Mental Health Technician- Philadelphia 17hr
Mental Health Technician- Philadelphia 17hr
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Position: Mental Health Technician (MHT) Type: FullTime (Temp to Perm)
Pay Rate: $17/hr
Location: Philadelphia PA
Weekday & Weekend Hours Available
Retention Bonus Available/ FREE CPR/First Aid training offered
Job Description
We are seeking FullTime Mental Health Technicians to join our Intensive Behavioral Health Services program in Philadelphia PA. The Mental Health Technician works from a recovery framework within the team providing individual supportive counseling and psychoeducational groups using therapeutic interventions (evidencedbased practices preferred) cultural competence and traumainformed care to help individuals obtain their recovery goals. Our Mental Health Technicians provide counseling to individual clients implement and monitor the treatment of clients and monitor individual and group social skills.
- The Mental Health Technician will provide direct services to residents including assistance with personal hygiene and ADLs as well as assistance with all tasks necessary for maintaining a therapeutic community and residence.
- Conducting activities with residents including educational social and leisure programs. Inclusion of residents input and suggestions in the planning process involved for all activities.
- The Mental Health Technician is responsible for documentation in clinical charts and residential logs as required including progress notes on assigned residents. Immediate reporting of all resident crisis and/or unusual incidents to the Shift Supervisor.
- Participation in meetings and training sessions as assigned including but not limited to Quality Improvement Program and multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear others and accurately interpret speech and sounds. Frequently required to stand; walk; climb and descend stairs. Required to use hands and arms to reach hold and carry objects. Required to operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and assist consumers when entering and exiting vehicles. Required to sit; stand maintain balance; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception & ability to adjust optical focus for reading driving general observation and for all safety needs.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in human services 2 years MH/BH related experience;
- 12 behavioral health college creditsrequired
- A valid drivers license isrequired
- COVID19 Vaccination
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Temp
