POSITION: Mental Health Technician

POSITION SUMMARY: To serve as a member of a multi-disciplined treatment team providing 24 hour residential care to emotionally troubled clients. Working within a treatment milieu, the youth leader uses self to facilitate the emotional, social, moral, and physical development of clients within his or her care.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to:

1. Behaviors that have been disruptive or inappropriate for clients.

2. Participate in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training and successfully pass both the written and the physical test.

3. Be physically capable of successfully performing a physical restraint without injuring the client, yourself or other staff members.

4. Have the stamina and endurance to keep up with a group of very active adolescents, both physically and emotionally for an eight hour shift.

5. Use self in a professional manner with the goal being to help clients and cottage groups to achieve success needed to re-enter community living.

6. Be responsible for the direct supervision of all clients assigned to you.

7. Attend requested cottage and campus meetings as well as specified in-service training sessions.

8. Oversee self-administration of medication by clients as outlined in the policy and procedure manual.

9. Observe and record client behavior for the purpose of information, evaluation, and treatment.

10. Teach clients good grooming and hygiene practices.

11. Teach clients housekeeping functions and care of property.

12. Per Supervisor’s direction, do light maintenance and cleaning, as needed, to provide a safe and comfortable cottage environment.

13. Participate in all staffings when requested as a member of the treatment team.

14. Ensure that you are in compliance with the rules set forth in the Employee Handbook, i.e., client rights, staff rules of conduct.

15. Perform other responsibilities as may be required to perform the mission of Oesterlen Services for Youth, Inc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have at a minimum an Associates degree. be 21 years of age with (3) years experience working with at risk youth.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work involves standing, walking, running, lifting, pulling and pushing heavy loads and sitting. A youth leader must be mentally and physically capable of working in an environment with very aggressive adolescent clients who may attempt to physically attack and/or intimidate staff members. Youth leaders must be capable of being physically active for an eight hour shift.

A physical abilities test is required to ensure the Youth Leader is physically capable of performing a successful physical restraint within the guidelines specified by Cornell University’s TCI Training Course and without injuring the client, him/her self, or other staff members, and to ensure the Youth Leader has the stamina and endurance to be physically active over an eight hour work shift.

Work pressure is moderate to stressful.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.46 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Do you have at least 3 years experience working with at risk youth?

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Work Location: In person