Lead Behavioral Health Technician-Low Barrier Shelter

Lead Behavioral Health Technician-Low Barrier Shelter

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Job Summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Lead Behavioral Health Technician. The Lead Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) is responsible for all dayshift, evening, and/or weekend oversight of Behavioral Health Technician Staff. The Lead BHT must be familiar with all the responsibilities of personnel. The primary responsibility of all BHT Staff is to ensure the clients are supervised and safe. The Lead BHT is responsible for ensuring that all BHT staff daily tasks are completed. Lead BHT will be responsible for any additional duties assigned by the Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor, Program Manager, or Program Director.

Responsibilities and Duties

It is the duty and responsibility of the Lead Behavioral Health Technician to:

·        assist in supervising all BHT Staff including scheduling all Behavioral Health Technician shifts;

·        provide overnight and weekend support;

·        be responsible for ensuring that all Behavioral Health Technician shifts are covered and if needed, will be expected to work any open shifts;

·        monitor residents to ensure safety (this is the primary duty of all Behavioral Health Technicians; the Lead BHT is equally responsible for ensuring client safety);

·        assist with orienting, on-boarding, and training all Behavioral Health Technician staff;

·        assist with reviewing time clock activity for accuracy and attendance for all Behavioral Health Technicians to ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures;

·        ensure all Behavioral Health Technicians are trained, aware of, and comply with agency policies and procedures;

·        coach and counsel or all Behavioral Health Technicians as needed;

·        express the concerns of the Behavioral Health Technicians to the BHT Supervisor and Program Manager;

·        consistently read feedback log in order to familiarize self with resident and milieu issues;

·        contact on-call staff as needed;

·        conduct Behavioral Health Technician meetings;

·        participate in weekly staff meetings upon request;

·        witness, complete, and document urine drug screens;

·        complete incident reports and ensure Behavioral Health Technicians are completing Incident Reports per agency policy, ensure all Incident Reports are submitted to Program Manager in a timely manner;

·        coordinate and/or conduct required bed checks and record whether client is awake or sleeping; and;

·        perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Required

·        Bachelor’s degree

·        At least 1 year of management experience

·        3 years’ experience working in a group home/group residential setting

·        Excellent written and communication skills

Preferred

·        Bachelor’s degree in Human Services related field

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.