PHMC serves as both a direct service provider to individuals, families, and communities across the region and as an intermediary agent - managing large-scale contracts, government and philanthropic partnerships, and multidisciplinary initiatives that require operational sophistication, strategic leadership, and deep mission alignment.
DEPARTMENT: Community Mental Health (CMH)
PROGRAM: Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS)
ROLE TYPE: Full-Time
JOB OVERVIEW:
The Full-Time Behavioral Health Technician provides 1:1 therapeutic support and behavioral interventions to children and adolescents in school, community, and/or home settings to help clients achieve goals identified in their treatment plans.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Foster a therapeutic relationship with the child and support their therapeutic needs and therapeutic goals in the treatment plan.
- Based upon the treatment/behavior plan, use therapeutic techniques and interventions best matched to the individual to help them achieve goals in the treatment plan.
- Provide input and feedback that contributes to the development of the treatment plan.
- Provide crisis management and support to clients, including prevention, de-escalation, and processing of strategies to support improved client functioning.
- Coach the teacher, parent, and child on how to effectively implement strategies and interventions that promote attainment of treatment goals and help the client achieve success.
- Actively engage the client and their caregivers and/or teachers (as well as other adult supports) to work toward the achievement of treatment goals, applying a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Provide feedback to other team members regarding outcome measurement related to interventions and responses.
- Adhere to CASSP principles of being child-centered, family-focused, community-based, multi-system, culturally competent, and least restrictive/least intrusive. Incorporate these principles throughout treatment.
- Actively collaborate with all treatment team members on a frequent and regular basis.
- Attend supervision and training as directed, following the service contract.
- Adhere to regulations regarding further professional development. Complete all of the mandatory trainings required to maintain compliance with agency expectations and guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with PHMC policies and procedures, including confidentiality and reporting suspected abuse.
Contributing to the Team
- Participate in regular meetings with staff to ensure priorities are clear, coordination is good, and communication is open. Develop additional methods for ongoing effective communication.
- Cooperate and communicate as a multidisciplinary staff team member through formal meetings, informal consultations, and committee participation.
- Model traits of a responsible team member by executing job responsibilities, open communication, and good follow-through. Support team members to do the same.
- Respond promptly to the concerns and interests of clients, parents, guardians, funding entities, and other PHMC staff.
Trauma-Informed Behavior
- Demonstrate commitment to being trauma-informed and maintaining a therapeutic environment and community that promotes safety and nonviolence as the basis for all we do with clients and staff.
- Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of trauma-informed practices, including emotional intelligence, effective communication, understanding of the impact of trauma on development, strengths-based and person-centered practice, resilience focus, and commitment to growth and change.
Administrative Activities
- Ensure compliance with all of PHMC's policies and procedures, including confidentiality and acting as a mandated reporter in accordance with the law, policies, and procedures.
- Implement all documentation requirements and ensure that reports are complete, thorough, timely, and written in the prescribed format. Ensure that staff members do the same.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SKILLS:
- Understanding of theory and implementation of behavior modification interventions
- Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of people, including other team members and management
- Ability to quickly form trusting relationships with a child/adolescent population based on an understanding of developmental process and emotional needs
- Ability to form effective working relationships with diverse clients, school staff, family members, and stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
- Maintains appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality
- Demonstrates initiative, problem-solving, and follow-through
- Independently assessing and recording data to report behavioral outcomes and intervention results to Behavior Consultants, Mobile Therapists, and Psychologists
- Knowledge, application, and adherence to CASSP principles
- Ability to effectively and independently communicate treatment objectives and interventions to youth, family, school staff, and other treatment team members
- Ability to administer First Aid and CPR, if necessary
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must meet one of the following:
Have a bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, sociology, education, criminal justice, or another human service field
Have a high school diploma or equivalent and have completed a 40-hour training covering the RBT Task List as evidenced by a certification that includes the name of the responsible trainer, who is certified as a BCBA or BCaBA (on-the-job training will be provided)
Preferred: 2 years of experience in the provision of behavioral health services
PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.