Accounting Technician, Supervising
Salary: $19.19-$23.42 hourly / $3,337-$4,074 monthly /
Range: 5256
DEFINITION: Under supervision, assures continuity of care
for clients in a community mental health program; and performs
related duties as required.
Incumbents in this class work within a system of
interdisciplinary departmental teams and/or contract service
agencies providing assessment, prevention, intervention, treatment,
and related ancillary support services via an integrated service
delivery system to people with alcohol and other drug-related
problems, mental illness, and/or co-occurring conditions.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Provides care management, crisis evaluations, and evaluations
for involuntary hospitalization; interviews clients to obtain
pertinent information including psychiatric, social, educational,
and vocational history; makes field visits to evaluate clients to
determine needs for services; assists clients in obtaining
suitable services such as housing, vocational rehabilitation,
financial assistance, and employment; helps clients develop
necessary skills for everyday living; provides transportation for
clients to obtain needed services; cooperates with other agencies
and professionals to coordinate services for mutual clientele.
- Participates in interdisciplinary team reviews for
collaborative assessment and treatment planning to ensure quality
care; conducts social, recreational, or occupational skill
development in accordance with the treatment plan; observes and
reports to licensed staff observations of client’s behaviors;
confers with licensed staff regarding needed services and
referrals to other community agencies.
- Serves as a point of contact to community agencies or contract
service providers when programmatic issues arise.
- Documents client activity according to established
departmental guidelines under supervision of licensed professional
staff.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology,
social work, or other behavioral science related to the mental
health field; or,
- completion of 30 semester units or 45 quarter units that
included at least 15 semester units or 22 quarter units in
psychology, sociology, social work, or other behavioral science
related to the mental health field and two years of
experience performing duties equivalent to ADMHS Recovery
Assistant with the County of Santa Barbara; or,
- a combination of training, education, and experience that is
equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and
that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Driver’s License: A valid driver’s license is required at
the time of application. A valid California Class C Driver’s License
is required at the time of appointment.
Knowledge of: characteristics of emotional and mental
disorders; and correct English grammar, spelling, punctuation,
sentence structure, and paragraphing.
Ability to: read, understand, and follow detailed
departmental procedures and state and federal laws and regulations;
learn practices of care management including evaluating needs of
clients, referring clients to resources, and providing skill
development for clients; learn principles of paraprofessional
counseling including conflict resolution and crisis intervention;
learn about resources for social, health, welfare, and related
services within communities served; provide services to clients from
a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds; elicit from and
communicate information to people with psychiatric disabilities and
systematically and concisely record such data using correct grammar,
punctuation, and spelling; interview clients to obtain information
for crisis intervention; communicate effectively with clients and
staff; work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team;
respond supportively and empathetically to people with psychiatric
disabilities; maintain calm, supportive demeanor in crisis
situations; and understand and follow verbal and written
instructions.
Background Investigation: Finalists for positions in this
class will be required to pass a pre-offer, job-related background
investigation. |
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