Mental Health Technician
Position Overview
As a Mental Health Technician, you will assist in creating a safe, supportive environment for patients, ensuring that they receive the care they need while engaging in therapeutic activities. You will be instrumental in promoting wellness and safety, helping to de-escalate difficult situations, and providing guidance as a role model for patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Direct and Indirect Care: Assist in the care of patients in a behavioral health setting, both individually and in groups
- Ensure Safety and Well-Being: Participate in de-escalation efforts, ensuring that patients are kept safe and their needs are met
- Role Model: Demonstrate effective problem-solving, decision-making, and coping skills to consumers
- Assist with Therapeutic Activities: Help facilitate recreational and therapeutic activities designed to promote mental and emotional well-being
Job Type & Schedule
Full Time Positions Available. 8-hour day, evening, and night shifts (depending on facilities current needs).
Pay
- MHT I: Annual Salary is $29,328.20+/year ($14.10/hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay
- MHT II: Annual Salary is $31,799.00/year ($15.29/hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay
- MHT III: Annual Salary is $34,517.00+/year ($16.59/hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Shift Differentials
- Evenings/Nights – extra $0.50/hr
- Weekends – extra $0.75/hr
- Holidays – extra $0.75/hr
- Mental Health Technicians also receive an extra $1 per hour shift pay, for any shift worked (stackable with Evening/Weekend pay)
Minimum Qualifications
- MHT I: No experience or education is required
- MHT II: One year of experience in providing behavioral health patient care
- MHT III: Two years of experience in providing behavioral health patient care
- Possess a strong commitment to patient well-being and safety
- Must believe that recovery is possible
- Must be at least 21 years old
Special Requirements
- Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds
- Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver's license
About the Facility
Children's Recovery Center of Oklahoma (CRC) is in Norman, Oklahoma, and serves all 77 counties in Oklahoma as the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) treatment center for young people ages 12 to 17. CRC provides community crisis stabilization and residential treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health and trauma related conditions.
Benefits
- Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums
- A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations
- Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care
- Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs
- 11 paid holidays
- 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year
- Retirement Savings Plan with a generous company match
- Longevity Bonus for years of service
- Student Loan repayment options
- Training opportunities for CEU requirements