Mental Health Technician/ Skills Trainer

Trillium Family Services•Corvallis, OR

About The Position

Trillium Family Services is hiring a Residential Mental Health Technician/Skills Trainer to support children and adolescents in a residential setting. The role builds rapport with clients and provides daily support, structure, activities, group participation, and safety. It also provides skills training to help clients manage mental health symptoms and models, coaches, and counsels clients in appropriate hygiene, social, and interpersonal interactions. The organization offers full-time schedules of 40 or 30 hours per week, as well as variable on-call shifts. Workdays and shift times depend on program needs and are discussed during the interview process. The starting rate is $21.00 per hour, with additional differentials based on assignment and schedule: $1.00 per hour for a secure unit, $1.25 per hour for swing shift, and $2.00 per hour for awake overnight.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

An associate or bachelor's degree is preferred, though experience may be substituted.
Experience working in a psychiatric or behavioral health treatment facility with children or adolescents is preferred.

Responsibilities

Build rapport with child and adolescent clients.
Provide clients with daily support, structure, activities, group participation, and safety.
Provide skills training to help clients learn to manage mental health symptoms.
Model, coach, and counsel clients regarding appropriate hygiene, social, and interpersonal interactions.