Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor

Want to Make a difference?

Who Are We:
Lotus Behavioral Health Is a Center of Excellence for Adolescents with Family-Focused Care. We are committed to creating a nurturing and therapeutic environment to foster a healthy lifestyle in our clients. At Lotus Behavioral Health, we believe in treating our patients and their families with the respect and high-quality care they deserve. In our teen substance use treatment, active family participation is essential for recovery.

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Pay:
45k -50K annually

Full-time Benefits:

• Medical

• Vision

• Dental

• PTO

Lotus Behavioral Health is searching for an eager, energetic, and knowledgeable professional for the role of Behavioral Health Supervisor in an adolescent-focused substance use disorder/addiction treatment facility in Winter Springs, Florida. We are looking for an individual to support a holistic substance use disorder treatment program that has a focus on helping adolescents and their families. The vision is to deliver levels of care from residential through outpatient counseling, including family therapy. This role will be supported by a diverse and passionate workforce looking at the full picture of the behavioral health needs of our clients. This opportunity is unique as Lotus Behavioral Health looks to pioneer a work that will disrupt adolescent addiction treatment in Central Florida.

Reporting To: Director of Behavioral Health

POSITION SUMMARY

The behavioral health technician supervisor is responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care and coordination activities as directed by the Director of Behavioral Health. The primary purpose of this role is to provide supervision for our clients and to ensure their safety while building a rapport with them. This includes providing assistance to each client, working with groups, handling individual problems, setting of behavior limits creating documentation of the client’s progress, identifying the possible need for professional services and communications of such findings to professional staff.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor is responsible for general management of the residential community to ensure continuum and quality of care.
• The Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor will be responsible for training new staff and ensuring they have completed their competency packet.
• The Behavioral Health Supervisor will be responsible for supervising the BHTs on Shift and will Provide transportation to residents for community outings and meetings in company vehicle in a safe and legal manner.
• Oversee transportation program to include transporting clients, coordinating admissions, monitoring van usage, cleaning, and maintenance.
• Overall updating/implementing of the room search binder.
• Overall updating the face sheet client binder and ensuring staff follows face sheet binder protocol.
• Oversee monitoring of resident population, including monitoring of video camera feeds
• Ensure adequate staffing.
• Perform other duties maybe assigned from time to time.

COMPETENCIES

• People:? – Passionately believes in people and embraces diversity.
• Integrity :?–? :?Does the right thing even when no one is looking.
• Learning :?–? :?Challenges old paradigms with critical thinking, curiosity, and creativity
• Accountability:? – Sets an intentional culture of personal responsibility; believes everyone carries the load.
• Relationships :?– Serves colleagues and consumers with love, empathy, and compassion.

EDUCATION

• H.S. Degree or GED required.
• Bachelor’s level degree in psychology, counseling or sociology preferred.

CERIFICATION/LICENSES

• Certification as per State regulations
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be eligible for insurance coverage for driving the company’s vehicles.

EXPERIENCE

• Prior experience in leadership in another behavioral health treatment settings with adolescents a plus.

OTHER

• Strong ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle highly confidential information with professionalism.
• Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team setting.
• Must have excellent supervisory skills, and exceptional soft skills, such as relationship-building, communications, and listening.
• Must have strong interpersonal communication, problem solving, and teambuilding skills.
• Must be detail oriented, have excellent organizational skills and be flexible.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively via phone or in person.
• Demonstrates respect for consumer confidentiality practices.
• Must possess the ability to learn and/or operate relevant computer operating system environments, and the ability to operate a variety of office equipment (fax machine, copier, scanner, computer, telephone system, postage meter, etc.)
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment.
• Show appreciation for and ability to respond to cultural differences and adjust communication practices accordingly in order to minimize cross-cultural misunderstandings.
• Consistent work attendance and compliance with scheduled work hours (excludes approved FMLA absences)
• Responsible for complying with Lotus Healing Centers Inc. Corporate Compliance Program as it applies to individual job duties, the department, and the company.
• Must comply with all Lotus Healing Centers Inc. policies and procedures.
• Exercise due diligence to prevent, detect, and report unlawful and/or unethical conduct by fellow co-workers, professional affiliates and/or agents.
• Must possess/maintain a valid driver's license, current automobile insurance and a driving record that meets the guidelines and requirements of the organization.
• Must have reliable transportation to oversee programming and/or attend training and/or meetings.
• Display a positive work ethic.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS
The nature of work may generate considerable physical (transporting, moving, assisting clients, etc.), mental, and visual demands. The physical and working demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Office environment; however, this position demands floor supervision and travel within the community, as needed.
• Heavy exposure/use of computers, cell phones, office phones, etc.
• Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual deadlines
• Specific vision abilities require close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus; one must also have adequate vision to read correspondence(s), computer screen(s), form(s), etc.
• Manual dexterity is sufficient to operate a keyboard, copier, telephone, calculator, and the ability to write and/or type.
• Ability to be physically mobile (stand, walk, reach, climb, bend) and to sit for prolonged periods throughout work hours.
• Must be able to lift and/or move 25 or more pounds occasionally.
• Must respond appropriately and effectively in crises by using good judgment and following Lotus Behavioral Health protocols.
• Supervision will be provided.