Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch·Billings, Montana
The Mental Health Worker provides direct support, supervision, and mentorship to youth in a therapeutic residential environment. They are responsible for teaching life skills, facilitating psycho-educational groups, and maintaining accurate documentation of treatment progress.
Flexibility to work varying shifts and respond to the dynamic needs of a residential treatment environment.
Behavior
Management: Familiarity with or willingness to learn trauma-informed behavior intervention strategies.
Cultural
Competence: Sensitivity and understanding of how cultural, racial, gender, and socioeconomic factors affect youth behavior and treatment.
Empathy and
Compassion: Ability to empathize with the struggles and emotions of youth experiencing mental health challenges, and to provide compassionate care.
Boundaries and
Professionalism: Understanding of professional boundaries and ethical guidelines in mental health care, including maintaining confidentiality and respecting patient autonomy.
Documentation
Skills: Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records of youth’s interactions, treatment plans, and progress notes in compliance with YBGR requirements. Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking. Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually. The ability to effectively interact and communicate with others. These skills are essential for building and maintaining relationships, collaborating with colleagues, resolving conflicts, and navigating various social situations. Demonstrate the following values. Faith - is being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator. Integrity - doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values. Relationship - being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner. Stewardship is the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values. Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.
Candidates must be at least 21 years old and possess a High School Diploma or GED. Applicants are required to pass a criminal record and child abuse registry background check.
Market context
In Montana, relief mental health worker roles often reflect ongoing staffing needs in behavioral health settings, where employers may prioritize dependable coverage and flexibility. These positions can be competitive because candidates must meet age, education, and background-check requirements, and schedules may vary by site. Review the AI-summarized job requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your availability and background-check readiness before applying.