Behavioral Health Associate

As a Behavioral Health Associate in the Residential or Community Care Treatment Program, you will be responsible for working with clients to facilitate their growth towards treatment plan goals. Day or Night, 8 or 12 hour shifts available.

Major Areas of Responsibility Include:Ensuring the safety and security of clients

· Ensure that youth are always supervised

· Model appropriate behavior and social skills

· Deescalate situations and engage with youth with a therapeutic, trauma informed mindset

· Set clear boundaries and ensure rules are followed by all youth

· Complete 20 hours of annual training to develop skills to better engage with youth

· Adhere to ethics in communication and confidentiality regarding youth and their treatment

· Oversee youth constant duties and maintain the house work packet

· Follow safety procedures when transporting youth to and from the residences and when preparing food for youth

Monitoring completion of treatment goals and daily progress notes

· Support youth during day-to-day activities in multiple settings, using therapeutic interventions and the Teaching Family Model

· Complete daily documentation on youth progress toward treatment goals.

· Complete daily progress notes, weekly progress reports, and monthly progress reports on youth in the home

· Interact with youth throughout the day and teach social skills through those interactions

· Track points that are given/taken away from youth based on positive and negative behaviors

· Report to the Supervisor the youth’s problem areas and levels of achievement.

· Work with other organizations/ individuals including Probation Officers, Social Workers, parents, and Behavioral Health Clinicians to meet the needs of clients

· Relay accurate and timely information to individuals within and outside of the organization as appropriate

To be successful at RYC, you will demonstrate compassion, judgement, interpersonal skills, solution-focused mindset as you work with adolescents in our treatment programs.

About the job:

On a given day, a BHA will spend time:

· Coaching youth to use rational problem solving and appropriate social skills

· Helping youth stay on task with house duties or education assignments

· Planning and facilitating recreational activities for youth

· Documenting your interventions with youth

· Making meals for the youth

· Driving youth to appointments, school, or recreational activities

Job Type: Full Time, Non-Exempt
Salary: $18.00-$25.00/hr DOE
Benefits: Health insurance, HRA, Health Insurance Waiver Monthly Stipend, Life insurance, free access to RYC's Fitness Center, 403 B Retirement plan 5% annual employer contribution, paid leave, and 8 paid holidays.

Must pass a background check and have a drivers license. (Alaska preferred)
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RYC currently offers a $1000 sign on bonus for newly hired full time staff after their first 30 days of hire.

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $25