Mental Health Technician

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

• High Focus Centers in Farmington is a premier provider of outpatient treatment programs for mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders. Our highly trained staff create individualized, comprehensive and robust treatment plans designed to meet each client’s treatment goals. At High Focus Centers in Farmington we are currently seeking a Mental Health Associate to join our amazing team of behavioral healthcare professionals participating in group sessions, patient break supervision, routine monitoring of urine drug screens, and multiple assigned clerical and operational activities.. If after reading the job posting you feel you are qualified and interested in this role, we invite you to apply for this amazing opportunity!
• Address: 17 Talcott Notch Rd, Farmington, CT 06032 •

Hourly Rate

• $16/hour - $17/hour
• Schedule: Full time 40 hours/week Monday-Friday

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an understanding of adolescent growth and development and must be able to co-facilitate a didactic and experiential group or is willing to learn to co-facilitate groups.
• Involves driving, sitting, walking, handling charts and talking on the phone for extended periods of time.
• Participate in written and verbal shift changes by communicating with staff either verbally or in written communication logs, shift updates.
• Maintains safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for clients as directed by supervisors and clinical team.
• Support the daily structure through helping clients attend all scheduled activities.
• Under direction of supervisors, facilitates activities including recreational groups and meetings.