Behavioral Health Technician

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Since 1977,Child Crisis Arizona has been a symbol of hope, responding to the call of our community to prevent and intervene in child abuse and neglect. With unwavering dedication, we have nurtured and strengthened families, evolving our programs to meet the ever-changing needs of those we serve. Our mission is to provide children and youth in Arizona a safe environment, free from abuse and neglect by creating strong and successful families. Our residential programs are ready to hire Behavioral Health Technicians to join the team in our Group Home and Emergency Shelter. We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individuals that are committed to improving the lives of youth in Foster Care. In this role you will spend most of your time in direct supervision of the youth in our agencys care,providing a safe and secure environment where their emotional well-being can flourish. You will assist in the youths daily routines including food service, housekeeping duties, medication administration, necessary classes or client groups, and off-site activities that could include sporting events, movies, and other fun events. Utilizing agency-established behavior management protocols and procedures you will support the youth and assist in building essential life skills. **We are seeking prospective employees who have a genuine passion for working with teenage boys who have experienced trauma and may display a variety of behavioral challenges.**We believe that the most important qualification is a commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of young people. While experience is valuable, we are primarily looking for individuals with compassion, patience, resilience, and a desire to help youth succeed. At CCA, we are committed to providing the training, support, and guidance needed to help you learn our approach and develop the skills necessary to be successful. If you have the heart for this work, we can teach you the CCA way. "We hire for passion and potential. We train for excellence." As a valued member of our team, Child Crisis Arizona will provide you: - Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage {=html} - Heath Savings Account {=html} - Flexible Spending Account {=html} - 401K with company match {=html} - Generous amount of PTO {=html} - Quarterly Staff Appreciation Activities {=html} - Training and ongoing professional development opportunities ***Actual Pay Rates are based on Education and Experience PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl,talk, hear, taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT - The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform ba sic functions. Child Crisis Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that all employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability or genetic information or any other status protected by federal and state laws or regulations. Child Crisis Arizona believes that to most effectively provide responsive services to children, families of diverse cultures, that we must strive as an agency to attract, retain and continually enhance the skills of a culturally diverse workforce that is reflective of the community and neighborhoods we operate in, and the children and families we serve. We believe that cultural sensitivity and the dynamics of div