Summary
In addition to performing the role of a BHT, the BHT Supervisor is responsible for the overall supervision of clients
and other BHTs while on duty. BHT Supervisor ensures client and staff follow protocols, and reports issues to the
Program Director / BHT Manager and others as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Supervises Behavioral Health Technicians and provides feedback on their performance.
• Orients and Trains new staff to unit and program.
• Assists with Interviewing and Hiring BHT’s.
• Communicates with staff either verbally or in written communication logs.
• Assists with employee corrective actions and development
• Develops employee schedule as applicable.
• Conducts employee performance evaluations as applicable.
• Assists with interventions with clients.
• Assists with confiscation and inventory management of client items.
• Evaluates training needs, department performance, system changes, and client concerns, etc.
• Coordinate activities including lectures, recreation and meetings
• Follows objectives of treatment plans.
• Schedules BHT’s to attend trainings.
• Attends facility meetings and coordinates BHT department meetings.
• Attends treatment team meetings, shift change and company meetings as required.
• Completes all required trainings.
• Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities
Provide training and day-to-day guidance to the BHT team including, but not limited to, making daily rounds of the
facility.
Required Qualifications
Licensure, Education, & Experience
• High diploma or equivalent required
• Previous clinical experience preferred
• Prefer behavioral health experience or general healthcare experience
• Current CPR, AED and First Aid, required
Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis and or potential risk situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body and compliance standards.
• Upholding staff code of ethics and therapeutic boundaries
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is
regularly required to stand, walk, climb stairs, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, twist, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift up
to 50 pounds and carry up to 25 pounds. The employee must seldom carry up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability
to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet & indoors. This position will require local travel.
This position will be scheduled based on operational need & will be required to provide own transportation.
Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease, and/or infection from clients in the work environment. Incumbent
may be exposed to traumatic situations (i.e. psychiatric).