Shifts Available

• Day Shift = 3 shifts per week, 12.5 hours per shift
• Night Shift = 3 shifts per week, 12.5 hours per shift
• Shift differential available for nights and weekends

Position Summary

$1,000 hiring bonus - this position offers a $1,000 hiring bonus, with $500 paid upon successful completion of hiring requirements, and the balance of $500 paid at 12 months with satisfactory job performance. The hiring bonus is limited to new hires only, or otherwise individuals not having been employed with Horizon up to 1 year from the date the application is received.

Providing care for our small community of individuals with intellectual disabilities during this time depends on the best care and the safest practices. We are committed to the wellbeing and safety of all individuals in our community, employees and clients alike. All of our health professionals providing direct care are receiving a "health check" daily upon arriving on-site, and we are following all guidelines set forth related to Covid health and safety procedures.

The Residential Technician focuses on supporting the individual's progress toward goals that are identified as meaningful by individuals and their support resources, as well as provide supports for the overall health and safety of all of the individuals. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Direct Support Provider (DSP) skills are highly desired!

Required Education and Experience

• Knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to that of a high school graduate are required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is required.
• CNA certificate is preferred but not required.
• Valid driver's license is required.

Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of and ability to utilize personal protective equipment in a manner that is compliant with standard precautions and safety expectations; Ability to safely assist individuals with all aspects of physical management including equipment use, safe lifting and physical assistance; Ability to lift and transfer consumers up to an average of 50 to 80 pounds; Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal deescalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed; Ability to respond quickly to correct situations deemed to be hazardous especially to consumers.

About Horizon:

Horizon Behavioral Health is located in the heart of Central Virginia surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Whether your passions be hiking on the vast Appalachian Trials, kayaking through the James River Blueways, or a Sunday drive along the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg VA offers small-town southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor activities, and performing arts that placed it at the top of the list by Reviews.org as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg's 2021 Giving Back Award, Best Place to Work in 2018, Best of Lynchburg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and again most recently for 2021!

Employment with a VA Community Services Board offers generous benefits that include participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS); life, health, dental, and vision insurance; annual leave, sick leave and paid holidays. Horizon's clinical sites are NHSC/HRSA approved and qualifies as public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) employer site. If you are interested in continuing your education, working at Horizon qualifies you to receive discounts at some local universities.

Horizon Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)