Psychiatric Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Psychiatric Technician - Full-TimeAnnual Salary: $40,091Shift Differential: $2.50/hour for evenings, overnights, and weekendsSchedules: 7:00 pm - 3:30 pm, with alternating weekends9:30 am - 6:00 pm, with alternating weekends Help Others. Make an ImpactAre you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a direct impact on the lives of others? The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is seeking a compassionate and dependable Psychiatric Technician to join the team at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center.In this role, you'll provide direct care, support, and supervision to adults experiencing serious mental health challenges and co-occurring substance use disorders. You'll work closely with an interdisciplinary team to create a safe, supportive environment that promotes stability, independence, and recovery.Minimum qualifications:One year of direct care experience working with adults with serious mental illness.CNA preferred.What You'll DoAs a Psychiatric Technician, you will:Provide direct care, support, and supervision to clients in an intensive, short-term residential setting.Monitor client behavior, needs, and progress and accurately document observations and services provided.Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to support treatment goals and coordinated care.Facilitate individual and group activities focused on independent living skills, personal development, and leisure.Encourage clients to develop skills that promote greater independence and wellness.Assist with household duties and maintaining a clean, safe, and supportive environment.Help maintain the health, safety, dignity, and civil rights of clients/families.Respond appropriately to behavioral or emotional needs and situations that may arise.Establish positive, respectful relationships with clients while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.Follow agency policies, procedures, and safety standards.Why Join H-NNCSB?Your work as a Psychiatric Technician can have a meaningful impact every day. You'll be part of a team dedicated to helping individuals navigate difficult periods in their lives while developing skills that support recovery and greater independence.H-NNCSB offers:Health, Vision, and Dental InsuranceVirginia Retirement SystemFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Life Insurance11 Paid Holidaysand, more.About H-NNCSBThe Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board provides behavioral health, developmental disability, and substance use services to individuals and families in Hampton and Newport News, Virginia. Our programs provide a continuum of support designed to help individuals achieve stability, recovery, independence, and an improved quality of life.YOUR NEXT STEPWe'd love to hear your thoughts. If this opportunity aligns with your interests and experience, please consider applying. We look forward to meeting with you! The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.

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