CARE Team Response Technician

Lakeview Center Care Team Response Technician

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses.

A CARE Team Response Technician assists the counselors/therapeutic/nursing staff by providing clinical support to adults and children who are receiving substance abuse, mental health services or co-occurring disorders in residential programs, inpatient settings, day/evening programs, outpatient programs and/or community-based programs.

This position is responsible for, but is not limited to:

• Establishing a positive helping relationship with persons receiving services.
• Assisting persons receiving services to complete activities of daily living, including accessing needed resources, and building functional, pro-social relationships with others.
• Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of person receiving services.
• Implementing specific interventions according to the person's treatment or service plan.
• Monitoring and documenting the person's progress.

Role Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least one (1) year of experience working directly with seriously mentally ill persons or completed one year (24 hours) of college classes.
• Must have 3 months experience in a related role.
• 2 years' experience in acute care setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention preferred.
• Must be able to pass advanced level CPI Training within three (3) months of employment.
• Ability to demonstrate sufficient proficiency/competency in utilizing CPI.
• Ability to mentor and train others.
• Ability to demonstrate to the exemplary level our organizations values.
• Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families, as required.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
• Must possess a valid driver's license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.

Compensation:

Base pay ranges from $17.50 - $18.75 an hour based on experience with an additional supplemental pay (up to 8% of base pay) for the Central Receiving Facility. Shift differential pay is $2.00 - $4.00 per hour when applicable.