Behavioral Health Technician - Swing Shift - Redlands, CA

Benchmark Young Adult School PMB K-286; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Young Adult School PMB K-286 in Redlands, CA seeks a dedicated caregiver to monitor clients and assist with daily activities within the program. You will provide professional care, support staff, and help with daily routines under the Program Director's direction.

Responsibilities include safety monitoring, administrative tasks, intake/discharge procedures, transport, preparing clients for appointments and groups, and maintaining a clean facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Ability to review or submit paperwork and maintain files.
• Ability to gather data and input information.

Responsibilities

• Monitor clients to ensure safety and quality care.
• Provide administrative support, review paperwork, organize and maintain files, input data.
• Assist with intake and discharge processes, including searching and recording client belongings.
• Search facility for contraband when required and assist with transport of clients.
• Assist clients with preparing for doctor’s appointments, trips, and group sessions.
• Maintain a clean facility through routine janitorial tasks.
• Collect and label urine samples as part of program requirements.
• Assist clients in group activities and daily routines, perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Active listening

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Education

High school Diploma

Job description

General Summary

Monitor and assist clients with daily activities and various processes. Provide professional care to clients and support the program where appropriate. Assist and support staff as well as clients with daily routine activities. Monitor under the direction of the Program Director.

Essential Job Functions

1. Monitor clients: assuring they are safe and provided with quality care.
2. Provide administrative support as needed, such as reviewing or submitting paperwork, organizing and maintaining files, gathering and inputting data.
3. Searching and recording client’s property upon intake and discharge. Assisting clients with luggage and belongings during intake, when moving rooms, and at discharge
4. Searching facility for contraband i.e. illicit drugs and alcohol.
5. Transporting of clients may be required.
6. Assist client with preparing for doctor’s appointments, store trips, and meetings as required.
7. Maintaining a clean environment throughout entire facility. Dusting, sweeping, moping and other janitorial duties are required as part of the job.
8. Collecting and labeling urine samples.
9. Assist clients to prepare for groups and daily activities.
10. Other duties as assigned by the Program Director or Assistant Program Director

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Active listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Requirements

Education and Experience

• - High school Diploma