Diversion Center Technician [1451]

Texas Panhandle Mental Health•Amarillo, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!” The Technician will serve people with mental health and substance use symptoms with criminal justice involvement. Responsible for initial engagement with individuals served through the Diversion Center using a trauma-informed and person-centered approach. Build rapid rapport and establish trusting relationships with clients in crisis situations. Utilize trauma-informed and person-centered care principles to create a safe and supportive environment for clients. Responsible for helping transport, prepare meals, and maintain a safe and clean environment for Diversion Center clients, and other duties associated with Diversion Center drop-offs. Collaborate and participate in consultation and staffing with a multidisciplinary team of Diversion Center staff to help meet the needs of the people served by the Diversion Center. Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
One semester (12 credit hours) of accredited college work; or minimum of eighth grade reading comprehension level as evidenced by score on the Adult Basic Learning Examination (ABLE) test
Must be able to maintain composure in a crisis situation
Must be willing to work with Law Enforcement, TPC staff across all programs, and other community stakeholders
Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy
Must be 18 years of age or older

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders
Experience working collaboratively with law enforcement and criminal justice systems
Understanding of person-centered and trauma informed care principles
Ability to build rapport quickly and effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills

Responsibilities

Maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
Serve people with mental health and substance use symptoms with criminal justice involvement
Responsible for initial engagement with individuals served through the Diversion Center using a trauma-informed and person-centered approach
Build rapid rapport and establish trusting relationships with clients in crisis situations
Utilize trauma-informed and person-centered care principles to create a safe and supportive environment for clients
Helping transport, prepare meals, and maintain a safe and clean environment for Diversion Center clients, and other duties associated with Diversion Center drop-offs
Collaborate and participate in consultation and staffing with a multidisciplinary team of Diversion Center staff to help meet the needs of the people served by the Diversion Center
Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Benefits

501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary.
Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone