Behavioral Health Practitioner 3rd Shift

Nexus Family Healing•Minneapolis, MN

5d•$22 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a third-shift Behavioral Health Practitioner for its youth crisis and stabilization center in Hennepin County. The 13-bed, short-term residential service provides care for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health needs. It offers treatment and therapeutic support while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families, helping reduce reliance on inappropriate settings such as emergency rooms, police stations, juvenile detention, or unstable home situations. The practitioner supports residents’ therapeutic plans and daily activities, works with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services, helps maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, engages families and support networks, and assists with transportation and activities. The full-time schedule is 10:00 p.m.–8:30 a.m., Wednesday through Saturday, at 1800 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. Pay is $22–$24 per hour. Nexus Family Healing embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion. It seeks a workforce that supports and represents the diverse youth and families it serves.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Valid driver’s license; must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Family Healing driving requirements.
Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
Openness to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, including consideration of language, traditions, and values.
Successfully participate in and complete a three-part Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam and training.
Successfully pass a DHS background check.
Meet at least one of the following qualification pathways: 30 or more college credits in behavioral sciences plus 2,000 hours of supervised related experience or practicum/internship; 4,000 hours of supervised related experience with mental health populations; current enrollment in a behavioral sciences graduate program with assigned clinical training; or a bachelor’s or master’s degree in behavioral sciences plus practicum/internship.
Ability to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of 2–4 hours.
Ability to twist, bend, and stretch as needed to perform daily activities in a residential treatment facility.

Responsibilities

Support and reinforce clients’ therapeutic plans by providing guidance and direction in residents’ daily living activities.
Provide mentorship and supervision of residents’ daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
Work with coworkers as a team to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services.
Remain aware of individual client phases, privileges, and restrictions, and adapt interactions accordingly.
Ensure resident safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain a positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment.
Work effectively with clients’ families and support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships, following established family-engagement and involvement protocols.
Plan and participate in off-campus resident activities and assist with transporting clients to home visits, doctor appointments, and planned recreational activities.