Behavioral Aide

Job Description: Behavioral Health Aides care for clients in the group home setting of our Acute Care Services locations. The goal of this position is to help with reintegration, teach living skills, and partner with therapeutic team to ensure treatment care plan is followed. Our BHAs will learn proper documentation techniques and other state and federal standards followed by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, earn certifications in their trainings, and create a path forward with a career in Mental Health. This is a PRN position for weekend work only, mainly nights. Selected candidates could work at any local WellStone location as needed.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide consistent instruction, guidance, encouragement and reinforcement to the clients that are committed to the Crisis Stabilization Unit.
• Regularly implements basic living skills training objectives and documents resident’s progress in a timely manner in the Electronic Health Record.
• Helps to coordinate activities, conduct group therapy, document client’s progress, maintain electronic documentation in timely manner.
• Work closely with Treatment Team.
• Regularly completes documentation of staff notes, incident reports, injury reports, shift observations, and other reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• May be required to lift approximately 50 lbs.
• Ensure clients comply with rules, maintain a clean and safe environment to include performance of housekeeping, assist clients where necessary.
• Demonstrates good safety skills including fire drills, emergency procedures and back safety techniques.
• Promotes a positive work environment, including positive relationships with supervisors, clients and their families and/or co-workers.
• Administration of medication was supervised and documented.
• Attends staff meetings, in-service meetings, trainings as required and remains current on all trainings/certifications.
• Works as schedules, correctly completes and submits timesheets, leave requests in a timely manner.
• Reports any facility or maintenance issues in a timely fashion and assist in the maintenance/housekeeping of the facility, and equipment.
• Performs verbal and at times physical de-escalation techniques as required, in addition to crisis interventions.
• Report to work on time, willing to remain on shift if unable to be relieved, coordinate coverage with other Behavioral Aides for dates unable to report to work, either annual or sick leave requests.
• May have to be escort/guardian for clients who are sent to the Hospital for evaluation.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities that are required of the employee as they may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What we're looking for:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Familiar with computer/Microsoft Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Certified in CPR, SAMA, and MAC (or ability to obtain)
• Ability to work as part of a Team

We are compassionate towards those impacted by behavioral health disorders.

We are dedicated to one another through collaboration and teamwork.

We are optimistic problem-solvers who do what it takes to get the job done.