Behavioral Health Technician (52417)

Westcare•Buckhannon, WV

87d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will coordinate and oversee the operations of direct care workers and clients, ensuring the safety of all residents, modeling appropriate behavior, and compliance with program rules. The role involves working under the supervision of the Program Director, receiving monthly supervision, having treatment plans co-signed, training new employees, and assisting with monthly schedules. Responsibilities include facilitating chores, meal preparation, house meetings, and transporting clients to appointments. The technician will also be responsible for completing support documentation and daily notes, utilizing crisis intervention techniques for de-escalation, monitoring breaks and lunches, updating documents, and implementing the behavioral/level system. The role requires embracing and embodying the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year experience working with clients in a residential setting.
Shall have completed 80 hours of training in alcohol and other drug abuse counseling within 4 years immediately prior to the date of assuming the duties of Lead Direct Care Worker at the program, or within 2 years immediately thereafter.
Current West Virginia Driver’s License, proof of insurance.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Minimum of high school diploma.
Must provide current evidence of successful completion of a biennial training program in CPR and a triennial training program in first aid that has been offered by a certified or licensed health care professional within first year of employment.
Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending twisting, reaching balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 30 pounds.
Use of computer and telephone systems is required which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files).
Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations through the use of approved physical de-escalation techniques.
Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of the employee’s essential job functions and to observe client behavior and activities in and out of the facility.
Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions.
Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients, co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels in order to exchange ideas, information, instructions and opinions.
Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally charged settings.
The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally abusive situations through the use of approved mental/verbal de-escalation techniques.

Responsibilities

Work under the supervision of Program Director.
Receive at least 4 hours of documented face-to-face supervision monthly.
Have all treatment plans co-signed by Director.
Train new employees.
Assist in the development of monthly schedules.
Facilitate and assist with chores including mealtime preparation and facilitate house meetings.
Transport to community appointments such as medical, dental or school, as needed.
Check and complete support documentation and daily notes for assigned clients.
Utilize crisis intervention techniques to assist with de-escalation of situations insuring safety for all.
Monitor breaks and lunches.
Responsible for updated documents.
Implement the behavioral/level system.
Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation.
Other relevant duties as assigned.