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State of Colorado Entry Level Health Care Services Trainee - Wheat Ridge Regional Center in Jefferson County, Colorado
Entry Level Health Care Services Trainee - Wheat Ridge Regional Center
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Entry Level Health Care Services Trainee - Wheat Ridge Regional Center
Salary
$1,385.60 Biweekly
Location
Jefferson County, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
IJC 00344 04/15/2024
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OAADS - Wheat Ridge Regional Center
Opening Date
04/15/2024
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
Wheat Ridge Regional Center 10285 Ridge Road Wheat Ridge, Co 80003
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
erin.schwaba@state.co.us
How To Apply
Online applications through the Colorado Jobs portal will not be accepted. Please follow instructions on the job announcement for submitting an application.
Description
Benefits
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Department Information
Many opportunities for promotion and career growth.
No experience necessary, only a strong desire to learn!
Are you looking for a rewarding career in healthcare?
Do you enjoy helping people reach their full potential?
Are you interested in learning how to support adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives?
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for aGREAT benefit package (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits) !
Check out thisbenefit brochure (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits) for details.
This position is open to current Colorado residents only.
This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
Wheat Ridge Regional Center
This work unit provides comprehensive services and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This work unit’s focus is on providing services and supports an active learning approach. The work unit is also focused on creating and promoting a safe and healthy environment for individuals supported. This work unit provides 24-hour treatment services that are in compliance with State and Federal regulation.
The Wheat Ridge Regional Center is looking to hire motivated, hard-working individuals to provide direct support services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Some of the individuals we serve have high medical needs while others need significant support around behavioral and mental health needs. Once hired on, there are many opportunities for promotion and career growth.
Our mission is to offer people with disabilities the necessary supports in order to promote the personal values of individual growth, participation, contribution and capability.
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Description of Job
TheHealth Care Service Trainee (HCST I) gives hands-on direct support to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. These positions provide people we serve with opportunities to achieve the highest level of independence in the areas of health, safety, and activities of daily living (eating, bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene). These positions sustain a therapeutic milieu for people served while utilizing sound practices to ensure safety and security of the environment. The HCST I provides psychiatric and behavior-based treatment, while assisting those served to reach their maximum level of independence.
Some precautions we are taking include:
We provide personal protective equipment - i.e. gloves, gowns, surgical masks, N 95 masks and protective eyewear
Emphasis on Infection control - i.e. robust training and cleaning schedule
Management support
What you will be doing:
Coaching and mentoring individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities
Assisting individuals with learning personal care and domestic care skills
Implementing behavior programs to decrease the performance of problem behaviors, to develop replacement behaviors and to teach coping and safety skills
Responding to crises by following approved verbal and physical interventions to ensure safety
Assisting individuals with various therapy/treatment
Ensuring appropriate documentation
Provide supervision and support to individuals while at home
Provide transportation, supervision and support individuals when in the community
Attend and participate training as required
Working with an interdisciplinary team
Shift work, days, nights and weekends required.
Additional info for this position:
This position is a unique opportunity toreceive fully paid training that requires no prior healthcare experience!
We will equip you with the skills and knowledge to quickly advance. Here’s a snapshot of what career pathing opportunities we offer:
After the employee starts and completes orientation, the employee will begin training in order to be able to administer medication to the individual we serve.
After the employee completes this coursework and passes a competency check with a nurse, the employee will be promoted to a Health Care Service Trainee II and paid anadditional $1 per hour.
After 6 successful months working as a Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP), the employee will be promoted to a Health Care Technician I and paid anadditional $1 more per hour.
Additionally, once the employee becomes a QMAP, there are many other positions at WRRC open to them including Mentor/Health Care Technician II, Line Charge/Health Care Technician III and Residential Coordinator/Health Care Technician IV. These promotional opportunities all come with increased salaries.
It doesn’t end there! After one year of working with CDHS, you will be eligible for partial tuition reimbursement. Begin or continue your education while you work and we’ll lend you a hand. Your success is our success and ensures better outcomes for the patients we serve!
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Experience: None
Education: None
Supplemental Information: You will be required to provide at least two supervisor/mentor references after a successful interview and before we can extend an official hiring offer. This can include a teacher, mentor, former boss, even someone you may have babysat for. (Please be provide both a current phone number and email address for each reference.)
Preferred Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Experience working with people who have developmental/intellectual disabilities
Experience working with people who have mental health diagnoses
Skills and Abilities:
Ability to communicate effectively orally with information and ideas so others will understand.
Ability to communicate effectively in written format so others will understand.
Ability to instruct individuals for guidance with personal care needs
Listening Skills
Teaching Skills
Willingness to Learn
Conditions of Employment:
Full background check required.
Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
Requires necessary vaccinations, including influenza.
Must be willing to test for Tuberculosis (TB).
Must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs., bend, squat, etc. and perform Safety Care interventions proficiently (pre-employment and continuously throughout employment).
Must possess a valid, unrestricted Colorado driver's license.
Position must travel to remote work sites and must utilize a state vehicle, if available. If not, must utilize personal vehicle and submit for mileage reimbursement. Position is required to use a state vehicle to transport residents.
Must be available for shift work, any day and/or any area, to meet agency needs, including nights, weekend and/or holidays.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact erin.schwaba@state.co.us
About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:
Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
BenefitHub state employee discount program
Employee Wellness program (https://coloradostateofhealth.com/)
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .
Our Values:
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Are you currently 18 years of age or older?
Yes
No
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Do you possess a valid, unrestricted driver's license and did you list the number in the application? Or list driver's license number here.
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Your legal name is used in the hiring process for background checks. Did you use your full legal name in your application?
Yes
No
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Are you a current or previous State of Colorado Employee?
Yes
No
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If you are a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please provide your Employee Identification Number (EID) in order to verify your current or previous employment. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number.
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Please check next to the following conditions that you are willing and able to comply with:
Travel when necessary and submit for mileage reimbursement
Work any shift or day of the week that you may be assigned.
Work nights, weekends, holidays and 12-hour shifts
Report to work during inclement weather
Work with people who may display confrontational, manipulative, violent, and/or assaultive behavior
physically intervene with people when necessary
Assist persons with developmental disabilities with their self-care activities including bathing, changing adult undergarments, meal preparation, shaving, etc.
Drive clients to and from their appointments, court, day program, community activities, etc
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Please indicate which of the following areas that you have experience working in:
Experience working with individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities
Experience working in health care
Experience training others in ADL/life skills
Experience implementing and documentation individual care plans
Experience providing customer service
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Please check all that you are familiar with.
Accessing and signing in to a computer on a regular basis
Checking and responding to email
Gmail email and/or Google Docs
Microsoft word and/or excel
PHL
09
Why do you want to work with the Regional Center?
I have a deep desire to help vulnerable populations
I have an interest in the Healthcare Industry
I'm looking for an entry level position I can grow from
I want a job
I am interested in working for the State and this is a good start point
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What is the main Idea of this passage? "During the summer months, do not leave the hose running all day in your yards. Flush your toilet only when necessary. Please try to take a shallow bath instead of a shower in the morning."
Hygiene
Toilet Training
Water Conservation
Time Management
Obedience to Authority
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Based on this passage, "a nodus" is what? "The scientist did not know how to get himself out of this nodus. He knew if he revealed the discovery to his bosses, they would use it to unleash destruction on mankind. And yet, in the right hands, it could do much good as well."
A cramp in the neck
A vegetable shaped like a turnip
A pair of hair combs made of tortoise shell
A difficult situation
An elevator that goes sideways
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How would you teach someone the ADL (Activities of Daily Living ) skill of tooth brushing?
Rinse brush, place toothpaste on toothbrush, scrub teeth and tongue, spit and repeat
Put toothpaste on the toothbrush, spit and repeat
Scrub, rinse toothbrush, scrub teeth and tongue, place toothpaste on toothbrush, rinse
Spit, scrub teeth and tongue, place toothpaste on toothbrush, rinse repeat
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Describe a time you were under a lot of pressure or faced with a difficult situation at work. What was going on, and how did you get through it?
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Please explain any gaps in your work history from your application.
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Did you hear about this position through either a County Department Human Services or through a community organization? If so, please indicate which one by name.
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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.
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