Behavioral Health Technician Part Time

Holman Recovery Center • Arlington, WA

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About The Position

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) serves as a personal guide and liaison for individuals with substance use disorders at Holman Recovery Center, a residential treatment setting. The BHT supports clients in identifying treatment needs, developing, maintaining, and monitoring individual treatment plans, and remaining engaged in treatment. The role also provides practical, social, educational, and crisis support to help clients build skills for recovery and community reentry.

This is a part-time position scheduled for three shifts per week from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; additional shifts may be available. Holman Recovery Center’s mission is to provide compassionate, non-judgmental care, and its approach emphasizes holistic care, evidence-based practices, and improved relationships.

Requirements

• Must hold an associate degree, or have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience relevant to the position’s primary responsibilities.
• Must be of good character and suited to meet the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of the populations served.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Understand that substance use disorder is a public health problem and a treatable illness.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate boundaries in all interactions.
• Must not misuse alcohol or other drugs while employed at the facility.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Basic mathematical skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with situations involving limited standardization, and to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including frequent lifting or moving of up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide living-skills services, case management, and social support to individuals.
• Complete daily record keeping as directed by the Clinical Director.
• Provide educational groups that help clients regain skills for community reentry and improve psychoeducation related to their needs.
• Oversee clients during housekeeping, meal service, and other daily activities.
• Assist staff and clients with laundry, dishes, housekeeping, and garbage disposal, and perform other assigned related work.
• Identify verbal and non-verbal cues of potential aggressive behavior and apply de-escalation techniques.
• Perform basic medical tasks, including obtaining and documenting vital signs, collecting urine samples, and weighing clients, and be willing to learn additional tasks.
• Transport and supervise clients to appointments and activities.
• Organize and facilitate recreation, physical fitness, and appropriate leisure activities.
• Provide information to the treatment team to inform treatment decisions.
• Link clients to available community resources after treatment at Holman Recovery Center.
• Assist clients in crisis situations involving social, emotional, health, and other problems.
• Answer and respond to calls at Holman Recovery Center.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees working at least 40 hours per week.
• Retirement plan for employees working at least 40 hours per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree