CSU Technician - Hourly

About the role

This crisis stabilization program is a short term, 7-bed intensive residential program staffed 24 hours a day to provide crisis services to individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders. This full-time position monitors the facility and the residents during shift hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe conditions for the facility’s residents and provides general care and supervision.
• Remains awake, alert, and available during all shift hours.
• Preservation of the program expectations and adherence to CSU policies and procedures.
• Works with crisis stabilization team members, family members, other caregivers, and community resources in providing services to residents.
• Provides general supervision, safety monitoring, and assistance with adult daily living skills to residents.
• Completes administrative tasks within the facility.
• Affirms compliance with agency policy, client rights, confidentiality, licensure regulations, and Medicaid regulations as applicable.
• Reports to the CSU Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of instruction for individuals with long-term or persistent mental illness.
• Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of common housekeeping practices.
• Skills in preventing, diffusing, and managing aggression.
• Skills in monitoring medication effects.
• Ability to provide effective supportive counseling and behavior management techniques.
• Ability to recognize and respond to medical emergencies.
• Ability to perform work assignments under little or no direct supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, their families, co-workers, and significant others.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of substance use issues.
• Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of common housekeeping practices.
• Skills in preventing, diffusing, and managing aggression.
• Skills in monitoring medication effects.
• Ability to provide effective supportive counseling and behavior management techniques.
• Ability to recognize and respond to medical emergencies.
• Ability to perform work assignments under little or no direct supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, their families, co-workers, and significant others.

Benefits

Standard hazards associated with a mental health treatment environment. Standard hazards associated with human service residential environment including hazards associated with problem behaviors; behaviors and hazards associated with necessary use of medical procedures. Use of universal precautions required. Use of protective equipment recommended.

Pay

The pay for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible to meet and respond to coverage needs and individual residents' needs. Some shifts are overnight and may consist of weeknights and weekend nights.

Additional Information

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board is a leading provider in mental health, substance abuse, and developmental services. We are one of 40 community-based public providers of mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services throughout Virginia. The Commonwealth has designated the 40 CSBs as the single point of entry into publicly funded behavioral health and developmental services. HRCSB is supported through local, state, and federal funds. We provide an array of programs and supports directly and through partnerships with other providers.