Behavioral Health Technician- BHUC

Company Mission/ statement:

Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Health Spending Account

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• 401(k)

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave

• Employee Assistant Program

• Referral Bonus Opportunities

• Extensive Internal Training Program

Pay Scale: Pay is based off education, experience, and certification level. Levels are;

Peer Support/Para Professional: $17/hr-19/hr.

AP:$19/hr-21/hr.

QP: $23.07/hr. - $24.04/hr.

Available Shifts: 8am-8pm and 8pm-8am.

Summary: Responsible for providing support and care to meet the physical and psychological needs of consumers through providing direct and indirect care. BHUC is a 24-hour behavioral health urgent care service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides supervision and monitoring of each consumer. Assist with and model appropriate daily living skills.

• Document any reported or observed symptoms of consumers and report to the team.

• Participate in Shift Report

• Provide transportation

• All other duties as assigned by supervisor

Special Attributes: Strong interpersonal skills and belief in consumer’s ability to recover. Minimal supervision regarding use of time, able to prioritize work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively with professionals and clients/families. Ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations. A desire to work with individuals with severe mental illness and substance abuse issues.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Tech I:

• Para Professional services are delivered by staff who have the life experience of being diagnosed with a serious mental illness or substance addiction problem, and are currently in recovery, stable, and living without relapses. The Paraprofessional has a high school diploma, or GED and at least five years of life experience with a serious mental illness or substance addiction.

• Peer Support - Requires Peer Support Certification.

• AP -Bachelor’s degree in the field with no experience.

Tech II:

• QP- requires bachelor's degree in social work, Counseling or another Human Services field. Qualified Professional (QP) required.