The Program Assistant works as part of an Assertive Community Team that provides care and treatment for clients that are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring chemical dependency. The Program Assistant is viewed as a primary agent of hope and change and is required to work in full partnership with the client in their recovery process. The Program Assistant has a two-focused level of responsibility: first, for the care, welfare, treatment, and safety of the clients as individuals and secondly, for the facilitation of a work and a treatment culture that promotes teamwork, professionalism, cultural competency, and adherence to best practice principles and interventions.
