Clinical Assistant (BHT)- Adolescent Behavioral Health

Avery's House is a mental health treatment provider for adolescents. We are expanding services with a specialized residential program supporting neurodivergent adolescents through an individualized, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. The Clinical Assistant (CA) provides recovery-oriented care to adolescents in residential behavioral health treatment setting specializing in neurodivergent youth, including clients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and co-occurring mental health disorders. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities:** **Therapeutic Milieu Responsibilities:** - Demonstrates the Avery’s House mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with clients. - Supervising and engaging clients throughout the shift. - Providing continuous support within the therapeutic milieu. - Assisting with daily routines, schedules, transitions, and activities. - Participating in groups, community meetings, and therapeutic programming as appropriate. - Assists in the self-administration of medications accurately and safely according to physician orders and facility policies and within scope and training. - Monitors for medication effectiveness, adverse reactions, and side effects within scope of practice and training. As well as documenting and reporting findings appropriately. - Supporting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting independence. - Supporting clients during meals, hygiene routines, school activities, recreation, and community outings. - Utilizing de-escalation, co-regulation, redirection, and crisis intervention techniques. - Implementing individualized behavioral support plans under the direction of the clinical team. - Maintaining awareness of client whereabouts and supervision requirements and completing required documentation in EMR. - Conducting routine safety and environmental checks. - Observe, document, and communicate changes in client behavior, mood, functioning, or safety concerns. - Provide meaningful engagement with clients rather than passive supervision whenever clinically appropriate. - Transporting clients to medical appointments, community outings, or other approved activities as assigned. - Prepare meals, ensure proper food preparation and storage practices in accordance with company policies. - Conducting room searches, contraband checks, belongings inventory, and safety procedures according to facility policy. - Supporting clients during difficult emotional or behavioral situations while maintaining a calm, therapeutic presence. - Collaborating closely with nurses, therapists, case managers, providers, and leadership to ensure continuity of care. - Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team. **Neurodivergent Client Support:** - Demonstrate understanding of autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing differences, developmental disabilities, and executive functioning challenges. - Utilize neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed approaches when interacting with clients. - Recognize sensory sensitivities and modify communication and environmental factors when appropriate. - Support individualized coping strategies, visual supports, structured routines, and sensory regulation interventions. - Promotes client dignity, autonomy, and strength-based care. **Team Responsibilities:** - Attend multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and staff meetings. - Maintain professional communication with families, guardians, providers, and team members. - Demonstrates flexibility in assisting care staff to meet client needs. - Assists with orientation and mentoring of new staff as requested. - Maintains required certifications and completes all mandatory education. - Adheres to HIPAA, Joint Commission standards, licensing regulations, infection prevention protocols, and company policies. - Performs additional duties assigned by the supervisor or leadership team. **Physical Dema…