Mental Health Technician-Youth Challenges

Youth Challenges Mental Health Technicians

We are currently looking for Mental Health Technicians (MHT) for our Youth Challenges Program, located in Springfield, OH. Youth Challenges is a day treatment program working with children ages 5-17, providing a safe environment to provide care and therapy services. Normal hours of work for Youth Programs is 7:30AM-4:30PM, Monday-Friday. As a Youth MHT with Mental Health Services, you will participate in establishing and maintaining a therapeutic milieu and treatment processes for youth clients in a classroom style setting in our day treatment programs. MHT's are responsible for participating in groups with kids, ensuring their safety, and helping to engage them with short and long term goals.

Candidates must have:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3 years of behavioral/mental health -or-
• Associates or Bachelors degree in a mental health or social services field preferred
• Experience in mental or behavioral health preferred
• Ability to be credentialed as a QMHS (Qualified Mental Health Specialist)
• CPR/First Aid (Will be provided upon hire)
• NVCI (Will be provided upon hire)

MHS provides CPR/First Aid and NVCI (CPI Blue) for all new staff, along with on-going education and on-the-job training opportunities.

All MHS candidates are required to have an Ohio BCI check (FBI check required if you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years, or for working with children), 5-panel drug screen and Residential candidates must have a 2 step TB (or proof of prior TB) upon conditional offer of employment.