Moving Forward Psychological Institute - Community Mental Health Worker Assistant: Work Experience and Transitional Job

*Please note in the event of a permanent placement, the $17/hour rate is not guaranteed.

Job Summary:

Moving Forward Psychological Institute, Inc. (MFPI), is committed to providing comprehensive, inclusive, and practice-and-evidence-based programs. All of the services they provide and the work they do serve one purpose: helping people lead better lives. Their programs and counseling approaches are unique and innovative with their focus on cultural competency and community healing.

Essential Job Duties:

• Community mental health education dissemination

• Case management assistance

• Community outreach and engagement work including organizing health fairs and putting together mental health education classes

• Field safety and crisis management basics and execution

• Soft skills related to the mental health field and working in an office environment Recording keeping for administrative purposes

• Regular check-ins with direct supervisor

• Participation on learning activities centered on mental health

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Experience in community service.

• Must be of good character: trustworthy, honest, mature, emotionally stable.

• Must have great collaboration skills.

• Bilingual in any language highly preferred.

Work Experience Skills Developed:

• Capstone project demonstrating work experience gained over the course of the program.

• Dissemination of community mental health education

• Case management assistance

• Community outreach and engagement work including organizing health fairs and putting

• together mental health education classes

• Field safety and crisis management basics and execution

• Soft skills related to the mental health field and working in an office environment

• Recording keeping for administrative purposes

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm

This opportunity is available to WIOA participants only.

To enroll in the program or inquire about services, please complete the Career Services Interest and Eligibility Assessment by scanning the QR Code or contacting OC Workforce Solutions at (866) 500-6587 or info@ocworkforcesolutions.com.

This WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. If you need special assistance to participate in this program, please call (866) 500-6587. TDD/TTY users, please call the California Relay Service at (800) 735-2922 or 711. Please call 72 hours in advance to allow the OC Workforce Solutions Center to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this program.

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