Clinical Assistant (BHT)- Adolescent Behavioral Health

Clinical Assistant

Avery's House is a mental health treatment provider for adolescents. We are expanding services with a specialized residential program supporting neurodivergent adolescents through an individualized, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. The Clinical Assistant (CA) provides recovery-oriented care to adolescents in residential behavioral health treatment setting specializing in neurodivergent youth, including clients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Therapeutic Milieu Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the Avery's House mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with clients.
• Supervising and engaging clients throughout the shift.
• Providing continuous support within the therapeutic milieu.
• Assisting with daily routines, schedules, transitions, and activities.
• Participating in groups, community meetings, and therapeutic programming as appropriate.
• Assists in the self-administration of medications accurately and safely according to physician orders and facility policies and within scope and training.
• Monitors for medication effectiveness, adverse reactions, and side effects within scope of practice and training. As well as documenting and reporting findings appropriately.
• Supporting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting independence.
• Supporting clients during meals, hygiene routines, school activities, recreation, and community outings.
• Utilizing de-escalation, co-regulation, redirection, and crisis intervention techniques.
• Implementing individualized behavioral support plans under the direction of the clinical team.
• Maintaining awareness of client whereabouts and supervision requirements and completing required documentation in EMR.
• Conducting routine safety and environmental checks.
• Observe, document, and communicate changes in client behavior, mood, functioning, or safety concerns.
• Provide meaningful engagement with clients rather than passive supervision whenever clinically appropriate.
• Transporting clients to medical appointments, community outings, or other approved activities as assigned.
• Prepare meals, ensure proper food preparation and storage practices in accordance with company policies.
• Conducting room searches, contraband checks, belongings inventory, and safety procedures according to facility policy.
• Supporting clients during difficult emotional or behavioral situations while maintaining a calm, therapeutic presence.
• Collaborating closely with nurses, therapists, case managers, providers, and leadership to ensure continuity of care.
• Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team.

Neurodivergent Client Support:

• Demonstrate understanding of autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing differences, developmental disabilities, and executive functioning challenges.
• Utilize neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed approaches when interacting with clients.
• Recognize sensory sensitivities and modify communication and environmental factors when appropriate.
• Support individualized coping strategies, visual supports, structured routines, and sensory regulation interventions.
• Promotes client dignity, autonomy, and strength-based care.

Team Responsibilities:

• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and staff meetings.
• Maintain professional communication with families, guardians, providers, and team members.
• Demonstrates flexibility in assisting care staff to meet client needs.
• Assists with orientation and mentoring of new staff as requested.
• Maintains required certifications and completes all mandatory education.
• Adheres to HIPAA, Joint Commission standards, licensing regulations, infection prevention protocols, and company policies.
• Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive an automobile, and operate standard office equipment, such as a computer, copier, and fax machine. Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.

Knowledge, Skills and Minimum Qualifications

• Compassion, patience and emotional resilience.
• Professional judgement, initiative, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible within a structured team environment.
• Minimum age requirement: 21 years of age or older
• High School Diploma preferred (not required)
• Current and valid Arizona Fingerprint Card
• If it is a new application, can be submitted and in-process
• Preferred experience: 1 year in behavioral healthcare, experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), or other neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License in good standing
• Driving record must permit insurability with the agency's carrier
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification
• Participation in supervision with a BHP at least once every two weeks
• Capable of gaining knowledge in:
• Substance abuse recovery and dual diagnosis
• Trauma-informed care and verbal de-escalation
• Medication Assisted Self-Administration
• Use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), and neurodevelopmental disorders
• Therapeutic milieu management

WE OFFER

Competitive pay

Rewarding experiences helping people

Career development

Growth opportunities

Dynamic environment

Benefits

SCHEDULES

We are hiring full-time team members for both day and overnight shifts.

• 12-hour shifts
• Weekday and weekend schedules available

Please Note: Overnight positions are awake shifts. Staff are required to remain awake and alert throughout the entire shift to provide continuous supervision.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person Fountain Hills, AZ