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.
- Aid in Therapeutic Activities: Help facilitate recreational and therapeutic activities designed to promote mental and emotional well-being.
About Us
Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.
Job Type/Salary
- Full Time/Part time positions
- 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!
- Primary Working Hours: Hiring for all shifts.
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
- Inpatient & URC positions available
Additional Compensation
- Shift Differential Pay: Evenings/Nights – extra $0.50 hr.; Weekends – extra $0.75 hr.; Holidays – extra $0.75 hr.
- Extra $1 per hour shift pay for any shift worked.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- 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!
Special Requirements
- Physical Examination: Applicants must submit to a physical examination and meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and being able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.
- Driver's License: 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.
Great Reasons to Work for Us
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: 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 match, longevity bonus for years of service, student loan repayment options, training opportunities for CEU requirements.
Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing
Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.