What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mentor in Ventura County position at The Camden Center?
Camden Case Management offers management services to individuals with mental health and/or addiction challenges in need of ongoing support to successfully pursue their reintegration goals. Camden Case Management collaborates with clients who may be at various stages of their healing process. Our team is dedicated to developing flexible, creative, and individualized reintegration plans for each client within a comprehensive support structure. Utilizing a multidisciplinary team and a multi-tier program of available options, our aim is to assist our clients in moving towards functional independence through reasonable and achievable goals.
Camden Case Management (CCM) is founded on the principles of excellence and compassionate care, attuned support, and respect for our clients and their families. Each client has a personalized case management team that works closely with family members, outside clinical providers and support personnel participating in the client’s reintegration process. We view regular communication as essential in the success of goal achievement. Utilizing our approach, we have noticed that our clients benefit greatly from comprehensive, ongoing and long-term case management services in several areas, such as reintegration plan creation and revision, daily phone support, home visits, medication adherence, life skills coaching, recovery related activities, communication skill building, community development, active participation and accountability.
Camden Case Management requires all of our clients to be simultaneously working with an outside team of clinical provider(s). We do not perform clinical services with our clients, but rather serve as an adjunct to their ongoing clinical work with their respective clinical providers. Camden Case Management will support skill building, internal resource allocation and emotional regulation learned within their clinical settings. Through supportive practice, our clients are able to apply and benefit from the skills they have learned within their clinical sessions.
Camden Case Management is currently seeking Mentors in Ventura County. Qualified candidates will preferably have experience working in the mental health, addiction and/or coaching fields. Some supervision hours toward licensure may be available in this role.
Mentor Description:
With Camden Case Management, the mentor is the client’s primary source of support. Mentors are taking the lead within many aspects of client care, including daily communication, observation and reporting. The client will spend the vast majority of face to face hours with their respective mentor in the client’s lives. The entire Camden Case Management team depends on the mentor for in depth and timely updates. Within the chain of command, the mentor, who knows their client implicitly, will report to the case manager, their direct supervisor.
Mentor Primary Responsibilities:
Mentors have face to face weekly sessions with client wherever the client needs support
Mentors monitor clients to ensure safety and support
Mentors conduct home visits
Mentors assist client in medication counts and adherence
Mentors may conduct random toxicology screens (via urine samples)
Mentors provide support to clients, and assist them to practice the skills they are learning in clinical treatment.
Mentors will assist in life skills support (resume building, scheduling, budgeting, organizing, goal setting and tracking, job support, personal accountability and follow through, etc.)
Mentors will engage in recovery related activities with their client (exercise, meditation, grocery shopping, 12-step meetings, community development, etc.)
Mentors provide phone support for client
Mentors will maintain ongoing communication with case manager
Mentors will document all sessions, interactions and anything noteworthy
This is a part-time position with the potential for full time. This multifaceted role requires someone with a unique blend of skills and experience. It is a complex position requiring the individual to be able to work independently with minimal supervision yet with a high level of communication and organization.
Position Title: Mentor
Reports to: Case Manager
Schedule: Flexible hours Monday through Sunday
Desired Skills and Experience:
Familiarity with mental health treatment and services is preferred. Some trauma and addiction informed skills are also preferred
Open to and encouraged to be pursuing education in the field of mental health/counseling/addiction/coaching studies
CPR certified
Valid driver's license and clean driving record
Organized and able to prioritize tasks based on urgency/ importance
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage potential issues
Maintain a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays
Experience in mental health treatment, recovery and/or coaching, preferred
Able to remain empathetic, professional, and communicate effectively in stressful situations or crises
Interested candidates, please respond via email with a cover letter and resume. Please include your availability.
Job Type: Part-time with potential for full-time
Experience:
- relevant: 1 year (Preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's or higher (Preferred)
The rate paid for this position will vary depending on the assignments and qualifications of the person filling the position. Certain assignments may be paid at a higher rate, and certain assignments may be paid at a lower rate. Employees will be advised of the applicable rate for any particular assignment when the assignment is made, and in advance of performing any work on the assignment. The pay scale for this position ranges from $16.50 per hour, up to $36.00 per hour. This pay scale does not include amounts that may be paid as bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits.
Salary : $36
