What are the responsibilities and job description for the Treatment Team position at JASPER MOUNTAIN?
Job Details
Description
Psychiatric residential mental health treatment program seeks energetic and committed Mental Health Treatment Team Aide/Tech Members who want to make a difference in the lives of young abused/emotionally disturbed children (ages 4 - 13). Physically active, intense, rewarding positions available. The Mental Health Treatment Team Member works as part of team to provide direct supervision of children in the agency's two residential and academic treatment programs (Jasper Mountain Center and SAFE Center, located 15 miles south of the Eugene/Springfield Area). One of the primary duties of the Children's Mental Health Treatment Team Member is to show the children we serve that there are adults out there who are safe.
Duties & Responsibilities of the Mental Health Treatment Team-tech. Member:
- Assisting team in maintaining the structure and treatment milieu for the children in agency residential and academic treatment programs
- Helping to implement each child's individualized treatment plan through interactions, teaching life skills, and therapeutic program activities (such as outdoor sports, school day classroom supervision and support, field trips, arts and crafts, etc.)
- In creating the treatment milieu, attention should be given to cultural differences among children, and making those differences a positive part of the treatment environment.
- Documenting shifts using the agency's computerized logging system.
- Providing verbal or physical interventions to insure safety of the children (the agency uses Crisis Prevention Institute certification standards for interventions and will provide training).
- Assisting the program with practical functioning, such as facilitating chores, etc.
- Carrying out all duties in compliance with agency confidentiality policies and practices.
- Attending staff meetings and providing input into the children's treatment plans.
- Other duties as assigned, including medication administration.
Qualifications
For full status as a Treatment Team Member a bachelor's degree in the human service field is required. Preferable: Experience and tr4aining in child abuse and child development. One-year experience in a social service agency, preferably in residential care at an agency serving children and families.
Salary : $26 - $29
