Youth Residential Technician - Behavioral Health - Carrier Clinic - FT Days

Responsibilities

• Provides 24-hour care on a close, personal basis and assists in establishing an appropriate home environment.
• Helps provide a range of daily living activities for residents, personal supervision of residents, and day-to-day household functions at the lodge.
• Directly supervises and knows the whereabouts of every resident they are assigned.
• Supervises, observes, and participates with residents in the carrying out of the daily routine (i.e. chores).
• Consistently implements all program procedures (i.e. point systems, level systems).
• Runs activity, support and recreation groups with guidance from clinical staff.
• Organizes, supervises and conducts planned activities for groups and individuals.
• Provides assistance to residents in the planning of appropriate recreational activities.
• Serves as a primary counselor for an assigned number of residents.
• Aids residents in learning home management skills (cooking, cleaning, etc.).
• Teaches residents about the importance of cleanliness, good nutrition, meal planning, prudent buying, etc., while guiding them in learning skill mastery.
• Corrects client behavior by administering reasonable and fair disciplinary measures when necessary.
• Ensures each resident is informed of the rules and regulations of the program.
• Provides crisis intervention to residents as needed.
• Assists in escorts and personal restraints of agitated residents.
• Attentive to building security and performs such checks as designed by the program.
• Conducts resident room checks and room searches as designed by the program.
• Carries a beeper for one week in rotation. Is on-call and ready to respond to staff shortages by calling and locating a replacement and/or filling the shift him/herself.
• Inspects and handles belongings and valuables of residents to ensure that prohibited material is not brought into the Lodge at admission, upon return from pass, or as clinically indicated, under the direction of a Shift Leader.
• Provides input to administration members regarding unit-based PI measures based on concerns, high-risk, high-volume issues.
• Ensures that paperwork is completed accurately and within procedural time limits.

Qualifications

• PCH (Lotus, Sunflower) bachelor's degree or High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs, with three or more years of experience providing direct care to youth in a behavioral health agency or institutional setting.
• Complete Shift Leader and Medication Administration training.
• Maintains standards of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Valid Driver's License from a USA state within 3 years of entering position.