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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Posted Date
12/03/2024
Salary Range: $83800 - 179400 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
21015

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Public Mental Health Partnership (PMHP) is seeking to hire a full time Lead Community Mental Health Trainer (CMHT). In this role you will develop, conduct, and assist in the evaluation of trainings for Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) mental health professionals working in the Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) and Full Service Partnership (FSP) teams. Trainings are on evidence-based treatment approaches for adults with severe mental illness in Los Angeles County. The Lead CMHT will also be responsible for providing technical assistance to community providers working on theses teams. Trainings may address topics such as, trauma, improving access to mental health services, and enhancing engagement with complex clients experiencing homelessness. Trainings may also include modules on quality monitoring, quality improvement, and program evaluation including using qualitative and quantitative data.

 

Duties performed by the Lead CMHT will include:

  • Determine training, technical assistance, and program model needs among providers working in publicly funded intensive field-based mental health, homeless, and co-occurring service teams
  • Oversee the planning, delivery, and quality improvement of provider trainings
  • Compile relevant trainings used in other treatment contexts, evaluating their relevance to Los Angeles County, and considering implementation with partners
  • Lead training projects, including task supervision and mentorship to other training staff
  • Consult and create DMH program improvement goals and action steps aimed at addressing administrative or clinical challenges presented by DMH providers
  • Develop and implement quality assurance and improvement activities for all facets of PMHP program delivery
  • Plan and supervise the development of a portfolio of intervention materials including manuals, online and skill-building group curricula for providers such as training videos, identification of relevant peer-reviewed research articles, popular media, and other training materials
Pay Range: $83,800.00 - $179,400.00 annually. 

Job Qualifications

Required: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in a mental health related field 
  • Demonstrated thorough knowledge of DMH programs including Full Service Partnership (FSP), HOME (Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement), or similar programs (e.g., Assertive Community Treatment, Housing First)
  • Knowledge of the mental health issues impacting individuals experiencing severe mental illness, homelessness, and/or co-occurring disorders
  • Proficiency with MS Office software, including Word and Excel
  • Experience leading trainings for clinicians and/or administrators
  • Experience providing clinical support for staff at remote sites who are dealing with challenging cases and caseloads
  • Experience communicating complex information to people with varying levels of education/training and different learning styles (both in-person and online)
  • Demonstrated excellence in training curriculum development
  • Experience in developing educational materials for dissemination through an internet-based platform
  • Ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously
  • Must have access to reliable transportation for travel to service delivery sites throughout Los Angeles County when necessary
Preferred:
  • Familiarity with collaborative workspaces, such as Google Drive, Box, and/or SharePoint (Preferred)
  • Advanced degree in a mental health related field i.e. MSW, PhD, MA, PsyD, PhD or EdD (Highly preferred)

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.