Sr. Mental Health Technician

The Buckeye Ranch is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Sr. Mental Health Technician to join our Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF). The Sr. Mental Health Technician will provide one-on-one and group supervision, intervention, and behavioral leadership of clients to establish and maintain a trauma informed positive treatment environment and desired treatment outcomes.

Learn about The Buckeye Ranch:

The Residential Campus at The Buckeye Ranch was founded in 1961 and has expanded our home environment to nine residential houses with 93-beds and 200 employees. The Residential Campus, a division of The Buckeye Ranch, offers behavioral health and child welfare programs across a wide continuum of care. We proudly serve over 5,000 children and families annually, with a strong foundation in family centered, trauma-informed care.

Shift Differential: Added to base rate when working the below hours

• PRTF: $2.00/hr
• 2nd Shift (3p - 11p): $1.50/hr
• Weekends (Fri, 3pm - Mon, 6:59am): $0.50/hr

Schedule: Full-time | Non-Exempt | 2:30pm-10:30pm | Sunday - Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday

What you'll do:

• Assists clients in developing age-appropriate activities, behaviors, and interpersonal skills. Sets and obtains conformance to clear behavioral limits appropriate for the client's background and development
• Understanding special issues regarding age and developmental disabilities
• Helps with establishment of daily goals and follows up to assure attendance and participation in scheduled activities
• Work with the program coordinator and clinician to develop program schedules
• Identifies indicators of age-appropriate development in all domains for children of varying ages
• Supervises individual and group activities and behaviors to establish and maintain a positive treatment environment
• Understanding special issues regarding gender identity/crisis, substance use, mental health conditions, and other needs typically presented by the service population
• Implement and supports the trauma informed culture for all the clients within TBR's care, including positive interactions with families, taking a strengths-based approach, and appropriate communication with all involved systems

Our benefits:

Benefit effective date: First of the month following 30 days of employment

• Wonderful medical, dental, vision insurance 
• Generous paid time off
• Free Lunch
• Professional advancement opportunities
• Overtime opportunities
• And more...

Who you are: 

• You have a high school diploma
• You have at least one year of behavioral health/treatment experience
• You have an active driver’s license and proof of car insurance
• You are 21 years or older

Applicants are considered for all positions in accordance with statutes and regulations concerning non-discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, non-disqualifying disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. The Buckeye Ranch is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a substance and tobacco free workplace.  All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment drug screen.

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