Mental Health Technician

Locations

Cold Spring Campus
224 Krays Mill Road
Cold Spring, MN 56320, USA

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) in our Children & Adolescence program participates in the direct care and plan implementation for clients as prescribed by physicians and treatment teams. The MHT provides supervision, safety, and crisis management for the client population; completes documentation of client behavior and participation in programming; adheres to scheduled activities; serves as a role model for positive and mature behavior;

and utilizes proactive behavioral strategies to minimize client crisis and maximize success.

• Health, Safety and Wellness of Clients
• Ensures medications are delivered accurately and on time.
• Provides for the well‑being and safety of clients.
• Supports client health and hygiene.
• Reports serious incidents, participates in reviews and implements follow‑up measures, as applicable.
• Knows the SNAP (strengths, needs, abilities and preferences), goals/objectives/outcomes and treatment strategies from the current Plans (Treatment Plan, IEP, ISP) of assigned clients.
• Promotes clients’ achievement of behavioral goals by implementing the behavior strategies and teaching alternative behaviors, as indicated in the Treatment Plan/IEP/ISP.
• Actively instructs assigned clients so they can achieve education/residential goals and objectives or r outcomes.
• Collects and documents behavioral and instructional data, accurately and reliably.
• Documents services delivered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintains a high level of engagement with and monitoring of clients. Implements planned activities throughout the workday.
• Provides a Supportive and Solution‑Focused Environment
• Builds trusting, respectful relationships with clients and helps clients do the same.
• Demonstrates knowledge about the symptoms and supports associated with diagnoses of assigned clients and a trauma‑informed care approach.
• Manages behavioral crisis safely.
• Collaborates with the Treatment Team to provide continuity of support and care, by communicating and contributing to team discussions and decisions.
• Exhibits exemplary customer service with guardians, agency personnel and visitors.
• Site Management – Housekeeping, Nutrition, Transportation, Finances
• Ensures a safe residence / classroom environment.
• Assures a clean and organized residence/classroom.
• Promotes good nutrition and, in group homes, assists with meal preparation.
• Provides transportation / community mobility.
• Assists with purchases and is accountable for program and client money, as applicable.
• Teamwork and commitment to the mission, values and vision of Grafton
• Demonstrates knowledge of the organization.
• Demonstrates the core values of personal integrity and accountability.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

• Education Requirements:
  • High School Diploma and six months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents, or
  • Associate’s degree and three months of direct care experience with children and/or adolescents, or
  • Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Demonstrates moderate computer skills – ability to log in, navigate the web for information, start and save documents in Microsoft Office, and basic keyboarding skills.

Caring for You, So You can Care for Others:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Employer‑Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short‑term disability (STD)
• Long‑term disability (LTD)

Stronger Together:
Supporting Your Growth & Success:

• Paid Career Development – we pay you while becoming certified in CPR, Ukeru, Mandt and other career training.
• 401(k), including an employer match up to $2,500 annually
• Education Assistance up to $5,250 annually
• As Grafton is a 501(c)(3) non‑profit, you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness.

Grafton is an equal employment opportunity employer and a tobacco‑free workplace.