Youth Behavioral Health Aide Tikba Tohwikeli

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma•Hartshorne, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Behavioral Health Aide serves as a frontline member of Project Tikba Tohwikeli, providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed support to students and school staff at Jones Academy. This 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.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
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 preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop supportive relationships with students by 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 processes by observing student needs, communicating concerns through approved channels, and helping connect students to appropriate behavioral health staff.
Assist during crisis response activities according to established protocols, including de-escalation support, safety procedures, documentation, and communication with supervisors or licensed behavioral health professionals.
Promote school community participation by encouraging 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 may be assigned.