Unit Shift Manager
Copper Hills Youth Center
West Jordan, Utah
• Establish supportive, motivational and therapeutic relationships with clients, ensuring an atmosphere of safety, security and responsible mental health care.• Serve as a role model and coach for clients regarding developing and using effective problem solving, decision-making, conflict resolutions, independent living skills and responsibilities.• Know current level of functioning of clients and appropriate needed interventions. Assist clients in understanding and management of mental… Show more • Establish supportive, motivational and therapeutic relationships with clients, ensuring an atmosphere of safety, security and responsible mental health care.• Serve as a role model and coach for clients regarding developing and using effective problem solving, decision-making, conflict resolutions, independent living skills and responsibilities.• Know current level of functioning of clients and appropriate needed interventions. Assist clients in understanding and management of mental health issues. Observe client behavior and physical and emotional symptoms and perform behavioral management interventions, as needed. • Assist clients in understanding and management of mental health and chemical dependency issues.• Learn the independent living skills development needs of clients to assist clients in implementing goals and objectives. Make accommodations as needed to assure client and staff safety. Provide assistance if a client is not able to complete a task.• Ensure the facility is clean and secure. Report any needed facility repairs. Notify appropriate staff when supplies need to be reordered.• Assist with group activities. Promote and generate enthusiasm for programming. • Participate in team meetings and processes for communication concerning clients and facility.• Follow established program and agency protocols, policies and procedures, including documentation. Provide team with thorough, timely, legible, accurate, objective information. Provide input for client care plans. • Maintain a collaborative relationship with team. Provide help to other team members as needed.• Participate in creating an overall positive community atmosphere with other staff and clients.• Supervise facility as senior staff on shift when necessary. Be available for scheduled shifts as well as emergency coverage on short notice, if necessary.• Complete required trainings, both upon hire and annually. Show less