Jobs at Community Reach Center (Now Hiring) — 9 open

About the Role:                       

The Behavioral Technician (“BHT”) is an integral member of Community Reach Center’s Residential Services (“Division”) Division. The Clinician provides milieu management services to promote a safe, therapeutic environment utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation and other evidence-based practice models.

Essential Functions: 

• Monitors activities of daily living for clients and provides skills-training as needed.
• Documents intervention and program activity and maintains accurate and timely clinical records
• Provides medication administration as directed by Colorado regulations, facility policies and procedures, and physician orders
• Coordinates care with consumer, families, center staff, and/or external facilities to ensure continuation of care
• Attends and participates in supervision, team meetings, and in-services education and training opportunities
• Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required
• Monitors collection of urine drug screens and breathalyzers
• Responsible for cooking, aiding in house laundry and clean-up of the facility
• Transports consumers to appointments as needed
• Complete admission check-ins to units, provide regular safety checks on units, and monitor clients regularly
• Maintains confidentiality of consumer record
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

 

• Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or directly related field
• 6+ months of experience working with adults who have mental illness, particularly those individuals diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness.
• clinical skills
• Familiarity with current DSM 5 and diagnostic techniques
• Valid Colorado Driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Bilingual Spanish preferred, but not required

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required,
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

Schedule:

2,  8 hour shifts - weekends

Pay Information:

Starting Pay Range: $25-$28 per hour + shift differential

Eligible for $250/month Bilingual Stipend

Application Deadline:

Accepting Applications on an ongoing basis