Overnight Mental Health Technician

Overnight Mental Health Technician

Under general supervision, Mental Health Technicians in our Children & Adolescence program, participate in the direct care and plan implementation for clients, as prescribed by physician and treatment teams. They support clients at bedtime and during morning hygiene, dressing and breakfast routines. They conduct and record, 15-minute health and safety checks after a client goes to bed. They provide supervision, safety, and crisis management for the client population; complete documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adhere to the scheduled activities; role model positive, mature behavior; utilize proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success. They report to a program supervisor/manager.

Essential Job Functions:

• Health, Safety and Wellness of Clients

• Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.

• Provides for the well-being and safety of clients.

• Supports client health and hygiene.

• Utilizes infection control procedures.

• Reports serious incidents, participates in reviews and implements follow-up measures, as applicable.

• Individual Plan Implementation

• Knows the SNAP (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences), goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan, IEP, ISP) of assigned clients.

• Promotes clients' achievement of behavioral goals by implementing the behavior strategies and teaching alternative behaviors, as indicated in the Treatment Plan/IEP/ISP.

• Actively instructs assigned clients so they can achieve education/residential goals and objectives or ID Waiver outcomes.

• Collects and documents behavioral and instructional data, accurately and reliably.

• Documents services delivered accurately and in a timely manner.

• Maintains a high level of engagement with and monitoring of clients. Implements planned activities throughout the workday.

• Provides a Supportive and Solution-Focused Environment

• Builds trusting, respectful relationships with clients and helps clients do the same.

• Demonstrates knowledge about the symptoms and supports associated with diagnoses of assigned clients and a trauma-informed care approach.

• Manages behavioral crisis safely.

• Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care, by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions.

• Exhibits exemplary customer service with guardians, agency personnel and visitors.

• Site Management - Housekeeping, Nutrition, Transportation, Finances

• Ensures a safe residence / classroom environment.

• Assures a clean and organized residence/classroom.

• Promotes good nutrition and, in group homes, assists with meal preparation.

• Provides transportation / community mobility.

• Assists with purchases and is accountable for program and client money, as applicable.

• Teamwork and commitment to the mission, values and vision of Grafton

• Demonstrates knowledge of organization.

• Demonstrates the core values of personal integrity and accountability.

• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma and six months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or

• Associates degree and three months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents or

• Bachelors degree in Human Service field

• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

• Must be at least 21 years of age

• Demonstrates moderate computer skills - how to log-in, how to navigate the web for information, how to start and save document in Microsoft, and has basic keyboarding skills.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Medical, dental and vision
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• 401(k), including an employer match
• Generous Paid Time Off plan
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• As Grafton is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness

If you have issues applying or have any questions about this position, please reach out to us at HR@Grafton.org or 540-542-0200.

Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and tobacco-free workplace.

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