What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Technician I / DSP - Adult Transitional Home position at Easterseals PORT?
Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), a non-profit service provider in North Carolina & Virginia, seeks compassionate, caring, and dedicated individuals to become full-time Behavior Techs to our clients living with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges residing in our Adult Transitional Home located in Culpeper, VA. *This position comes with a sign-on and retention bonus of $2000*
We are currently hiring for the following schedule:
1. Wednesday, Thursday 7am-3pm with Friday, Saturday 7am-7pm
What You’ll Do
The Behavior Technician (BT) level 1provides support to individuals at the Adult Transitional Home (or the Youth Home as needed) with co-occurring disabilities and/or behavioral health needs. Some of what you may do depending on your BT level: participate in facilitating daily program and rehabilitative activities, therapeutic interventions, assist with personal care. As part of the REACH team you will collaborate with PCP’s, community crisis services and the families of the participants referred to the home.
How You’ll Benefit
Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. You’ll earn a competitive hourly rate ($19 / hour) and we offer set shift schedules, and paid training for completing the required courses below to provide you with key skills to help serve our clients:
- CPR / First Aid
- Crisis Training (Mindset) / OSHA / Bloodborne Pathogen / Seizure Management
- Medication Administration
- Other training courses relevant to this position and your career growth.
We also offer competitive benefits to benefits-eligible positions. Our benefits include:
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, when needed
- *Bonus is for full-time positions; the pay-out schedule for bonus is $500 upon successful completion of 90-day training period, $500 at 6 months and $1000 at successful completion of 1 year
What We’re Looking For
To join our team as a Behavior Technician (BT) you must have experience working with IDD/Behavioral Health (BH) disorders. We also require the following:
- Minimum education levels with BH experience:
- BT 1: High school diploma and some experience in behavioral health
- Maintain valid state appropriate driver’s license and auto insurance for personal and agency vehicles utilized for work
If you’re a kind, behavioral health technician, entry-level or experienced, seeking a rewarding opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help, please apply at our website: https://eastersealsport.com/.
About Easterseals PORT Health
Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse 2,600 team members provide meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.
Our working environment supports employee & client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.
We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.
Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!
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