New Oakland Family Centers provides comprehensive behavioral health and substance abuse services for consumers across Michigan, in both outpatient and partial hospitalization settings.

Location: Livonia

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm or other full-time equivalent. Additional hours may be available under Transend Transportation.

Reports To: President / Director of Operations / Business Operations Supervisor / Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor / Clinical Director / Clinical Supervisor

Compensation: Hourly Employee; $19-$20/hour. Commensurate with experience.

Position Summary: The Senior Behavioral Health Technician/Driver is a fulltime position comprised of multiple clinical and administrative responsibilities related to the FACE to FACE Partial Hospital Day Program. The Senior Behavioral Health Technician/Driver is an exemplary employee who provides leadership and policy reinforcement assistance in support of New Oakland Family Centers’ mission.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to be flexible and a team player.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to reason and problem solve.

Essential Duties / Functions:

• Assists Technician Supervisor and Lead Technician staff with mentoring/leadership/training of behavioral technician staff, policy reinforcement, route planning, and other tasks as needed.
• Serves as a liaison among leadership and behavioral health technicians as needed.
• Act in accordance with professional standards and the policies/procedures of the facility.
• Co-facilitate group therapy sessions in conjunction with a licensed clinician.
• Appropriately handle any crisis situation that may occur such as: CPI-approved physical intervention if necessary; CPR if necessary and pursuing eloping clients.
• Transportation of consumers to and from facility in observance of all safety requirements.
• Supervise meals and snacks/eat with clients.
• Adhere to rotation schedules; both milieu and monitoring of clientele until under supervision of parent/legal guardian.
• Light daily straightening of milieu; replenishing of supplies.
• Responsible to clean up bodily functions while clients are under milieu care (i.e. urine, feces, emesis etc.).
• Complete documentation as required by the clinic’s policies/procedures.
• Fulfillment of all initial and ongoing training requirements.
• Actively participate as a positive member of the clinic environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Bachelor/Pre-bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling is preferred. Must be able to work well with all types of people and all populations including children. Approved driving record is required. 1-2 years or relevant experience is required.

Working Conditions: Staff needs to be prepared to be actively involved with clients an on occasion may need to use approved CPI techniques or pursue eloping clients. Staff needs to be flexible, as they may be asked to assist with coverage at another site due to census population, absences, etc.