Behavioral Health Associate PRN

Embark Behavioral Health; Utah; On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Embark Behavioral Health in Hurricane, Utah, is hiring PRN Behavioral Health Associates to support adolescent boys in a residential setting. You will help with daily routines, emotional regulation, life skills, safety, and structured programming, working with therapists and nurses to meet treatment goals.

The program provides a home‑like environment for highly acute teens and their families, focusing on stabilization, assessment, and family-centered healing.

Qualifications

• Comfortable managing verbal/physical outbursts in a residential setting.
• Ability to maintain composure and set firm boundaries.
• Willingness to learn and grow, even without direct experience.
• Background with adolescents in behavioral health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Daily routines: Support students in following structured schedules and activities.
• Crisis intervention: Use verbal de-escalation techniques and safe holds when necessary to ensure safety.
• Crisis prevention: Apply proactive strategies to reduce risk and manage crises.
• Treatment alignment: Ensure student progress aligns with individualized treatment plans.
• Positive modeling: Model constructive behaviors and attitudes for a healthy environment.
• Documentation: Maintain thorough records of interactions, incidents, and progress.
• Team engagement: Participate in staff and house bonding activities to foster teamwork.
• Housekeeping tasks: Perform light daily tasks to maintain a clean living space.

Skills

High-acuity response

Emotional regulation

Growth mindset

Adolescent experience

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Overview

Hourly Pay Rate:$18.00 to $20.00 per hour

Location: 65 N 1150 Hurricane, Utah 84737 (On-site)

PRN Shift Options: Minimum2 shifts required per month, any day of the week

• AM:7:00am - 5:00pm
• PM: 1:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Most needed shifts are PM, Monday - Friday

Embark at Hurricane – Stabilization and Assessment is hiring PRN Behavioral Health Associates to support adolescent boys (ages 12–17) in a residential setting. You’ll help clients with daily routines, emotional regulation, life skills, safety, and structured programming, while working alongside therapists and nurses to ensure treatment goals are met. Our program provides a home‑like environment for highly acute teens and their families, focusing on stabilization, assessment, and family‑centered healing.

Responsibilities

• Daily routines: Support students in following structured schedules and activities with encouragement and accountability.

• Crisis intervention: Use verbal de‑escalation techniques to manage emotional or behavioral escalations; apply approved physical interventions (holds/restraints) when clinically necessary to ensure safety.

• Crisis prevention: Apply proactive strategies to reduce risk and provide crisis management when necessary.

• Treatment alignment: Ensure student progress aligns with individualized treatment plans developed by therapists.
• Positive modeling: Model constructive behaviors and attitudes, reinforcing a healthy environment for clients.
• Documentation: Maintain consistent, thorough records of client interactions, incidents, and progress.
• Team engagement: Participate in staff and house bonding activities to foster teamwork and community cohesion.
• Housekeeping tasks: Perform light daily tasks to maintain a clean, organized living space.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• High‑acuity response: Comfortable managing verbal/physical outbursts and emotional dysregulation in a residential setting.

• Emotional regulation: Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and set firm, healthy boundaries.

• Growth mindset: Willingness to learn and grow; candidates with strong boundary‑setting and passion for adolescent mental health are encouraged to apply, even without direct experience!

• Adolescent experience: Background working with adolescents in behavioral health, residential, or crisis environments preferred.

Required:

• 21+ years of age or older
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to pass pre‑employment drug screen
• Able to pass criminal investigation background check
• Current driver's license
• Ability to learn CPR and First‑Aid.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community.

We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.