Youth Behavioral Health Aide Tikba Tohwikeli

Full-Time | Schedule: 2:00PM - 10:30PM Sunday - Thursday (Off Friday & Saturday) | Pay: $38,000 Yearly Weekly Earned Wage Access is an option for this position

Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Youth Behavioral Health Aide serves as a frontline member of Project Tikba Tohwikeli, providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed support to students and school staff at Jones Academy. This position supports prevention, early intervention, behavioral health promotion, crisis response, student engagement, and connection to services to improve students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes.

Primary Tasks

1. Develop supportive relationships with students by using trauma-informed, culturally responsive engagement strategies during assigned school, dormitory, transition, group, and student support activities.

2. Provide individual and group support activities that promote regulation, coping skills, positive behavior, school participation, and healthy peer and adult relationships.

3. Support behavioral health screenings, referrals, and follow-up processes by observing student needs, communicating concerns through approved channels, and helping connect students to appropriate behavioral health staff.

4. Assist during crisis response activities according to established protocols, including de-escalation support, safety procedures, documentation, and communication with supervisors or licensed behavioral health professionals.

5. Promote school community participation by encouraging student engagement in classroom, dormitory, wellness, cultural, prevention, and skill-building activities.

6. Support integration of Choctaw cultural values, traditions, and strengths into daily student support practices in collaboration with Project Tikba Tohwikeli and Jones Academy staff.

7. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and coordination activities to strengthen consistency across school, residential, behavioral health, and support settings.

8. Maintain accurate documentation, protect confidentiality, follow applicable privacy requirements, and communicate student support information through approved procedures.

9. Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Eligibility to obtain Behavioral Health Case Manager-I and Behavioral Health Aide certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass required background checks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow approved documentation and communication procedures.
• Experience working with youth, families, or schools preferred.

About the Choctaw Nation

The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest Indian nation in the United States, with over 200,000 tribal members and more than 11,000 employees. The first tribe over the Trail of Tears, historic boundaries are in the southeast corner of Oklahoma.

The Choctaw Nation's vision, "Living out the Chahta Spirit of faith, family and culture," is evident as it continues to focus on providing opportunities for growth and prosperity.

Benefits

• Free gym membership
• Free access to employee health clinic
• Free lunch for casino & resort associates
• Earned wages access once per week for hourly associates
• Pet insurance
• Paid vacation / sick time
• Medical / Dental / Vision
• 401(K) with company match

College Tuition Reimbursement

Short-term disability, long-term disability, and family leave Employee assistance program Employee prescription program CNO Paid Life Insurance Teladoc On-Site Dental Clinics (Jet Dental) On-Site Mammogram Services Free diabetes and hypertension monitoring benefit (Livongo) Accolade- Concierge Benefits Program Wellness Program that equals savings on health insurance cost (Virgin Pulse) Maternity Care Program Plus, many more!

(Benefits provided by the Choctaw Nation are based on employment classification) CNO was selected as a winner in both HRDUS' and Forbes' 2022 "Employer of

Choice" Competitions

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma received recognition as one of six Best Places to Work in the United States as selected by HRDUS Choctaw Casinos & Resorts received recognition from Forbes as a Best Employer for Diversity in the Travel & Leisure category.

Best Places to Work 2022

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Responsibilities

1. Develop supportive relationships with students by using trauma-informed, culturally responsive engagement strategies during assigned school, dormitory, transition, group, and student support activities.

2. Provide individual and group support activities that promote regulation, coping skills, positive behavior, school participation, and healthy peer and adult relationships.

3. Support behavioral health screenings, referrals, and follow-up processes by observing student needs, communicating concerns through approved channels, and helping connect students to appropriate behavioral health staff.

4. Assist during crisis response activities according to established protocols, including de-escalation support, safety procedures, documentation, and communication with supervisors or licensed behavioral health professionals.

5. Promote school community participation by encouraging student engagement in classroom, dormitory, wellness, cultural, prevention, and skill-building activities.

6. Support integration of Choctaw cultural values, traditions, and strengths into daily student support practices in collaboration with Project Tikba Tohwikeli and Jones Academy staff.

7. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, trainings, and coordination activities to strengthen consistency across school, residential, behavioral health, and support settings.

8. Maintain accurate documentation, protect confidentiality, follow applicable privacy requirements, and communicate student support information through approved proce

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Eligibility to obtain Behavioral Health Case Manager-I and Behavioral Health Aide certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass required background checks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow approved documentation and communication procedures.
• Experience working with youth, families, or schools preferred.