POSITION: Mental Health Technician

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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:

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

Maintain a professional manner at all times with clients the goal being to help clients and cottage groups to achieve success needed to re-enter community living.

Assist in the daily health and well-being of clients.

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

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

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

Teach clients good grooming and hygiene practices.

Teach clients housekeeping functions and care of property.

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

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

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

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

Participate in CPI training and successfully pass both the written and the physical test.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have high school diploma and be 21 years of age. Experience working with children/adolescents preferred. Must be able to pass Drug Screen, FBI/BCI Background.

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.

Work pressure is moderate to sometimes stressful.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.86 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Springfield, OH 45503 (Required)

Work Location: In person