Behavioral Health Associate

Behavioral Health Associate Ketchikan, AK 99901 $18

• $25 an hour
• Full-time $18
• $25 an hour
• Full-time As a Behavioral Health Associate in the Residential or Community Care Treatment Program, you will be responsible for working with clients to facilitate their growth towards treatment plan goals.

Day or Night, 8 or 12 hour shifts available.

Major Areas of Responsibility Include:

Ensuring the safety and security of clients

• Ensure that youth are always supervised
• Model appropriate behavior and social skills
• Deescalate situations and engage with youth with a therapeutic, trauma informed mindset
• Set clear boundaries and ensure rules are followed by all youth
• Complete 20 hours of annual training to develop skills to better engage with youth
• Adhere to ethics in communication and confidentiality regarding youth and their treatment
• Oversee youth constant duties and maintain the house work packet
• Follow safety procedures when transporting youth to and from the residences and when preparing food for youth Monitoring completion of treatment goals and daily progress notes
• Support youth during day-to-day activities in multiple settings, using therapeutic interventions and the Teaching Family Model
• Complete daily documentation on youth progress toward treatment goals.
• Complete daily progress notes, weekly progress reports, and monthly progress reports on youth in the home
• Interact with youth throughout the day and teach social skills through those interactions
• Track points that are given/taken away from youth based on positive and negative behaviors
• Report to the Supervisor the youth's problem areas and levels of achievement.
• Work with other organizations/ individuals including Probation Officers, Social Workers, parents, and Behavioral Health Clinicians to meet the needs of clients
• Relay accurate and timely information to individuals within and outside of the organization as appropriate To be successful at RYC, you will demonstrate compassion, judgement, interpersonal skills, solution-focused mindset as you work with adolescents in our treatment programs.

About the job:

On a given day, a BHA will spend time:

• Coaching youth to use rational problem solving and appropriate social skills
• Helping youth stay on task with house duties or education assignments
• Planning and facilitating recreational activities for youth
• Documenting your interventions with youth
• Making meals for the youth
• Driving youth to appointments, school, or recreational activities

Job Type:

Full Time, Non-Exempt Salary:

$18.00

• 25.

00/hr

DOE Benefits:

Health insurance, HRA, Health Insurance Waiver Monthly Stipend, Life insurance, free access to RYC's Fitness Center, 403 B Retirement plan 5% annual employer contribution, paid leave, and 8 paid holidays. Must pass a background check and have a drivers license. (Alaska preferred) ​ RYC currently offers a $1000 sign on bonus for newly hired full time staff after their first 30 days of hire.

Pay:

$18.00

• $25.

00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Referral program Relocation assistance Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location:

In person