Behavioral Health Associate I - On Call

Volunteers of America of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The BHA I is a staff member who is primarily responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the residents at the ARCH facility. The other main focus of this position is the involvement they have in the treatment process by helping them to implement change and achieve desired goals. This includes maintaining all safety issues, timely administration of medication (and/or facilitation of health issues), and completion of all shift documentation. This job entails working closely and communicating with Substance Use Disorder Case Managers, Mental Health Clinicians, and other Behavioral Health Associates to ensure that ARCH is an environment conducive to treatment. VOA Alaska is a youth-serving organization providing prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports to youth and families struggling with mental illness and addiction. We are honored to walk with families during these times and provide support and hope through recovery. Our core values are connection, responsibility, courage, innovation, hope, and joy. We are looking for individuals who espouse these core values and align with this mission of services to the community. The role of the BHA I within the treatment process of ARCH includes their role as a coach. The BHA I provides interventions and behavioral management within program guidelines and under direction of the supervisory staff. The BHA I provides behavioral interventions to residents using such tools as setting clear boundaries and limits, enforcing program rules, the point system and implementing individual and group interventions under the guidance of supervisory staff. The BHA I provides crisis intervention services as needed, within program guidelines, and with the supervision from a member of the treatment team. Each BHA I will have the skills to use the social environment to bring about healthy behavior changes in the clients. They will manage situations independently utilizing skills associated with building off of client strengths, guiding clients through identifying problems and working alongside them to help coach through to solutions. It is crucial in this position to have strong communication skills to relay pertinent information to other members of the team to ensure wrap around services are being offered to the residents of the program.

Requirements

High School Diploma/ G.E.D.
Ability to make sound decisions based on information available.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
Ability to work flexible hours, including days, evenings, weekend hours and holidays.
Ability to safely transport clients in agency’s vehicle if required.
Ability to participate in recreational activities, such as hikes, and/or indoor/outdoor events with clients.

Nice To Haves

Two years of relevant experience preferred

Responsibilities

Maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the residents at the ARCH facility.
Involvement in the treatment process by helping them to implement change and achieve desired goals.
Maintaining all safety issues.
Timely administration of medication (and/or facilitation of health issues).
Completion of all shift documentation.
Working closely and communicating with Substance Use Disorder Case Managers, Mental Health Clinicians, and other Behavioral Health Associates to ensure that ARCH is an environment conducive to treatment.
Providing interventions and behavioral management within program guidelines and under direction of the supervisory staff.
Providing behavioral interventions to residents using such tools as setting clear boundaries and limits, enforcing program rules, the point system and implementing individual and group interventions under the guidance of supervisory staff.
Providing crisis intervention services as needed, within program guidelines, and with the supervision from a member of the treatment team.
Using the social environment to bring about healthy behavior changes in the clients.
Managing situations independently utilizing skills associated with building off of client strengths, guiding clients through identifying problems and working alongside them to help coach through to solutions.
Relaying pertinent information to other members of the team to ensure wrap around services are being offered to the residents of the program.
Maintaining a safe and healthy environment.
Overseeing clients self-administering medication and documenting this process in the staff log and medication log.
Facility management during assigned shifts.
Having knowledge and skills for the maintenance and orderliness of the physical environment.
Maintaining the staff sight philosophy of the agency.
Remaining on shift until they are relieved by staff and the mandatory staff client census (1:6) is established.
Implementing emergency procedures when needed and conducting emergency drills as assigned, along with documenting the outcome of each drill they conduct.
Help organize and participate in educational, vocational, and recreational programming as directed.
Prepare or oversee preparation of meals for clients.
Supervise client chores and provide services in the school.
Provide support services such as transportation in a company vehicle when necessary.
Following the procedure to facilitate urinalysis testing.
Checking clients in and out of the ARCH facility.
Conducting personal and room searches.
Participating in moderately physical activities with the clients (such as hikes, walks, etc).
Willing to work a minimum of 32 hours per month.
Able to return phone calls within a reasonable timeframe.
Willing to work weekends and evenings.
Provides a schedule of availability that is a month ahead of time (Turned in by the 15th of every month for the following month) which aligns with ARCH’s scheduled shifts: 12am-8am, 8am-4pm, and 4pm-12am and equals to a minimum of 32 hours a month (4 shifts).
Completing all required documentation and written client records and logs, per agency policy.
Completing Critical Incident Reports in accordance with agency deadlines.
Adhering to the NAADAC code of ethics as well as the code of conduct for this agency.
Adherence to the federal regulations mandated by HIPAA and 42 CFR part 2, and confidentiality requirements as outlined in agency policies and procedures.
Performing all other duties as assigned.