Mental Health Technician
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Mental Health Technician
Do you want to be a part of the solution for someone who is really struggling Do you want to start your professional mission in a company that is truly dedicated to your growth and success as well as the growth and success of our residents Do you want to be an essential part of team that includes nurses therapists psychiatrists educators and other specialists Do you want to learn groundbreaking innovative approaches to helping kids
If so this is the most rewarding job you could imagine.
If you want to punch a clock be a cog in the machine or just follow the herd please dont apply because you probably wont be up for the challenge. This is after all a mission.
The Mental Health Technician is perhaps the most important individual in the lives of our residents. You are there to mentor them teach them engage them and keep them safe. You are the trusted adult who can weather their storms show them things that they didnt think were possible and walk them through the day and through their course of treatment. You will be a part of what we call a transdisciplinary team everyones voice is equally important as we work with the child and their family in order to build plans that give them their lives back.
To families in crisis you will be a life saver. Listen to this...
To the kids you will be the best coach.
To your team members you will be an invaluable colleague.
But also take a look at this.
Be aware that if you come to work at Grafton you will be doing the type of work that will change you as a person. It really is so much more than a job. Its a personal mission.
Yes you will write shift notes but you will be able to do it in a stateoftheart electronic health record. Yes you will deal with challenging behavior but you will do it using Ukeru a national bestpractice that provides you with a trauma informed foundation that helps you diffuse the drama before it gets out of hand. Yes you will have to be keeping kids engaged you will do it in the community itself using the community as your classroom. In short on good days you will be paid to play. Yes not all days are good but you will be doing something good every day. And youll do all of this with the guidance of people who have been doing it for a long time. They know stuff that you will find invaluable. Overnight hours are 10:30PM 8:30AM.
Essential Job Functions:
The Mental Health Technician (MHT) in our Children & Adolescence program participates in the direct care and plan implementation for clients as prescribed by physician and treatment teams. The MHT provides supervision safety and crisis management for the client population; completes documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adheres to the scheduled activities; serves as role model for positive and mature behavior; utilizes proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success.
- Health Safety and Wellness of Clients
- Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.
- Provides for the wellbeing and safety of clients.
- Supports client health and hygiene.
- Utilizes infection control procedures.
- Reports serious incidentsparticipatesinreviewsand implements followup measures as applicable.
- Individual Plan Implementation
- Knows the SNAP(strengths needs abilities and preferences) goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan IEP ISP) of assigned clients.
- Promotes clients achievement of behavioral goals by implementingthe behaviorstrategies and teaching alternative behaviors asindicatedin the Treatment Plan/IEP/ISP.
- Actively instructs assigned clients so they can achieve education/residential goals andobjectivesor ID Waiver outcomes.
- Collects and documents behavioral and instructional data accurately and reliably.
- Documents servicesdeliveredaccurately andin a timely manner.
- Maintainsa high levelof engagement with and monitoring of clients.Implements planned activities throughout theworkday.
- Provides a Supportive and SolutionFocused Environment
- Builds trusting respectful relationships with clients and helps clients do the same.
- Demonstrates knowledge about the symptoms andsupportsassociated with diagnoses of assigned clients and a traumainformed care approach.
- Manages behavioral crisis safely.
- Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions.
- Exhibits exemplary customer service with guardians agency personnel and visitors.
- Site Management Housekeeping Nutrition Transportation Finances
- Ensures a safe residence / classroom environment.
- Assures a clean and organized residence/classroom.
- Promotes good nutrition and in group homesassistswith meal preparation.
- Provides transportation / community mobility.
- Assistswith purchases and is accountable for program and client money as applicable.
- Teamwork and commitment to the missionvaluesand vision of Grafton
- Demonstrates knowledge of organization.
- Demonstrates the core values of personal integrity and accountability.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
- Must be 21 years of age
- Education requirements:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. & 6 months experience working with children**
- Associates degree and 3 months experience working with children**
- Bachelors degree in human services
- Valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record
- Demonstrates moderate computer skills how to login how to navigate the Web for information how to start and save a document in Microsoft WORD and has basic keyboarding skills.
**Experience may include supervised internships practicums field experience and other volunteer or related experiences as evaluated by Grafton prior to hire. Examples of unpaid experience may include but are not be limited to: camp counselor; after school care; caring for a child or children with special needs regardless of their relation to the candidate; babysitting or providing daycare for a child or children regardless of their relationship to the candidate; foster parenting of a child or children under the age of 18; volunteer coaching for a sports team; leading community programs such as Girls Scouts & Boy Scouts.
COMPENSATION
- Starting at $18.15 up to $22.00/hour based on years of Direct Care experience with adolescent population
- Depending on hoursworked you may be eligible for Graftons shift differential that is currently being offered
Shift Differentials: $1.50/hr weekday evenings & overnight 3:30p 10:30p & $3.00/hr weekend Fri 3:30p Mon 7:00a
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Medical dental and vision
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k) including an employer match up to $2500 annually
- Generous Paid Time Off plan
- Education Assistance up to $5250 annually
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Shortterm disability (STD)
- Longterm disability (LTD)
- As Grafton is a 501(c)3 nonprofit you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness
If you have issues applying or have any questions about this position please reach out to us at
Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobaccofree workplace.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
