Mental Health Technician
Job Summary
The Mental Health Technician (MHT) in our Children & Adolescence program, participates in the direct care and plan implementation for clients, as prescribed by physician and treatment teams. The MHT provides supervision, safety and crisis management for the client population; completes documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adheres to the scheduled activities; serves as role model for positive and mature behavior; utilizes proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success.
Essential Job Functions
- Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.
- Provides for the well-being and safety of clients.
- Supports client health and hygiene.
- Utilizes infection control procedures.
- Reports serious incidents, participates in reviews and implements follow-up measures, as applicable.
- Knows the SNAP (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences), goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan, IEP, ISP) of assigned clients.
- Promotes clients’ achievement of behavioral goals by implementing the behavior strategies and teaching alternative behaviors, as indicated in the Treatment Plan/IEP/ISP.
- Actively instructs assigned clients so they can achieve education/residential goals and objectives or ID Waiver outcomes.
- Collects and documents behavioral and instructional data, accurately and reliably.
- Documents services delivered accurately and in a timely manner.
- Maintains a high level of engagement with and monitoring of clients.
- Implements planned activities throughout the workday.
- Builds trusting, respectful relationships with clients and helps clients do the same.
- Demonstrates knowledge about the symptoms and supports associated with diagnoses of assigned clients and a trauma-informed care approach.
- Manages behavioral crisis safely.
- Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care, by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions.
- Exhibits exemplary customer service with guardians, agency personnel and visitors.
- Sites Management – Housekeeping, Nutrition, Transportation, Finances
- Ensures a safe residence / classroom environment.
- Affirms a clean and organized residence/classroom.
- Promotes good nutrition and, in group homes, assists with meal preparation.
- Provides transportation / community mobility.
- Assists with purchases and is accountable for program and client money, as applicable.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education Requirements: High School Diploma and six months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or Associates degree and three months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or Bachelors degree in Human Service field
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Demonstrates moderate computer skills - how to log-in, how to navigate the web for information, how to start and save document in Microsoft, and has basic keyboarding skills.
- Must be 19+ years of age.
Compensation
Starting at $18.15 up to $22.00/hour based on experience and qualifications plus opportunity for overtime and shift differentials!
Shift Differentials
Depending on hours worked you may be eligible for Grafton's shift differential that is currently being offered.
Shift Differentials: $1.50/hr. weekday evenings & overnight from 3:30p - 7:00a & $3.00/hr. weekends starting Fri 3:30p through Mon 7:00a
Employee Benefits
- Caring for You, So You can Care for Others
- Free meals during shift, as available
- Medical, dental and vision
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- Generous Paid Time Off plan & attendance incentives
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
Stronger Together: Supporting Your Growth & Success
- Paid Career Development - we pay you while becoming certified in CPR, Ukeru, Mandt and other career training!
- 401(k), including an employer match up to $2,500 annually
- Education Assistance up to $5,250 annually
- If you require a reasonable accommodation or need assistance with the application or interview process please contact us at hr@grafton.org