What are the responsibilities and job description for the Overnight Behavioral Health Technician position at Embark Behavioral Health?
Overview
Overnight Behavioral Health Technician
Starting Pay: $20 per hour
Full-time, on-site
Looking to make a difference in the lives of young people and be part of an amazing and growing mental health team? Our program in Greeley, CO, located just outside of Denver, is expanding their team! Clients at our Residential Treatment Center live in a family style residence where community and interpersonal relationships are key.
At Embark our mission is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028.
We warmly welcome EMTs to apply for this position! Your experience in emergency medical care and crisis management makes you uniquely qualified to transition into the Behavioral Health Technician role.
Responsibilities
The Overnight Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for providing direct care to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of the participants through direct and indirect physical and verbal interaction and supports the participants in their development of basic living and social skills.
- Ensure the health, safety, and welfare of participants in the program
- Provide supportive mentoring and guidance
- Ensure a safe, clean, organized, living environment.
- Supervise as well as participate in household cleaning and maintenance
- Assist participants in creating daily goals and action steps every morning
- Promote and assist participants' with self-help skills in the areas of eating, hygiene, and maintenance in personal/communal space
- Provide day-to-day supervision, including assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, planned activities, and school/work
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with participant and team
- Communicate with therapist and treatment team on a regular basis
Qualifications
• Minimum of 2 years' experience working in Human Services or at least 1 year of college education• Must have a valid State of Colorado Driver's License• Ability and willingness to demonstrate empathy and concern with a high-risk population• Minimum of 21 years of age or older• Ability to pass pre-employment federal and state background, fingerprints, and drug screen
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid parental leave
- Compensated holidays, opportunities for overtime, and PTO accrual schedule
- Opportunity to foster relationships with adolescents and their families, create joy in their lives, and heal generations
- Access to professional growth using our leading-edge strategies and trainings with our exceptional leaders
There is no predetermined closing date for this job opportunity. The employer will accept applications until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.
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