BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - 2nd Shift

St. Joseph Institute, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, is seeking a BH Tech/Recovery Advocate on the 2nd shift.

You will be part of the multidisciplinary treatment team, monitor client behaviors, provide continuous care, and respond to crises and medical emergencies as needed. You will conduct safety checks, support activities, document records, facilitate groups on social skills and coping strategies, and help coordinate transport and hand-offs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire).
• First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.
• Strong observation, communication, and crisis-management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure wellbeing and a safe, structured environment for clients.
• Conduct safety checks and monitor clients per supervision guidelines.
• Check for contraband and manage client valuables.
• Interact with clients, observe behaviors, and report significant changes.
• Facilitate educational and rehabilitative groups on social and coping skills.
• Record vital signs when needed and inform staff of changes.
• Document client records accurately and timely.
• Apply de-escalation techniques to manage emotions and participation.
• Assist with cleaning, admissions/discharges, and filing.
• Provide transportation or coordinate with staff as required.
• Give shift hand-off reports and brief the incoming team.
• Orient new clients to activities and explain program benefits.
• Support activity planning and resources for recreational therapy.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Crisis response

Client interaction

Observation reporting

Activity facilitation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - 2nd Shift | St. Joseph Institute for Addiction | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania

About the Job:

Shift differential included with this position. The Behavioral Health Associate I serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routine with clients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor. Promotes interest in recreational activities.
• Engages with client in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates client educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
• May take and record vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in client’s condition to the charge nurse.
• Documents in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates client/employee incident reports.
• Provides transport or transportation for client or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
• Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.
• Serves as a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation.
• Orients clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.
• Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them. Observes clients’ interest levels and behaviors.
• Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.
• Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities. Provides clients with activity resources and supplies, as needed.
• Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies activities to suit the needs of specific groups.
• Helps to develop and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to monitor equipment and supplies.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Why St. Joseph Institute for Addiction?

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. St. Joseph Institute for Addiction is an EOE. Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is Dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.