IBHS Behavioral Health Technician (Full-Time)

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DEPARTMENT: Community Mental Health (CMH)

PROGRAM: Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS)

ROLE TYPE: Full-Time

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Full-Time Behavioral Health Technician provides 1:1 therapeutic support and behavioral interventions to children and adolescents in school community and/or home settings in order to help clients achieve goals identified in their treatment plans.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Foster a therapeutic relationship with the child and support their therapeutic needs and therapeutic goals in the treatment plan.
• Based upon the treatment/behavior plan use therapeutic techniques and interventions best matched to the individual to help them achieve goals in the treatment plan
• Provide input and feedback that contributes to the development of the treatment plan.
• Provide crisis management and support to clients including prevention de-escalation and processing of strategies to support improved client functioning.
• Coach the teacher parent and child on how to effectively implement strategies and interventions that promote attainment of treatment goals and help the client achieve success.
• Actively engage the client and their caregivers and/or teachers (as well as other adult supports) to work toward the achievement of treatment goals applying a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Provide feedback to other team members regarding outcome measurement related to interventions and responses.
• Adhere to CASSP principles of being child-centered family-focused community-based multi-system culturally competent and least restrictive/least intrusive. Incorporate these principles throughout treatment.
• Actively collaborate with all treatment team members on a frequent and regular basis.
• Attend supervision and training as directed following the service contract.
• Adhere to regulations regarding further professional development. Complete all of the mandatory trainings required to maintain compliance with agency expectations and guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with PHMC policies and procedures including confidentiality and reporting suspected abuse.

Contributing to the Team

• Participate in regular meetings with staff to ensure priorities are clear coordination is good and communication is open. Develop additional methods for ongoing effective communication.
• Cooperate and communicate as a multidisciplinary staff team member through formal meetings informal consultations and committee participation.
• Model traits of a responsible team member by executing job responsibilities open communication and good follow-through. Support team members to do the same.
• Respond promptly to the concerns and interests of clients parents guardians funding entities and other PHMC staff.

Trauma-Informed Behavior

• Demonstrate commitment to being trauma-informed and maintaining a therapeutic environment and community that promotes safety and nonviolence as the basis for all we do with clients and staff.
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of trauma-informed practices including emotional intelligence effective communication understanding of the impact of trauma on development strengths-based and person-centered practice resilience focus and commitment to growth and change.

Administrative Activities

• Ensure compliance with all of PHMCs policies and procedures including confidentiality and acting as a mandated reporter in accordance with the law policies and procedures.
• Implement all documentation requirements and ensure that reports are complete thorough timely and written in the prescribed format. Ensure that staff members do the same.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS:

• Understanding of theory and implementation of behavior modification interventions
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with a broad variety of people including other team members and management
• Ability to quickly form trusting relationships with a child/adolescent population based on an understanding of developmental process and emotional needs
• Ability to form effective working relationships with diverse clients school staff family members and stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality
• Demonstrates initiative problem-solving and follow-through
• Independently assessing and recording data in order to report behavioral outcomes and intervention results to Behavior Consultants Mobile Therapists and Psychologists
• Knowledge application and adherence to CASSP principles
• Ability to effectively and independently communicate treatment objectives and interventions to youth family school staff and other treatment team members
• Ability to administer First Aid and CPR if necessary

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must meet one of the following:
  • Have a bachelors degree in psychology social work sociology education criminal justice or another human service field
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent and have completed a 40-hour training covering the RBT Task List as evidenced by a certification that includes the name of the responsible trainer who is certified as a BCBA or BCaBA (on-the-job training will be provided)
• Preferred: 2 years of experience in the provision of behavioral health services

SALARY GRADE: 15

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

Required Experience:

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