Behavioral Health Technician II

Job Description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician II

Location: Independence, MO

Department: Adult Housing

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Behavioral Health Technician II, where you will play a vital role in providing direct and supportive care to clients/patients. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. We are looking for dedicated individuals who possess strong communication skills, a commitment to client care, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Your contributions will help foster a safe and therapeutic environment for our clients/patients, promoting their recovery and well-being.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day activities, monitoring health, intervening in crises, and facilitating therapeutic services. You will work closely with a treatment team to ensure that each client/patient receives the support they need to thrive.

The Behavioral Health Technician II position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Career Advancement & Wage Growth - Grow in your career with great opportunities for upward mobility and added income
• Comprehensive Training - Learn and develop skills with our robust on-the-job training
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

Key Responsibilities:

• Admit, supervise, monitor, transfer, and discharge clients/patients.
• Ensure monitoring of vital signs and signs of withdrawal, determining the need for medical intervention when critical symptoms present.
• Facilitate therapeutic services under appropriate supervision, including individual and group sessions.
• Document all services provided in accordance with State Regulatory/CARF/agency standards.
• Participate as an active member of the treatment team, helping to identify client strengths and needs.
• Assist clients in performing daily activities and encourage positive social interactions.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by observing general rules of good housekeeping.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• High School education OR equivalent and two (2) years of responsible employment.
• Experience in Human Services or a related field preferred.
• Hold a Certificate from the Missouri Credentialing Board in one (1) or both of the following: Certified Peer Specialist and/or Missouri Associate Alcohol Drug Counselor.

Additional Qualifications:

• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
• First Aid certification within three (3) months of beginning employment.
• Obtain CPR certification within three (3) months of beginning employment.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental heal