Behavioral Health Technician

  • Salina
  • Saint Francis Ministries
Job Description

• Participates in the client's daily planning routine.

• Supervisors, coaches, and mentors the client during meals, dressing and personal hygiene, monitors cleaning of room, chores, and life tactical skills.

• Provides structure, discipline, and security in meeting the needs of the clients.

• Serves as an adult role model and a source of feedback to the clients.

• Always supervises and monitors clients.

• Provides positive interaction with the clients and demonstrates appropriate de-escalation techniques.

• Demonstrates effective communication skills with clients and co-workers.

• Demonstrates professional ethics, boundaries, and confidentiality with the clients.

• Demonstrate respect and care for the clients and the ability to be open-minded and nonjudgmental with clients.

• Maintains awareness of diversity and youth culture

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills/ability to work as a team.

• Serves as a role model and source of feedback to the clients.

• Always supervises and keeps clients within sight and sound requirements. During sleeping hours, checking clients every 10 minutes.

• Intervenes in crisis situations using the approved Mandt system.

• Reports to work at scheduled times and remains on duty until replacement is on shift.

• Documents significant client behaviors and significant contact with client.

• Assists in the overall cleanliness of the campus: Perform assigned cleaning or maintenance duties; monitors client's rooms and chores daily; maintains cleanliness of staff offices.

• Administers prescribe medication, documents, and observe its effects. Must have appropriate training and certification if required to administer medications.

• Supervises clients during chapel services and serves as an adult role model.

• On-call duties required as needed

• Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.

• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• MANDT - Offered as part of the training during onboarding.

• CPR - Offered as part of the training during onboarding.

• Prefer one year's experience working with children.

• Must be 21 years of age.

• Must pass a physical examination, drug screen and TB Skin Test.

• Must pass an MVR, DCF fingerprint background, and KDADS background.

• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

• Lifting requirements of 50 lbs.