Mental Health Worker-Group Home
About The Position
Mental Health Workers work directly with youth in therapeutic group homes, helping them build relationships, develop life skills, practice emotional regulation, and work toward individual treatment goals. The work is hands-on and relationship-based, focused on maintaining a safe, structured, supportive, and home-like environment that offers consistency, connection, accountability, and opportunities for growth. Daily activities may include supporting youth through difficult moments, cooking, practicing independent living skills, helping with homework, participating in community outings, and building trust through conversation. The group homes serve youth with behavioral, emotional, developmental, and trauma-related needs. Some youth may have significant challenges with emotional regulation, relationships, boundaries, or behavior. The role may occasionally involve responding to verbal or physical aggression, self-harm concerns, elopement, or other behavioral health crises. Workers receive training and respond as part of a team using safe and therapeutic approaches. The broader purpose is to help young people experience safe relationships, develop skills, recognize strengths, and practice new ways of navigating everyday life. The position is based at the Billings Campus in Billings, Montana. The posting lists full-time/part-time positions and also describes relief positions. Starting pay for full-time positions is $18.12–$20.39 per hour, reflecting steps 1–5 of an 11-step pay schedule; starting pay is determined by education and relevant experience. Relief positions pay $17.12–$19.27 per hour, also reflecting steps 1–5 of the schedule, with starting pay determined by education and relevant experience.
Requirements
- Must be 21 years old or older.
- Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background checks as required by the State of Montana.
- High school diploma required.
- Ability to empathize with youth experiencing mental health challenges and provide compassionate care.
- Ability to communicate effectively with youth, families, and treatment team members.
- Understanding of professional boundaries and ethical guidelines, including confidentiality and respect for patient autonomy.
- Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records in compliance with YBGR requirements.
- Self-motivated, self-disciplined, diligent, and forward-thinking.
- Ability to prioritize the team and define success collectively rather than individually.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with others, collaborate, resolve conflicts, and navigate social situations.
- Demonstrate the values of Faith, Integrity, Relationship, and Stewardship.
- Willingness and ability to obtain First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention certification.
Responsibilities
- Build healthy, professional relationships with youth using trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches.
- Provide supervision, support, structure, and guidance throughout daily routines.
- Help youth identify and practice coping, communication, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills.
- Support individual treatment goals and implement established treatment and behavioral interventions.
- Use everyday activities to reinforce therapeutic goals and healthy decision-making.
- Support youth through emotional and behavioral challenges using de-escalation, relationship-based approaches, established safety procedures, and crisis-response skills when needed.
- Facilitate recreational, therapeutic, and skill-building activities.
- Teach and model independent living skills, including cooking, cleaning, hygiene, organization, budgeting, and caring for a shared living space.
- Administer medications according to organizational policies and procedures.
- Transport youth to school, appointments, activities, family visits, and community outings.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation about youth progress, behaviors, significant events, medications, and services provided.
- Communicate and collaborate with coworkers, managers, treatment team members, families, schools, and other involved professionals as appropriate.
- Participate in staff meetings, training, supervision, and ongoing professional development.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, welcoming, and home-like environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
