Mental Health Technician

Job Posting Title

Mental Health Technician

Agency

452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.

Supervisory Organization

JTCMHC Direct Care

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full / Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

MHT I : Annual Salary is $29,328.20+ / year, ($14.10 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!

MHT II : Annual Salary is $31,799.00 / year, ($15.29 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!

MHT III : Annual Salary is $34,517.00+ / year, ($16.59 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!

Job Description

About the Position : Under close supervision, this position provides non-professional direct or indirect care for consumers of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient, outpatient, or residential care setting. This includes participation in de-escalation activities and assuring that consumers are kept safe. This position acts as a role model for consumers, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills and will assist in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for the consumer, transporting residents to and from medical appointments, and assuring scheduled programming is carried out.

About us : Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.

Job Type / Salary :

• Full Time / Part time positions
• MHT I : Annual Salary is $29,328.20+ / year, ($14.10 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• MHT II : Annual Salary is $31,799.00 / year, ($15.29 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• MHT III : Annual Salary is $34,517.00+ / year, ($16.59 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• Primary Working Hours : Hiring for all shifts.
• FLSA Status : Non-Exempt
• Inpatient & URC positions available

Additional Compensation : Along with our great benefits we also offer addition compensation for working outside of normal business hours! Below is the list of shift differential pay that you can use to boost your hourly pay rate. You can also stack your shift differential pay. For example, working nights on the weekends earns you an extra $1.25 an hour.

Mental Health Technicians also receive an extra $1 per hour shift pay, for any shift worked! That can be stacked on top of the Evening / Weekend pay too.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience :

Special Requirements :

Great Reasons to Work for Us :

ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include :

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing : Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.