What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Technician - 2nd Shift position at BUCKEYE RANCH?
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Description
The Buckeye Ranch is seeking Mental Health Technicians to join our Residential Treatment Program. The Residential Mental Health Technician provides one-on-one and group supervision, intervention, and behavioral leadership of clients to establish and maintain a trauma informed positive treatment environment and desired treatment outcomes. Youth ages range from 9-17.
Learn about The Buckeye Ranch:
The Residential Campus at The Buckeye Ranch was founded in 1961 and has expanded our home environment to nine residential houses with 93-beds and 200 employees. The Residential Campus, a division of The Buckeye Ranch, offers behavioral health and child welfare programs across a wide continuum of care. We proudly serve over 5,000 children and families annually, with a strong foundation in family centered, trauma-informed care.
Shift Differential: Added to base rate when working the below hours
- 2nd Shift (3p - 11p): $1.50/hr
- 3rd Shift (11p - 7a): $1.00/hr
- Weekends (Fri, 3pm - Mon, 6:59am): $0.50/hr
What you’ll do:
- Assists clients in developing age-appropriate activities, behaviors, and interpersonal skills.
- Deescalate potentially aggressive youth
- Sets and obtains conformance to clear behavioral limits appropriate for the client's background and development.
- Supervises individual and group activities and behaviors to establish and maintain a positive treatment environment.
- Understanding special issues regarding gender identity/crisis, substance use, mental health conditions, and other needs typically presented by the service population
- Provides transportation for the clients as needed
- Adapts to changing, unusual or unplanned situations with appropriate measures and modification of planned activities including working shifts on another unit as directed by supervisor/shift supervisor.
- Intervenes as needed to manage or assist in crisis situations.
- Manage behavioral health crises through appropriate interventions including using the principles ‘Regulate, Relate, Reason.
Our benefits:
Benefits effective date: First of the month following 30 days of employment
- Wonderful medical, dental, vision insurance (Low-cost premiums)
- Generous paid time off
- Professional advancement opportunities
- Overtime opportunities
- And more....
Qualifications
Who you are:
- You have a high school diploma; Associates degree preferred.
- You have an active driver’s license and proof of car insurance.
- You are 21 years or older.
- You have previous work experience as a Mental Health Technician, Mental Health Specialist, Behavioral Aide, or other related titles.
Applicants are considered for all positions in accordance with statutes and regulations concerning non-discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, non-disqualifying disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. The Buckeye Ranch is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a substance and tobacco free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment drug screen.
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Salary : $17 - $22
