Behavioral Health Technician

Liberty Healthcare Corporation•Rushville, IL

18d•$45,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

Liberty Healthcare is hiring a full-time Behavioral Health Technician at the Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment and Detention Facility in Rushville, Illinois. The facility provides specialized forensic mental health services in a secure residential setting to adults with a history of committing sexual offenses. Its treatment program is tailored to individual client needs and emphasizes respectful, dignified care and the belief that people can change and improve their health and wellbeing. Liberty Healthcare’s clinical team includes more than forty professionals who collectively serve over five hundred clients. The role involves supporting residents throughout treatment and transitions, co-facilitating psychoeducational skills groups with licensed clinicians, communicating with residents’ family members, documenting clinical services and progress, consulting with facility security staff, and participating in staff meetings, case conferences, and training. The position is onsite and offers either five 8-hour days per week or a compressed schedule of four 10-hour days.

Responsibilities

Participate in intake orientation meetings with new residents.
Participate in discharge meetings with residents transitioning into the community.
Co-facilitate psychoeducational skills groups with licensed clinicians.
Communicate with residents’ family members.
Perform administrative duties and document clinical services and resident/client progress.
Train and consult with facility security staff.
Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case conferences, and training activities.