Behavioral Health Technician
About this role
DEFINITION
The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for supervising the daily movement and activities of adult men and women receiving services in Renewal, Inc.'s licensed inpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs. This position helps maintain a safe, secure, and structured therapeutic environment by monitoring client activities, enforcing program rules, and supporting the overall operation of the treatment units.
Primary responsibilities include maintaining facility security through routine headcounts, locker and personal searches, urine screening, and monitoring client movement. The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for maintaining order and cleanliness within the unit, ensuring client accountability, overseeing assigned housekeeping duties, and monitoring attendance at scheduled groups, classes, and other program activities.
This position must effectively assess and prioritize both emergency and non-emergency situations, exercise sound judgment, and respond appropriately to changing circumstances. The Behavioral Health Technician works collaboratively with Clinical, Security, and other interdisciplinary staff members throughout the building to promote client safety, treatment engagement, and successful program participation.
Eligibility Requirements
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team; Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; Strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills; Ability to remain calm, professional, and assertive during crisis situations while maintaining safety and control; Sound judgment, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to make appropriate decisions under pressure.
Education and/or Experience
High School diploma or GED equivalency required. Two years’ related experience required. Experience working in substance use, behavioral health or related human services field preferred. Life experience preferred. Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license and required background clearances including the Act 33 and Act 34 are required.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Female/Protected Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities
Company at a glance
For more than four decades, Renewal has created pathways to help the men and women in our care successfully transition back into society. Reemerging from the criminal justice system as productive, whole individuals, their reintegration presents new and more positive futures for their families and community.
Our mission states that, Renewal, Inc. believes in rebuilding of lives of individuals through education, job readiness, counseling, community service, drug and alcohol treatment, mental health treatment, as well as social readjustment by redefining life’s goals and values.
Renewal, Inc.’s approach to client reintegration is unique, and offers individuals an opportunity to focus on their behaviors and helps them to analyze the consequences of their actions. This approach has been hailed throughout the country as “what works” in community corrections.
Our vision is that Renewal will be recognized nationally as an innovative leader in the field of behavioral health and community corrections for people transitioning out of the criminal justice system. Through a range of evidence-based approaches aimed at prevention, early intervention, re-integration into the community and holistic family strengthening, Renewal will take a leading role in delivering effective and successful outcomes for those it serves.
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