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9 Dec 2022
Full-Time Mental Health Technician Trainee #21401 Kankakee
Job Description
Job Title: Mental Health Technician Trainee #21401 Kankakee
Agency: Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 12/09/2022
Closing Date/Time: 12/22/2022
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $3,328 – $3,868 per month
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Kankakee
Number of Vacancies: 10
Posting Identification Number: 10-75-21401
Work Hours: 24/7 Various Shifts
Work Location: 100 E Jeffery St Kankakee, IL 60901-5018
Shapiro Developmental Center
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Mental Health Tech Trainee at the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois. The incumbent will, for a period from six and not to exceed twelve months, receives training and instruction and performs entry-level, routine personal care services, educational, social, vocational, and therapeutic activities in the treatment and habilitation of intellectually disabled individuals at Shapiro Center. Attends formal classes for instruction in routine nursing practices and techniques to gain basic understanding of the nature, cause, treatment, and habilitation of intellectual disabilities. Ensures compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health requirements when performing duties.
Job Responsibilities
1. For a period from six and not to exceed twelve months, receives training and instruction and performs entry-level, routine personal care services, educational, social, vocational, and therapeutic activities in the treatment and habilitation of intellectually disabled individuals at Shapiro Center.
2. Receives training in the Interdisciplinary Team process and assists under direct observation, in the implementation of the active treatment/daily activity schedule on the programmatic unit.
3. Through direct observation, achieves familiarity with everyone’s sensory, medical, and physical condition.
4. Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly unit by performing general housekeeping tasks, such as spot mopping, cleaning spills, wiping tables, making beds, and lifting 50 pounds.
5. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to lift 50 pounds.
2. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to the Individual or others.
3. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
4. Requires the ability to participate in and successfully complete a comprehensive training program.
5. Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
6. Requires the ability to pass the IDHS background check.
7. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
About the Agency
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is to provide equitable access to social services, support programs, and resources to enhance the lives of all whom we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency, and Kindness.
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefits package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even-numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
• 10 Weeks of Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program – A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
How to Apply
Please click the link to apply online: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/21401/
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