Overnight Behavioral Health Technician - MLJ

Emend Corporate Services LP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Emend Healthcare seeks a dedicated Program Assistant in Los Angeles to monitor clients, support daily activities, and help maintain a safe, welcoming treatment environment. You will handle intake/discharge tasks, organize records, and assist with transport and group activities under the Program Director's guidance.

The role emphasizes active listening, compassionate care, and teamwork within a multi-site addiction and mental health treatment program.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think critically under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor clients to ensure safety and deliver quality care.
• Provide administrative support: review/submit paperwork, organize files, input data.
• Assist with intake/discharge processes, including searching/recording client property and belongings.
• Search facility for contraband and maintain secure environment.
• Transport clients as needed.
• Assist clients in preparation for doctor's appointments, store trips, and meetings.
• Maintain cleanliness across the facility (general janitorial duties).
• Collect and label urine samples as required.
• Help clients prepare for groups and daily activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Skills

Active listening

Speaking

Critical thinking

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Description

Emend Healthcare provides comprehensive addiction and mental health treatment at multiple locations across the country. Each center is designed to deliver a full continuum of care, from medically supervised detox to residential and outpatient programs, ensuring clients can access the support they need wherever they are. With a focus on personalized treatment and compassionate care, Emend's facilities offer safe, welcoming environments where individuals can begin their journey to lasting recovery.

At Emend, we are dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey to lasting wellness. Our team combines expertise, compassion, and personalized care to help clients navigate mental health challenges and substance use recovery. We focus on creating a safe, nurturing environment where every person can build the skills, resilience, and confidence needed to thrive. Through evidence-based treatment, innovative programs, and a commitment to holistic well-being, we empower clients to achieve meaningful, lasting change.

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

High School Diploma