Behavioral Health Associate - On Call

Overview

Position Title: Behavioral Health Associate I
- On Call

Reports To: Residential Staffing Manager

Classification: Non-Exempt;
Hourly;
Part-Time

The BHA I is a staff member who is primarily responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the residents at the ARCH facility. The other main focus of this position is the involvement they have in the treatment process by helping them to implement change and achieve desired goals. This includes maintaining all safety issues, timely administration of medication (and/or facilitation of health issues), and completion of all shift documentation.

This job entails working closely and communicating with Substance Use Disorder Case Managers, Mental Health Clinicians, and other Behavioral Health Associates to ensure that ARCH is an environment conducive to treatment.

VOA Alaska is a youth-serving organization providing prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports to youth and families struggling with mental illness and addiction. We are honored to walk with families during these times and provide support and hope through recovery. Our core values are connection, responsibility, courage, innovation, hope, and joy. We are looking for individuals who espouse these core values and align with this mission of services to the community.

The role of the BHA I within the treatment process of ARCH includes their role as a coach. The BHA I provides interventions and behavioral management within program guidelines and under direction of the supervisory staff. The BHA I provides behavioral interventions to residents using such tools as setting clear boundaries and limits, enforcing program rules, the point system and implementing individual and group interventions under the guidance of supervisory staff.

The BHA I provides crisis intervention services as needed, within program guidelines, and with the supervision from a member of the treatment team. Each BHA I will have the skills to use the social environment to bring about healthy behavior changes in the clients. They will manage situations independently utilizing skills associated with building off of client strengths, guiding clients through identifying problems and working alongside them to help coach through to solutions.

It is crucial in this position to have strong communication skills to relay pertinent information to other members of the team to ensure wrap around services are being offered to the residents of the program.

The BHA I is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy environment. The BHA I oversees clients self-administering medication and documents this process in the staff log and medication log. This position is responsible for facility management during assigned shifts. This includes having knowledge and skills for the maintenance and orderliness of the physical environment. The BHA I is responsible for maintaining the staff sight philosophy of the agency.

They must remain on shift until they are relieved by staff and the mandatory staff client census (1:6) is established. The position is responsible for implementing emergency procedures when needed and conducting emergency drills as assigned, along with documenting the outcome of each drill they conduct.

The BHA I help organize and participate in educational, vocational, and recreational programming as directed. They may prepare or oversee preparation of meals for clients, supervise client chores and provide services in the school, provide support services such as transportation in a company vehicle when necessary and for following the procedure to facilitate urinalysis testing. Additionally, the BHA I are responsible for checking clients in and out of the ARCH facility conducting personal and room searches and are expected to participate in moderately physical activities with the clients (such as hikes, walks, etc).

• Employees are willing to work a minimum of 32 hours per month.
• Employees are able to return phone calls within a reasonable timeframe.
• Employees are willing to work weekends and…