Behavioral Health Aide

Marion County requires on-site work. Remote work is not available.

This recruitment has been reopened for additional applicants. If you have already applied for recruitment #you do not need to reapply.

Marion County Health and Human Services is seeking a certified recovery mentor (CRM)-credentialed Behavioral Health Aide to support our family-centered substance use disorder treatment programs. This position is based at Her Place with coverage for His Place and Our Place as needed. The Behavioral Health Aide fosters a caring and supportive environment for clients and their families assists with daily living and parenting skills such as household routines meal planning budgeting and shared responsibilities and provides oversight of children during scheduled onsite treatment activities. Additional responsibilities include supporting admissions and discharges assisting clients in accessing community resources organizing safety drills conducting facility inspections and helping maintain a safe recovery-focused environment. The ideal candidate is reliable compassionate and has strong interpersonal skills using their lived experience to support and engage individuals and families with children in recovery.

• Foster a caring and supportive environment for all clients and their families. Assist clients in developing organizational skills by assigning and ensuring the completion of daily chores and weekly deep cleaning tasks. Support healthy meal preparation by guiding clients in menu planning and assigning cook-day responsibilities to promote shared accountability within the program. Supervise and observe clients during the self-administration of prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
• Facilitate childcare services for all Her Place residents and outpatient clients attending onsite services including treatment groups individual appointments and other treatment-related activities. Provide supervision for Child Welfare-involved clients during visitation with their children. Ensure all childcare and family support services are provided in a safe supportive and recovery-focused environment.
• Support the primary counselor in conducting client admissions and discharges including completing an inventory of personal belongings upon admission and discharge. Assigning or inspecting rooms to ensure they meet client and family needs (e.g. providing or removing hygiene products towels bedding bassinets cribs toddler beds).
• Assist clients in accessing outreach resources scheduling appointments provide or arrange transportation services for clients to attend community appointments and services or events.
• Organize and conduct safety drills (e.g. fire earthquake and other evacuation procedures) and maintain updated logs. Perform monthly checks on smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. Complete monthly facility inspections to ensure safety and compliance. Maintain emergency supplies and inspection records to ensure emergency preparedness.
• Assist with file management completing ROIs uploading documentation in the electronic health record and assist with training newly hired staff.
• Transport clients to various locations so driving is required.
• Perform other job duties as assigned by your supervisor.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

1. Graduation from high school or equivalent; AND
2. One year of experience (paid or unpaid) working with the client population served by the position or post high school training in health occupations behavioral or social sciences; OR
3. Any satisfactory combination of work education training or experience relevant to the position as determined by Marion County.

• Must possess or obtain within ninety (90) days of hire a current Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) certification.See MHACBO website for requirements.
• Must possess a current drivers license in the applicants state of residence and an acceptable driving history. Marion County will obtain a copy of the driving record for all qualified applicants from Driver and Motor Vehicle Services and review the driving record according to the Marion County policy and procedure for Driving on County Business. The policy can be found at: finalist for this position may be required to pass a criminal history background check; however conviction of a crime may not necessarily disqualify an individual for this position.
• This is a safety sensitive/special needs position. Final candidates selected for this position will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen including testing for marijuana. The Marion County Drug and Alcohol Use and Testing Policy can be found at: position may be subject to the following: Must not be excluded from participation in the federal health care programs (Medicaid Medicare and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits); AND must not be excluded from participating in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549).
• This assignment is represented by a union.
• This is a full-time position which is eligible for overtime.
• Typical Work Schedule: One position is Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and another position is Sunday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. depending upon the needs of the department and program.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS
Marion County is a qualifying public employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program full-time employees working at the County may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Student Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions about your student loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or the US Department of Education.

VISA SPONSORSHIP
Marion County does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hireyou will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Securitys I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. Marion County is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.

VETERANS PREFERENCE
Applicants are eligible to use Veterans Preference when applying with Marion County in accordance with ORS 408.225 408.230 and 408.235 and OAR and . Preference will be awarded only if the applicant meets the minimum requirements of the position and attaches the required documentation at the time of application.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR VETERANS PREFERENCE

• One of the following:
  • MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215); OR
  • Letter from the US Department of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension; OR
  • Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

• In addition to one of the above documents Disabled Veterans must also submit one of the following:
  • A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs; OR
  • Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website at County is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Veteran and Disability employer committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.

Applicants with a disability may request reasonable accommodation through Human Resources in any step of the process to assist them in demonstrating their qualifications to perform the duties of the position for which they are applying. Please e-mailHuman Resourcesif you wish to request an accommodation.