Job Description

• Role Overview:

The Behavioral Health Technician ensures clients’ safety and stability, provides emotional and behavioral support, and helps reinforce therapeutic goals in a structured, recovery-focused environment.**
Core Responsibilities:
• Client Supervision & Safety
• Monitor clients’ behavior, well-being, and whereabouts to ensure safety.
• Conduct regular headcounts and room checks.
• Supervise daily routines, including wake-up, hygiene, meals, and curfew.
• Support Treatment Goals
• Reinforce therapeutic objectives and behavioral expectations.
• Model healthy coping skills and conflict resolution.
• Support clients during group sessions, recreational activities, and therapy assignments.
• Documentation & Reporting
• Complete shift notes, incident reports, and behavioral observations.
• Communicate changes in mood, behavior, or safety concerns to clinical staff.
• Track medication administration if trained or permitted (varies by state/facility).
• Crisis Management & De-escalation
• Intervene in crises using nonviolent crisis intervention techniques.
• Support clients through emotional distress while following safety protocols.
• Escalate issues to clinical or supervisory staff when appropriate.
• Group Facilitation (as allowed)
• Lead or co-lead structured activities like life skills training, recovery meetings, or recreational groups.
• Promote engagement in daily programming.
• Daily Living Assistance
• Support clients with activities of daily living (ADLs) if needed (e.g., hygiene, meal prep, chores).
• Transport clients to appointments or off-site activities if driving is part of the role.

Required Skills & Traits:
• Empathy, patience, and strong interpersonal boundaries.
• Ability to handle high-stress situations calmly and effectively.
• Strong observational and communication skills.
• Team-oriented with a trauma-informed, client-centered mindset.

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