D'Amore is Now an Approved Treatment Provider for Kaiser

Entry Level Mental Health Jobs in Orange County, CA

JOIN THE D’AMORE MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY AS A BHT

Start Your Career in Mental Health With No Experience Required

D’Amore Healthcare is actively seeking dedicated individuals for an entry-level position in our mental health treatment facility in Costa Mesa, Orange County, specializing in primary mental health care. The ideal candidate is highly organized, compassionate, and excels in teamwork, with strong skills in precise documentation, effective time management, and collaborative group dynamics. If this description fits you and you are eager to be part of a dynamic team, please forward your resume to D’Amore Healthcare.

We offer some incredible benefits which include:

Matching 401k Benefit
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Professional Development Program with Cost Reimbursement
Paid Time Off and Paid Sick Leave of 16 Days Annually
Mileage Reimbursement
Exemplary performance review
Mid-level to Senior management opportunities

Responsibilities:

Rounds
Patient Care
Medication Observation
Documentation
Patient Education
Intake and Registration
De-escalation
House-keeping
Patient Activity Assistance

Qualifications:

1. Experience (preferred but not required): One year of full-time experience, or its part-time equivalent, working in a program serving persons with primary mental health or substance use disorders. This level of experience would be preferred but is not required. D’Amore offers on-site training and support for entry-level positions.

2. Knowledge: Understanding principles and practices of community-based mental health or substance use programs, facility therapy, crisis intervention, group counseling, individual counseling theory and technique, and belief in the principles of client-centered treatment.

3. Special Skills: Adapt program practices and goals to changing funding requirements, represent program in a professional manner and communicate effectively in both oral and written form. Have great boundaries and compassion to care for patients.

4. Education: Graduation from high school or, possession of a GED.

5. Other Requirements: Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and personal automobile insurance. Hiring is contingent upon receiving DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance or an exemption, a TB test, and clearance on an employment physical.

Schedule: DAYTIME (4 days a week, either 6A-4:30P, 9A-7:30P, OR 1P-11:30P)

Please email us your resume and application to hr@damorementalhealth.com

The D'Amore Difference

At D’Amore, we treat our patients as empowered individuals. Their recovery is as much in their hands as it is in ours. Our “Build Me Up®” program fosters behavioral and cognitive change that empowers patients to create the life they’ve always dreamed of, free from addiction and mental illness. While at D’Amore, patients are treated like family in a warm and nurturing environment where small gestures go a long way, such as our feel-good, homebaked Trudy’s cookies®.