Female Mental Health Technician (Part-Time / Overnight)

About the role

The Mental Health Technician will provide direct and support services to female or male clients suffering from mental illness or a co-occurring disorder. This position will be responsible for the supervision of the clients at all times, ensuring their participation in treatment related services, as well as assisting in insight building and motivation for treatment, activities of daily living and attending community support and recreational activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of clients to ensure a safe and comfortable setting
• Ensuring client participation and engagement in treatment/programming
• Available as support if client is having a crisis or breakdown, and alerting appropriate staff when needed
• Updates to clinical team regarding client status and updates
• Being on the floor monitoring clients whereabouts, well-being, and safety at all times
• Monitoring unusual and risky behavior, and alerting appropriate staff when needed
• Chart audits to ensure all clients are accounted for in the notes, and alerting appropriate staff when there are errors
• Light cleaning around house when needed, and doing rounds of the home to ensure its cleanliness
• Laundry when needed and monitoring dirty bedding, towels, etc. to ensure its getting done
• Monitoring supplies and communicating supplies needed
• Shift change report to ensure proper coordination of care and that any relevant and important information is being passed along to staff on the following shift
• Clinical meeting to discuss/review client updates, status, etc. and assisting clinical team in treatment plan when requested
• Client assignment audits to ensure client’s participation in their individual counseling/mentoring work, and developing action plan with clients struggling to complete their assignments
• Participation in any trainings offered by BBH to increase clinical skills and effectiveness
• Ensuring clients are on time for groups and that they are participating