Mental Health Worker - Relief

About the role

At Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch (YBGR), our mission is to provide hope and healing to youth facing emotional and behavioral challenges. As a Relief Mental Health Worker, you’ll play a meaningful role in that mission—stepping in to support staff coverage, build healthy relationships with youth, and contribute to a trauma-informed, therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a positive, safe, and therapeutic environment for youth.
• Supervise, mentor, and support adolescents in daily activities, recreation, and skill-building.
• Teach coping strategies, life skills, and healthy communication.
• Aid in treatment programming and provide timely documentation.
• Maintain regular communication with families and partnering agencies.
• Lead or support psycho-educational groups that promote growth and life skills.
• Collaborate with treatment teams and contribute to agency goals and outcomes.
• Model YBGR’s mission, values, professionalism, and culture of respect.
• Participate in ongoing training and coaching to strengthen your skills.
• Support daily operations while upholding all safety and organizational policies.

Qualifications

• 21 years old or older
• Criminal / Child Abuse Clearance: Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana
• High School Diploma or GED Required

Abilities/Skills

• Empathy and Compassion: Ability to empathize with the struggles and emotions of youth experiencing mental health challenges, and to provide compassionate care.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with youth, their families, and other members of the treatment team to facilitate treatment and support plans.
• Boundaries and Professionalism: Understanding of professional boundaries and ethical guidelines in mental health care, including maintaining confidentiality and respecting patient autonomy.
• Documentation Skills: Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records of youth’s interactions, treatment plans, and progress notes in compliance with YBGR requirements.
• Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking.
• Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
• The ability to effectively interact and communicate with others.
• These skills are essential for building and maintaining relationships, collaborating with colleagues, resolving conflicts, and navigating various social situations.
• Demonstrate the following values:
• Faith - being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator.
• Integrity - doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values.
• Relationship - being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner.
• Stewardship is the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values.
• Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.