MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN TRAINEE

at  State of Illinois

Agency : Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 03/08/2024
Closing Date/Time: 11/07/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $3,700-$5,041 per month ($44,400-$60,492 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
County: Union
Number of Vacancies: 50
Plan/BU: RC009

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Mental Health Technician Trainee at the Choate Mental Health & Dev. Center located in Anna, Illinois. The incumbent will, for a period of time from six and not to exceed twelve months, receive instruction and training in providing care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Attends formal classes for instruction in routine nursing practices and techniques to gain basic understanding in nature, cause, treatment and habilitation of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ensures compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) requirements when performing duties.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

1. Requires ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
2. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
3. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
4. Requires ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
5. Requires the ability to travel.

6. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.

7. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: 24/7 Variable Shifts
Work Location: 1000 N Main St, Anna, Illinois, 62906-1652
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Choate Mental Health & Developmental Center
All Units/Shifts
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Health Services ; Social Services

1. For a period of time from six and not to exceed twelve months, receive instruction and training in providing care for individuals with developmental disabilities on an assigned shift.

• Actively participates in classroom and on-the-job training classes.
• Attends formal classes for instruction in routine nursing practices and techniques to gain basic understanding in nature, cause, treatment, and habilitation of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Receives training and provides physical support, with personal care services for individuals in bathing/showering, personal grooming, personal hygiene, clothing selection and dining skills.
• Adjusts the application of individuals physical needs, specific to his/her age and development.
• Intervenes in the threat of injury, receives training, and assists under direct observation, in the implementation of behavior management procedures including verbal and physical intervention procedures, redirection, escorting, exclusionary time out, restraints, etc. and completes related documentation.
• Ensures compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) requirements when performing duties

35%

1. For a period of time from six and not to exceed twelve months, receive instruction and training in providing care for individuals with developmental disabilities on an assigned shift.

• Actively participates in classroom and on-the-job training classes.
• Attends formal classes for instruction in routine nursing practices and techniques to gain basic understanding in nature, cause, treatment, and habilitation of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Receives training and provides physical support, with personal care services for individuals in bathing/showering, personal grooming, personal hygiene, clothing selection and dining skills.
• Adjusts the application of individuals physical needs, specific to his/her age and development.
• Intervenes in the threat of injury, receives training, and assists under direct observation, in the implementation of behavior management procedures including verbal and physical intervention procedures, redirection, escorting, exclusionary time out, restraints, etc. and completes related documentation.
• Ensures compliance with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) requirements when performing duties.

30%

1. 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.

• Escorts individuals on and off campus for vocational and recreational activities, appointments, etc.
• Under direct observation, ensures protection of individual rights regarding clothing, personal items, choice, preferences, privacy, etc.
• Monitors and provides constant supervision to individuals.
• Communicates observations of individual’s progress to staff and documents progress in the individual’s active treatment plan or other designated records.
• Implements prescribed behavior intervention plans for individuals.

25%

1. Through direct observation, achieves familiarity with each individual’s sensory, medical and physical condition.

• Communicates to supervisor any changes in behavior, physical being, unusual incidents etc.
• Completes forms/reports, progress notes, etc. in a timely manner.
• Physically restrains individuals as necessary to prevent injury to the individual or others.
• In performance of job duties, works after business hours, weekends and holidays.

5%

1. Maintains area in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.

• Performs simple housekeeping functions lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Prepares unit and individual reports.
• Travels in performance of job duties.

5%
5. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.