Behavioral Health Technician I

Location: Nixa, Missouri

Employment Type: PRN

Pay: $17.22/hr

Job Summary

As a Behavioral Health Technician I in our Youth Residential program, you'll provide direct care and supervision to youth residents ages 13-17 with persistent mental illnesses, facilitate therapeutic activities, and work with a team to support the residents' treatment goals and daily program. Our ideal candidate is passionate about working with at-risk youth, has experience with direct care for youth preferred, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate as an active member of the treatment team by facilitating interactions that will ensure the home is a safe haven for therapeutic transformation
• Continuously assess and positively support the young person's perception of safety, feelings of significance, feelings of being respected and related to others, as well as providing direct and indirect supervision of all assigned young people in the home.
• Provide direct care and supervision to youth residents ages 8-17 with persistent mental illnesses.
• Provide youth residents with therapeutic activities while ensuring their safety.
• Work with a team of residents on their daily program, specific interventions and adjustments to the milieu, including homework, chores, recreation, social skills, daily living skills, individualized weekly and treatment plan goals.
• Facilitate house meetings with assigned team, sharing feedback and communicating positive expectations.
• Facilitate one specialized group (social skills, relaxation, recreation, craft, life skill, etc.) each week, as requested.
• Dispense medications to residents (per physician's orders) as requested and training permits.
• Monitor and chart resident activity and treatment progress daily (i.e., shift notes, logs, incident reports, behavior tracking, treatment plans, etc.)

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Direct care experience with youth preferred, but not required
• Acceptable recent driving record
• Must be 21 years of age or older

Additional Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for working with at-risk youth
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Flexibility and adaptability

Brightli is on a Mission

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.