Behavioral Health Technician - Altoona, United States - Blair Family Solutions

Description

Job Description

Description of Services
The Behavioral Health Technician will be responsible for implementing mental health treatment and crisis intervention
for children and families through the Community and School Based Behavioral Health modell. This position also includes
providing psycho-educational groups for youth and/or families, intensive case management service to children and
families, and supporting clients with one-on-one interventions in the school, home, and community to support the overall
mental health goals of the child's treatment plan. Behavioral Health Workers will attend weekly supervision and
consultation deemed appropriate as well as frequent participation in trainings.

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. Provide direct behavioral interventions and teach client-specific skills. This may include individual/group interventions,
psycho-education groups, and assisting in crisis intervention to identified children and families within the school system as
well as in the home and community.
2. Maintain a collaborative relationship with the parent/guardian of each client.
3. Collect and update data related to client's record.
4. Implement individualized crisis plans for each client and family. Work with treatment team to help neutralize crises.
5. Participate in on-call crisis intervention triage as needed during evenings, nights, and weekends. Assist in debriefing of crisis
situations to develop more effective plans for families served.
6. Attend and actively participate in weekly group supervision.
7. Document and complete daily case records required and in compliance with all Federal and State regulations.
8. Attend all trainings and workshops as required for professional development.
9. Provide Structural Family Therapy interventions for children and families as directed.
10. This position will not be assigned family time for after school on a regular basis. Family time may be assigned as needed
during staff shortages or filling in for someone who is off.

Case Management Responsibilities:
1. Provide intensive case management to children and families that include addressing needs that negatively impact the
family's level of functioning.
2. Participate in Interagency meetings as deemed appropriate.
3. Participate in Individualized Educational Plans as deemed appropriate.
4. Complete required reports to Child line and other agencies involved, as necessary.
5. Work in collaboration with Program Director, Clinical Consultant, Administrative Staff, Quality Assurance Department, and
the billing department to assist in the process of monitoring quality assurance and other protocols necessary to effectively
manage programmatic aspects.
6. Maintain high quality records sufficient to meet State and Federal clinical documentation requirements that include all
funding sources.
7. Will schedule all initial and yearly team meetings for both the elementary and middle school clients.
8. Will conduct a final weekly review of billing for the entire elementary and middle school team.
9. Additional school based tasks as assigned such as collaboration and updating teachers.

Education Requirements
● Bachelor's Degree
Other Qualifications
● All necessary child abuse clearances (PA Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, and Federal
Criminal History Clearance)
● Valid driver's license
● Auto insurance with 100/300/50 coverage

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
● Communication Skills – Transmits information clearly, in writing and/or verbally; Clearly and consistently
communicates with clients, supervisors, and families
● Customer Service Skills – always puts the client first
● Problem Solving Skills – Demonstrates sound judgement and decision-making

● Organizational Skills – uses an organized approach to job responsibilities
● Active Listening Skills – Consistently uses good active listening skills
● Professionalism – acts with professionalism and integrity in all work environments
● Initiative – takes initiative and is proactive
● Responsive – attentive/responsive to needs of internal and/or external clients
● Patience – able to maintain patience in all situations
● Consistency – able to handle all situations and treat all people with consistency
● Ability to work closely with others
● Ability to manage time and meet frequent deadlines
● Ability to maintain accurate paperwork
● Ability to analyze information and apply standard practices
● Ability to work with interruptions
● Ability to utilize creativity to problem solve
● Ability to follow and maintain confidentiality and safety policies

Competencies
● Communication Proficiency
● Ethical Conduct
● Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
● Thoroughness
● Decision Making
Working Conditions/Schedule
● Work will be completed in a variety of conditions and settings, such as the client's home, school, or other social
setting
● Summer Schedule will be Monday- Thursday for 6.5 hours per day to include coverage of the summer
treatment program.
● School year schedule will be Monday- Friday for a total of 26 hours per week to be provided during the school
day.
● Specific time to be determined in conjunction with clinical leaders based off of clients needs and is subject to
change

Physical Requirements
Constantly Incurred (More than 75% of time on job) – ability to communicate orally and in writing, ability to hear conversations, ability to
observe behavior, ability to analyze actions and behaviors, ability to sit, ability to stand
Frequently Incurred (Between 25% - 75% of time on job) – ability to walk, ability to drive (in order to make home visits), ability use
legs/arms to climb, ability to balance, ability to run
Occasionally Incurred (Less than 25% of time on job) – ability to lift, ability to work in hot (between degrees) and cold (below 55
degrees) temperatures, exposure to intermittent noise above 85DB, exposure to chemicals (cleaning), the ability to restrain once officially
trained.

This job description is intended to cover the information essential to understanding the scope of the job, and the general nature and level of work performed by
job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working
conditions associated with the position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The
requirements listed of representatives of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Blair Family Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.