Behavioral Health Aide - Calm Classroom

Job Summary

The Behavioral Health Aide (BHA) provides support and care to individuals facing mental health, behavioral, or emotional challenges. Working under the supervision of licensed professionals, the BHA assists with implementing care plans, facilitating therapeutic activities, and supporting clients in achieving their treatment goals. They also educate clients and families on coping strategies, monitor progress, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care. This role requires empathy, cultural sensitivity, and strong interpersonal skills to foster a supportive environment for clients.

Position Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate with inter-disciplinary team to develop behavioral management plan.
• Implement a plan and course of action based on individual needs of the child.
• Implement a behavioral management plan that includes communication, self-help, safety, substance use decisions, and daily living skills.
• Absorb child/adolescent by redirection and life skills remedial training in home, school or community setting.
• Absorb child/adolescent by redirection and social development training in home, school or community setting.
• With the inter-disciplinary team, identify available resources to help reduce psychiatric impairment or prevent out of home/school placement.
• With the inter-disciplinary team, identify available resources to help reduce or prevent school suspension.
• Absorb in the strengths assessment and wrap plan development.
• Identify needs of the child/adolescent and help the families get these needs met through family and community sources first.
• Engages clients and families in wellness process.
• Provides various wellness programs.
• Conducts a variety of wellness activities and groups.
• Coaches on wellness goals in comprehensive care plan.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: Must be a high school graduate or have HS equivalent.
• Experience: Specialized training and/or certification in mental health services or related field as required in order to meet requirements for billable services and/or adjunctive services, or obtain by taking the first available SOC training course provided by ODMHSAS after hire.
• Performance Competencies: Communication, Decision Making, Engagement, Initiative and Accountability, Interpersonal, Learning, Organizational Alignment, Quality of Work.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Knowledge in working with disruptive behaviors in children and families, Knowledge in working with children and systems, Knowledge in working with school systems and the disruptive child and their families, Knowledge in how to craft skill building techniques that can be generalized into daily living, Knowledge in working with individuals with medical diagnosis.
• Certifications/Licenses: ODMHSAS Case Manager I Certification, completed within 60 days of eligibility, Behavioral Health Aide Certification Required, Wellness Coach Certification Required.
• Safety Sensitive Job Classification: This job is classified as a “safety-sensitive” position as defined by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. Due to the “safety-sensitive” classification, an employee in this position would be subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing. Marijuana is one of the substances included in the drug panel screening.