Mental Health Technician (MHT / BHT)

Responsibilities

You can HELP CHANGE LIVES as a Mental / Behavioral Health Tech @ Benchmark

Move forward with a career that provides purpose and meaning - helping today's youth improve the quality of their lives. Your work will help transform lives while also providing career development opportunities for you! Hourly rates from $16.00 - $24.78 per hour based on education and relevant experience + generous additional pay of $2.00 to $4.00 per hour depending on the day and shift - see below for shift details

• Are you drawn to helping young people who may be struggling with life or past trauma and abuse?
• Do you have the insight, patience and compassion that drive you to "connect" to teens who are suffering with low self-esteem, sadness, anger and grief?

If this description "fits" you, please consider a career working to improve the lives of the boys we serve. Our Behavioral Health Techs (BHT / MHT) use a TRAUMA INFORMED CARE APPROACH to working with adolescents. We will teach you how to apply these principles in an effective and positive manner so you can help us change lives!

YOUR BENEFITS WILL INCLUDE :

Your role as a Behavioral Health Tech (BHT / MHT) provides services to our residents through :

Active Engagement - Assisting with psycho-educational groups, physical activities, therapeutic and scholastic assignments and coaching pro social skills by modeling healthy relationship building skills.

Empathy and Trauma Informed Care - Compassionate listening and re-directing negativity to ensure the resident feels safe which helps them towards healing past trauma.

Modeling and Coaching - Working together in a collaborative environment with their peers helps promote pro-social skills and improves their self-esteem.

Safety and Security - Consistent engagement and supervision of the residents is a priority that will ensure safety and provides much needed routines.

FULL TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE -

Weekend Shift : Fri. & Sat (6am - 2pm) and Sun & Mon (2pm - 10pm) + choose your own 8 hr shift (40 hrs per week) + $4.00 per hr shift differential Fri - Sun & $2.00 per hr Mon

Evening Shift : Tues - Sat (2pm - 10pm) +$2.00 per hr differential Tues - Thurs & $4.00 per hr Fri & Sat

Qualifications

Your Qualifications & Skills will include :

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