The Mental Health Technician Supervisor will work under the direction of the Clinical Director, Program Manager and CEO and is responsible for the daily oversite of programming duties at Sai Residential Treatment Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Required Skills:

• The MHT will interact directly with members, providing compassionate care and assisting with daily living needs.
• Observation of clients’ behaviors, attitudes and statements
• Observation of clients’ motivation towards goals of treatment
• Use of compassionate and empathic communication with clients
• Ability to recognize risk factors for suicide and other dangerous behaviors and take appropriate actions according to your role.
• Understands when to refer clients to emergency services
• Responsible for performing tasks that are within the scope of his/her educational preparation, knowledge, and permitted by the policies and procedures.
• Function as a member of the interdisciplinary team and assist with the coordination and provision of services
• Responsible for making observations regarding member physical condition, behavior and responses and reporting any significant changes to appropriate supervisor and other staff members
• Maintains appropriate documentation for group therapy, general observations of behaviors
• Assist members with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and facilitate/teach independent living skills
• Utilize behavioral and physical techniques to prevent injury to patients and others and to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for member; respond appropriately in crisis situations

Ethical Skills:

· Familiar with clients’ rights

· Understand client formal complaint process

· Understand the risks of dual relationships and potential conflicts of interest

· Informs clients of limits of confidentiality

· Ethical treatment of all clients

Legal Skills:

· Familiar with legal requirements regarding mental health and/or behavioral health treatment

Boundaries:

· Able to create and maintain professional boundaries with clients and other personnel

· Able to monitor personal boundaries for clients

· Able to discuss boundary issues with clients

· Able to assist clients in creating and maintaining healthy boundaries

Cultural Competency:

· Shows awareness of their own cultural groups and of their values, assumptions and biases regarding other cultural groups

· Understands and asks sensitive questions to find out how these factors contribute to their mental/substance abuse/behavioral treatment

· Provides culturally sensitive treatment and services to clients

Supervision Duties:

· Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff

• Facilitates all new hire MHT Training and Education

· Processes employee concerns and problems

o Provide staff member with grievance form; investigate complaint and coordinate with CEO for any actions that need to be implemented

· Meet with employees individually when problems/issues/challenges are identified

o Document the meeting with the problem/issues/challenges; discussion with employee and resolution and fax to Office Manager

· Coordinates and maintains MHT work schedules, ensuring that there is adequate coverage for each shift

· Creates, maintains and enforces monthly Environmental Checks schedules

o Reviews environmental checks on a weekly basis and writes a thorough analysis of any environmental findings for that week

· Ensures that shift schedule responsibilities are being completed daily

o Review weekly and provide report on findings

· Responsible for ensuring the house is stocked with all supplies and inventory needed , to include the organization of storage and weekly inventory.

o All supplies need to be inventoried on a weekly basis by MHT Supervisor

· Responsible for monitoring daily MHT duties

o MHT groups (at least 3 daily)

o MHT group documentation done each day

· Responsible for ensuring all staff are following protocols for a safe environment

· Works closely with Physicians, Nurses and CEO to ensure the clients’ and families’ needs are being met

· Provides weekly reports on any MHT related concerns and plans to address the issues

· Facilitates MONTHLY MHT staff meetings

o Provide meeting minutes and meeting agenda for each meeting

· Responsible for following all State and Federal guidelines

Education, knowledge and skills required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least 2 years of work experience in the behavioral health field preferred

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• How many years of management experience do you have in the Mental Health field?

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person