through promoting autonomy, self-direction, and self-advocacy.
• Facilitate peer support groups and self-help (mutual support) groups.
• Support consumers in using WRAP or other wellness plans.
• Assist in creating a crisis plan and Psychiatric Advanced Directive.
• Support consumers in identifying meaningful roles and integrating into communities of their choice.
• Assist consumers in building social skills and on the development of natural support systems.
• Attend treatment team and program development meetings to ensure the presence of the consumer voice and to promote the use of self-directed recovery tools.
• Share knowledge about and resources for various behavioral health settings and ancillary services (i.e., Social Security, housing services, supportive employment, and advocacy organizations).
• Assist consumers in obtaining services that suit his or her recovery needs.
• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the behavioral health field through ongoing participation in training and other educational opportunities.
• Coordinates Drop in Center supply needs and requisition requests.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Experience with program housing and/or working with persons with mental illness preferred.
• Skills:
• Demonstrated participation in advocacy and/or personal knowledge in recovery.
• Be willing to self-disclose about personal recovery and wellness.
• Be stabilized in recovery and practice ongoing self-care.
• Be able to serve as an example for others of what wellness and recovery looks like.
• Certification:
• Adult CPR and First Aid certification preferred.
• Must be eligible for Case Manager certification through ODMHSAS

WORK CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work is performed in climate-controlled office setting, where exposure to conditions of extreme heat/cold, poor ventilation, fumes and gases is unlikely.
• Noise level is moderate and includes sounds of normal office equipment (printers, fax machine, phones, etc.)
• No environmental hazards are encountered in normal performance of job duties.
• Work requires a flexible work schedule due to internal and external meetings. Occasional travel may be required; must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Physical ability to lift and carry 25 pounds.
• Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards of the site and staff behavior.
• Physical mobility and endurance to perform tasks while standing/walking for long periods of time (60 minutes or more).
• Ability to climb stairs.
• Ability to safely and properly use office equipment.