Phone : (602) 313 - 6222
Fax : (480) 588 - 3769
Fax : (480) 588 - 3769
Behavioral Health Residential Services
Behavioral Health Para-Professional
Full-time
At our Beautiful Lane location in Phoenix
This is a skilled para-professional position providing direct services to clients at Symponia Health. Work is performed under direct supervision of a behavioral health professional. A Behavioral Health Para-Professional is responsible for providing rehabilitative skills training, mental health assessments and treatments, providing resources, educating families, maintaining patient records, guidance, encouragement and support for clients.
Duties and Qualifications
Qualifications
- 26 year or older.
- Clean and unrestricted driving record.
- Freedom from TB (We will provide)
- CPR training required. (We will provide)
- First Aid training required. (We will provide)
- Fingerprint Clearance (We will provide)
- Establish supportive, motivational and therapeutic relationships with clients, ensuring an atmosphere of safety, security and responsibility.
- Serve as a role model and coach for clients regarding developing and using effective problem solving, decision-making, conflict resolutions, and independent living skills.
- Assist clients in understanding and management of mental health issues. Observe client behavior and physical and emotional symptoms and perform behavioral management interventions, as needed.
- Assist clients in understanding and management of mental health and chemical dependency issues. Meet regularly with clients to assist in skill building for managing symptoms of their illness.
- Learn the independent living skills development needs of clients to assist clients in implementing goals and objectives for meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, laundry, proper use of household appliances and furniture, shopping, budgeting, etc. Provide training, demonstration, and observation both individually and in group sessions about identified areas. Make accommodations as needed to assure client and staff safety. Provide assistance if a client is not able to complete a task.
- Monitor self-administration of medications to assist in skill building for managing client illness.
- Ensure the facility is clean and secure. Perform daily housekeeping and house management duties, as well as routine maintenance tasks as needed. Report any needed facility repairs. Notify appropriate staff when supplies need to be reordered.
- Prepare space for new clients. Assist clients who are moving in or moving out of the facility.
- Assist with group activities. Promote and generate enthusiasm for activities.
- Participate in team meetings and processes for communication concerning clients and facility.
- Follow established program and agency protocols, policies and procedures, including documentation. Provide team with thorough, timely, legible, accurate, objective information. Provide input for client care plans. Collaborate with staff regarding client goals and objectives.
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with team. Provide help to other team members as needed.
- Participate in creating an overall positive community atmosphere with other staff and clients.
- Supervise facility when necessary. Be available for scheduled shifts as well as emergency coverage on short notice, if necessary.
- Complete required trainings, both upon hire and annually.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- Must be available by phone, cell phone or pager for access by Symponia Health staffing.
- The work of this position entails the use of standard office equipment as well as a wide variety of household appliances and equipment including but not limited to the clothes washer and dryer, dishwasher, stove, microwave oven and vacuum cleaner. The work of this position requires that the applicant be able to see, hear, speak, read and write English clearly in order to ensure client welfare and safety. This position requires the ability to drive an automobile. This position will also be approved to use agency vehicles. The applicant must be able to climb stairs, reach, stand walk, and feel 2/3 or more of the hours worked; remain in a static position,perform repetitive motion, and carry up to 2/3 of the hours worked; and, stoop kneel, crouch, push, pull, lift, and grasp up to 1/3 of the hours worked. The incumbent must also be able to lift up to 25 lbs from the waist, knee or floor.
- Ability to be flexible in meeting scheduling needs. Ability to work on agency holidays, as required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of client information and appropriate boundaries.
- Ability to maintain a clean driving record, a current Arizona Class D driver’s license, and access to reliable transportation.