Youth Behavioral Health Aide

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma • Hartshorne, OK

3h

About The Position

The Youth Behavioral Health Aide is a frontline member of Project Tikba Tohwikeli, providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed support to students and school staff at Jones Academy. The position supports prevention, early intervention, behavioral health promotion, crisis response, student engagement, and connection to services to improve students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes.

The role works with students in school, dormitory, transition, group, and other student-support settings. It helps promote coping skills, positive behavior, school participation, healthy relationships, and engagement in cultural, wellness, prevention, and skill-building activities. The aide supports screenings, referrals, follow-up, and crisis response according to established procedures, and coordinates with school staff, behavioral health professionals, and other support teams.

This is a full-time position with two listed schedule options: Tuesday through Saturday, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM, or Sunday through Thursday, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM. Annual pay is $38,000. Weekly earned wage access is available as an option.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Eligibility to obtain Behavioral Health Case Manager-I and Behavioral Health Aide certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass required background checks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow approved documentation and communication procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with youth, families, or schools.

Responsibilities

• Develop supportive relationships with students using trauma-informed, culturally responsive engagement strategies during assigned school, dormitory, transition, group, and student-support activities.
• Provide individual and group support activities that promote regulation, coping skills, positive behavior, school participation, and healthy peer and adult relationships.
• Support behavioral health screenings, referrals, and follow-up by observing student needs, communicating concerns through approved channels, and helping connect students to appropriate behavioral health staff.
• Assist with crisis response according to established protocols, including de-escalation support, safety procedures, documentation, and communication with supervisors or licensed behavioral health professionals.
• Encourage student engagement in classroom, dormitory, wellness, cultural, prevention, and skill-building activities.
• Support integration of Choctaw cultural values, traditions, and strengths into daily student-support practices in collaboration with Project Tikba Tohwikeli and Jones Academy staff.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and coordination activities to strengthen consistency across school, residential, behavioral health, and support settings.
• Maintain accurate documentation, protect confidentiality, follow applicable privacy requirements, and communicate student-support information through approved procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Weekly earned wage access option.
• Free gym membership.
• Free access to employee health clinic.
• Free lunch for casino and resort associates.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• College tuition reimbursement.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and family leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee prescription program.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Teladoc.
• On-site dental clinics.
• On-site mammogram services.
• Free diabetes and hypertension monitoring benefit.
• Accolade concierge benefits program.
• Wellness program that can provide savings on health insurance costs.
• Maternity care program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED