Behavioral Health Technician - Full-time (3rd Shift)Requisition #: req4096Location: Oconomowoc, WI Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week - 3rd shift; Monday-Friday 11:00pm-7:30am)Bethany ischanging the world through family. We began our work by serving one child morethan 75 years ago. Today, Bethany is an international Christian nonprofit partnering with communities in more than 30 states and in several countriesaround the world. We strengthen and preserve families, support displaced peoplefleeing danger, and find safe, loving families for children who need them.Bethany is at the forefront of creating and implementing solutions to meet thegrowing needs of vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and around theworld.Bethany Recovery Center provides high quality mental health and substance abuse treatment for women in a residential setting. The program also provides specialized services for pregnant/postpartum women whose infants live on-site with mom while she receives services. Our program uses an integrated, multi-disciplinary, strength based, person/family centered, and trauma responsive approach to treatment. The Recovery Center Behavioral Health Technician will be primarily responsible for providing care and supervision of residents in the program with cooccurring mental health disorders. This individual will serve as a resident advocate ensuring that residents' needs are met within a safe and supportive environment that enhances their ability to meet their treatment goals. This individual will develop therapeutic, professional relationships with residents and offer insight into their functioning and participation in program and will facilitate group sessions as needed. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide support and interventions for clients with cooccurring mental health disorders; Obtain and retain an adequate amount of knowledge pertaining to substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health disorders treatment and successfully implement components on the job;Actively participant in assigned activities and encourage positive interaction and growth amongst the residents;Successfully follow the treatment guidelines by intervening in a caring and consistent manner, when the need arises;Promptly conduct the nonviolent crisis prevention intervention (CPI) procedure, when necessary;Oversee the residents' daily routines to include but not limited to meal time, study time, outings, bedtime, assigned jobs, and other residential activities;Serve as a residential advocate by identifying strengths and issues or behaviors that would warrant attention during treatment;Provide residential advocacy at staff meetings by updating the team on information related interaction with peers and staff, and recommendation for new or revised treatment goals;Co-facilitate group therapy sessions as needed;Facilitate support groups as needed;Facilitate didactic groups as needed;Complete other duties as assigned.Qualifications:Associate's degree or certification in behavioral health; Prior experience working with individuals with substance use disorders with co-occurring mental health disorders;Ability to treat patients with dignity and empathy;Strong listening and communication skills;Must be at least 21 years of age to operate a vehicle on behalf of the agency;Excellent verbal and written communication skills;Must have an ability to provide excellent and compassionate customer service; Ability to work independently and exercise a high level of confidentiality;Must be reliable with time sensitive deadlines and tasks;Demonstrated temperament to work and care for women with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders and their children in a residential setting;Have the ability to serve as positive role model;Demonstrated ability to nurture and provide structure, support, and respect to others;Must be able to pass required medical examinations and have the physical ability to fulfill the essential job functions;Successfully pass an annual TB test and document preference to receive or decline Hepatitis immunization;Must be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team;Computer and typing skills sufficient to perform essential job functions; Active motor vehicle license; Maintain a reliable automobile with adequate insurance coverage; Pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries;Subscription to and integration of the agency Statement of Faith, Mission Statement, and Cultural Diversity Commitment.We value and embrace the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion; our culture is strengthened and our workplace is more dynamic. We are a global organization with multicultural staff, clients and stakeholders, so we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. More work remains, but we are deeply committed to honestly acknowledging and addressing the impacts of race and racism throughout the organization. This work can be uncomfortable and even painful, but we believe that the greatest challenges bear the greatest rewards.#LI-DNP