2nd Shift Behavioral Health Technician (Clinical Assistant) - Full-time

pspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"A Clinical Assistant (also known as a drug and alcohol technician OR behavioral health technician) is responsible for providing emotional support and encouragement to clients, ensuring that all clients take proper medication, reporting activity and behavior to the Primary Counselor, and providing transportation to and from all appointments. /span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Drug and Alcohol Technician/span/span/p pbr/p ul librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Supervises all clients./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Ensures compliance with program rules and regulations./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Ensures all clients are searching for employment./spanbr/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Communicates about client behavior and activity (verbally and in writing)./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Submits reports to the unit manager or clinical director./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Assists in resolving disputes amongst clients./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Assist in the access to proper medications and supplements to clients./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Ensures that all clients attend group and individual therapy appointments./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Observes any alterations or idiosyncrasies in client behavior and report them to the unit manager or clinical director accordingly./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Identifies signs of a client’s potential harm to self or others, and addresses these accordingly./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Engages clients in conversation and encourages socializing./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Provides emotional support for clients./spanbr/li libr/li /ul p         Provides transportation to work, medical appointments, 12-step meetings, and legal obligations. /p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities/span/spanspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"brbr/span/p ul librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Demonstrates patience and empathy/span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Exhibits strong organizational skills./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Maintains a friendly and outgoing demeanor./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Possesses excellent interpersonal and conversational skills./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Is willing and able to stay as necessary./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Demonstrates knowledge of the rules and guidelines of the non-hospital, in-patient drug and alcohol treatment center./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Possesses excellent problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Works well with a variety of individuals./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Communicates clearly and effectively./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Maintains an encouraging and compassionate attitude./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Remains calm during stressful situations./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Is familiar with medications necessary to treat clients/span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Recognizes the basic symptoms of drug and alcohol addiction./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Works calmly and efficiently in a crisis./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Exhibits excellent listening skills./span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Education and Experience/span/span/p ul librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"High school diploma or GED required./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Work experience in drug and alcohol treatment/span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Job-specific training is required prior to the start date./span/li lispan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"MUST have a valid driver's license/span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Work Environment/span/span/p ul librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Time will be spent in the facility supervising clients./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Shifts may vary from night to day./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Local travel may also be required./span/li librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Environment can be stressful and emotional depending on the mood and behavior of clients./span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Salary/span/span/p ul librspan style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59)"Hourly/span/li /ul