What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Behavioral Health Worker (Substitute / As-Needed) position at Integrated Services for Behavioral Health?
We are seeking an On-Call Residential Behavioral Health Worker!
Nelsonville, OH
Join our team!
Integrated Services for Behavioral Health (ISBH) is a community-minded, forward-thinking behavioral health organization helping people along the road to health and well-being. We meet people in their homes and communities and help connect them to the resources they need. We serve Southeastern and Central Ohio with a comprehensive array of behavioral health and other services working with local partners to promote healthy people and strong communities. All of our services are intended to be collaborative and personalized for the individual.
We are seeking a Residential Behavioral Health Worker to be available intermittently to cover absences, leaves, or gaps in scheduling. This position would be great for someone who works irregular schedules in another job (firefighters, nurses, etc.) or college students. This individual would need to be available to work the third shift and weekend hours occasionally.
Essential Functions:
- Assesses or defines the strengths and needs of youth.
- Provides direct care and supervision through facility-based behavioral health services that are practical, helpful, and collaborative.
- Provides behavioral interventions within a safe, caring, and structured environment ensuring health and well-being.
- Ensures adherence to schedules and daily routine.
- May be required to assist with meal distribution, planning, and implementing activities
- Maintains necessary documentation, participates in program evaluation, attends team and program planning meetings, and cross-systems training, and acquires knowledge of community resources.
- Completes daily summaries of youths activities and actions thoroughly and accurately and submits within required timeframes.
- Provides active coaching for personal care needs including health, hygiene, nutrition, and life skills.
- Ensures program areas are safe, following program rules and policies.
- Teaches, demonstrates, and models appropriate behavioral management, problem-solving, and coping techniques to youth.
- Advocates for youth, ensuring all basic needs are met, and assists youth with communicating those needs appropriately.
- Provides transportation for youth as needed, ensuring compliance with all safety/car seat laws and regulations.
- Dispenses all medications as directed per prescription and documents per agency policy.
- Meets billing productivity requirements established by Integrated Services for Behavioral Health.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum three years of directly relevant experience, Bachelors degree, or peer certification preferred.
- Demonstrates a high degree of cultural awareness.
- Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
- Broad knowledge of facility-based service systems.
- Licensed and able to operate a motor vehicle with an appropriate level of insurance coverage.
- Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
- Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression.
- Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.
To learn more about our organization: https://ISBH.org/
OUR MISSION
Delivering exceptional care through connection.
OUR VALUES
Dignity - We meet people where they are on their journey with respect and hope.
Collaboration - We listen to understand and ask how we can best support the people and communities we serve.
Wellbeing - We are inclusive; we celebrate one another's strengths, and we support one another in being well.
Excellence - We demand high-quality care for those we serve and are a leader in how we care for one another as a team.
Innovation - We deeply value diversity of thought and experience, knowing it is what inspires us to stretch past where we are and reach towards what we know is possible.
Were an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
