BHT Supervisor-Briscoe

Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor-Briscoe Lake Charles Program

Job Summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm including on call, nights, weekends, and holidays; must be flexible. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) Supervisor is responsible for all of the day to day oversight of Behavioral Health Technician personnel. The BHT Supervisor must be familiar with all of the responsibilities of the personnel. The primary responsibility of all BHT staff is to ensure the clients are supervised and safe. The Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that all BHT staff’s daily tasks are completed. The BHT Supervisor will be responsible for any additional duties assigned by the Program Manager or Program Director.

Responsibilities and Duties

It is the duty and responsibility of the BHT Supervisor to:

·        supervise all Behavioral Health Technicians including scheduling of all staff shifts;

·        be responsible for ensuring that all Behavioral Health Technician shifts are covered and if needed will be expected to work any open shifts;

·        monitor residents to ensure safety (this is the primary duty of all Behavioral Health Technicians who are equally responsible for ensuring client safety);

·        recruit for all Behavioral Health Technician vacancies;

·        orient, on-board, and train all Behavioral Health Technician staff;

·        review time clock activity for accuracy and attendance for all Behavioral Health Technician to ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures;

·        ensure all Behavioral Health Technicians are trained, aware of, and comply with agency policies and procedures;

·        coach and counsel or all Behavioral Health Technicians as needed;

·        express the concerns of the Behavioral Health Technicians to the Program Manager;

·        consistently read feedback log in order to familiarize self with resident and milieu issues;

·        contact on-call staff as needed;

·        conduct Behavioral Health Technician meetings;

·        participate in weekly staff meetings upon request;

·        witness, complete, and document urine drug screens;

·        complete incident reports and ensure Behavioral Health Technicians are completing Incident Reports per agency policy, ensure all Incident Reports are submitted to Program Manager in a timely manner;

·        coordinate and/or conduct required bed checks and record whether client is awake or sleeping; and

·        perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

Minimum qualifications include the following:

·        High School Diploma or equivalent

·        At least 2 years of supervisory or management experience

·        Valid Driver’s License

·        Proficient in MS Office Suite

• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills

Preferred:

Preferred qualifications include the following:

·        Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services related field

·        Experience in a 3.5 ASAM Level of Care

·        3 years’ substance abuse inpatient setting experience

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.

Qualified candidates should send in a cover letter and resume to kgregoire@ohlinc.org and abosworth@ohlinc.org.