A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
Paraeducators & Instructional Assistants/Behavior Health Assistant (BHA)
Date Posted:
7/20/2026
Location:
Vista Elementary
Date Available:
08/12/2026
Closing Date:
07/28/2026
Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact, Francesca Hall, Principal, at (385)-646-5069 or fahallgraniteschools.
Hours per week: 29
Job Title Behavior Health Assistant (BHA)
Department College & Career Readiness
Supervisor Principal
Salary Schedule Paraeducator (88)
Lane Placement A
Contract Length Hourly
FLSA Classification Non-exempt
Last Review Date June 2020
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Job Summary
Behavior Health Assistants work closely with the Social Worker to identify, track and support students in receiving access to the general curriculum. Attendance and physical presence are required and is an essential function of this position.
Essential Functions
Track behaviors of general education students who have been identified by the SST through MTSS.
Work with students, identified by the SST, who exhibit significant behavioral and/or emotional problems.
Track student contracts for completion, signatures, etc.
Work with identified students to promote positive behaviors and help decrease or de-escalate negative behaviors.
Collaborate and communicate regularly with teachers, social workers, school psychologists and other support personnel.
Check on students in their classrooms or other areas to help them avoid potential problems and reinforce positive behavior.
Provide direct behavioral support by prompting, redirecting, encouraging, and reinforcing positive behavior.
Provide support for targeted students in transitional or less structured environments (i.e., hallways, lunchroom, assemblies, library, and recess).
Assist and support students in crisis.
Collect required data and share with the SST as needed. Non-Essential Functions
Other duties as assigned•
Required Knowledge and Skills
Basic reading, writing and math skills.
Ability to interact positively with students.
Ability to assist students in a variety of situations that may arise.
Required Education and Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent
Required Prior Experience
None
Interactions with Others
Positive interaction of students, teachers, social workers, psychologists, support personnel and administrators.
Supervisory Responsibility
Supervision of students being supported.
Supervision of a student in a service location outside the classroom setting for the purpose of de-escalation. Working Environment
Work setting is mainly in the classroom setting.
May be asked to work inside and outside the building to accomplish assigned tasks.
Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather.
May experience stress from disruptive students and/or groups of students.
Physical Requirements - Not limited to the following:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak and/or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Must be able to stand and sit for long periods of time.
Note:
The list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
