What are the responsibilities and job description for the STIRT Milieu Coordinator position at Intervention, Inc.?
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The mission of Behavioral Treatment Services is to provide accessible, integrated, and inclusive behavioral health services supporting clients throughout the criminal justice system. Behavioral Treatment Services provides a continuum of specialized adult offender substance abuse and other treatment modalities. Being a part of the BTS team means being a part of the forefront of Colorado’s behavioral health and criminal justice programs and initiatives. Our goals are to provide a space toward client healing, reduce criminal recidivism, assist clients in working towards personal growth, and collaborate with the system and client to work towards mutually agreeable goals.
BTS provides clinical services, court related services, and specialized programs for adults involved in the criminal justice system. BTS provides services at community corrections sites (including residential treatment programs), outpatient locations, jail based, and court liaison programs in 9 counties across Colorado.
In addition to this rewarding, meaningful, and exciting work, we offer:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with a generous 100% immediately vested employer match
- Paid life insurance
- Vacation, Sick, and Personal Paid Time Off
- 11 Paid Holidays per year
- A paid wellness hour 1x/week (within 40-hour work week) to promote self-care and wellness-related activities
- BTS is a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Career pathing for continued growth and promotion from within
- Ongoing training such as Trauma-Informed Care, First Aid Certification, Cultural Diversity, Professional Boundaries, Criminal Thinking, Motivational Interviewing
- Bi-weekly individual and group licensure supervision (LCSW, LPC, CAC II/III/LAC) provided during work time at no cost to employee
- Flexibility on creating work schedule
- Paid CAC classes and attendance at CAC classes
- Incentives for covering extra shifts or groups
STIRT Milieu Coordinator guides clients toward pro-social behavior and protects the safety of the staff, clients and community at large through monitoring and enforcing policies, rules and regulations with STIRT.
Title: STIRT Milieu Coordinator
Location: Lakewood, CO
Hours: Full Time: Thursday-Monday 11:30am-8pm
Salary: $18.78/hr
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support, promote and adhere to the mission, values and Code of Conduct of Intervention Inc.
- Reflect BTS’s commitment to treating all persons with dignity and respect.
- Maintain confidentiality of client and company information.
- Carry out all duties/responsibilities in accordance with Company values, policies and procedures, applicable laws and contractual obligations.
- Educate clients on facility policies, rules and regulations and complete program orientation
- In accordance with BTS and Intervention policy and procedures, ensure clients are adhering to facility rules and regulations
- Support, educate and train clients and staff on appropriate safety and security procedures.
- Communicate incidents, issues and other relevant information accurately and timely to appropriate staff through recording entries into computer system, department/facility log and/or personally as appropriate.
- Review department/facility log and other communication systems at least once daily to keep informed of issues.
- Conduct internal and external rounds throughout the facility to ensure safety and monitor compliance with policies.
- Monitor facility and client population for improper conduct or unauthorized persons inside facility, investigate and take appropriate action.
- Support and enforce behavioral guidelines/sanctions for acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.
- Report client violations timely and appropriately. Investigate violations as directed.
- Respond to emergencies as appropriate.
- Report any decisions or problems that occur to the Supervisor on duty or on call.
- Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with clients and outside referral sources.
- Prepare disciplinary and incident reports accurately, legibly and completely and according to standards prior to the end of shift.
- Monitor clients’ movement in and out of the facility, ensure they all sign in/sign out appropriately as well as receive necessary services if they leave the facility.
- Conduct phone and on-site monitoring of clients in the community per policy and procedure.
- Document client room/bed assignment changes.
- Monitor testing of clients through urinalysis and breathalyzer. Milieu Coordinator STIRT Milieu Coordinator STIRTrev 4/19
- Perform pat searches, facility inspections and room searches to inspect for contraband and ensure clients are adhering to policies.
- Monitor client medication by documenting medications, and storing and disbursing according to prescribed dosage and time frame.
- Collect and secure property of escapees/terminated clients.
- Transport clients in company van as instructed by manager.
- Coordinate meals through sign-up process and supervise STIRT clients to, from, and while in the dining hall during mealtimes.
- Escort clients to do laundry. Assist clinical team with washing of blankets and sheets for clients.
- Escort clients to the change machine in the building as needed.
- Hand out snacks to clients from the unit storage room as needed.
- Assist clients with basic phone calls as needed.
- Retrieve and release property to authorized pick-up person.
- Assign chores as required.
- Complete all paperwork and documentation accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Attend weekly STIRT team meetings and other required meetings as scheduled.
- Attend required trainings and apply skills and knowledge.
- Regular and predictable attendance, flexibility in schedule/shift changes.
- Good steward of Company human, financial and capital resources.
- Participate effectively as a team member through communication, cooperation, information sharing and problem solving.
- Any other tasks or duties as assigned
Work Traits:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- This job operates in a professional office environment.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers and filing cabinets.
- Work may involve working alone with groups of criminal offenders.
- Duties involve contact with clients or other persons who may be hostile, threatening, dangerous, aggressive and/or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- This position involves inside work with no exposure to weather conditions The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent certification, and
- 2 years customer service and/or security experience with demonstrated skills in effectively dealing with difficult situations
- Computer skills – Basic ability to enter data, generate reports and create communications from variety of software programs and databases.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to remain calm and deescalate stressful situations.
- Knowledge of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and appropriate techniques and practices for the client population.
- Ability to interact effectively as a team member and independently with Company staff, stakeholders, and with diverse client base.
- Must pass background check and have ability to access state criminal databases.
- Ability to walk about a multi-floor building quickly and frequently.
- Ability to lift and move furnishings while conducting searches. Milieu Coordinator STIRT Milieu Coordinator STIRTrev 4/19
- Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 lbs. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Valid driver’s license
- Must have current CPR/First Aid certification within 6 months of hire.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee constantly is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds while conducting searches and collecting property. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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