HUMAN SERVICES WORKER II - 60005052

My Florida CFO; Chattahoochee (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Job summary

Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking a Human Services Worker II in Chattahoochee, FL. The role focuses on residential care, enrichment activities, and supporting treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery for people with mental illness.

The incumbent will monitor safety, rights, and well-being, assist with meals, and ensure proper observation and handling of high-risk situations. Evening/Night shifts offer a $3.00/hr differential.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age at time of hire.
• Six months of experience working in medical, psychiatric, nursing, or childcare settings, customer service, or in a correctional facility; or college hours/credit; or a current Florida CNA license.
• Ability to attend a 1-2 week mandatory training course that includes CPR certification; schedule may include days, weekends, or evenings.

Responsibilities

• Provide residential care, assist with enrichment activities, and support treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery.
• Observe and address safety, rights, and comfort of people served; maintain professional caregiver relationships.
• Ensure safety during ward coverage, escort to activities, monitor meals, and respond to high-risk situations as needed.
• Respond to distress indicators, develop trust with people served, and report concerns.

Job description

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Requisition No:865801

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HUMAN SERVICES WORKER II - 60005052

Position Number:60005052

Salary: $35,578.92 annually/$1,368.42 bi-weekly

florida state hospital, northeast florida state hospital, north florida evaluation and treatment center

Chattahoochee, Florida

Open Competitive

Vacancies in Forensic and Civil Services

Evening and Night Shift positions will receive a $3.00 per hour shift differential

This posting will be used to fill position vacancies in OPS and Career Service.

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What you will do:

This is work responsible for providing residential care, assisting with enrichment activities and supporting the treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery of people with a mental illness. As a Human Services Worker II you will treat people in a respectful manner that preserves their dignity and rights and maintain a professional caregiver relationship with people served.

How you will make an impact:

The incumbent is responsible for preserving the rights, safety and security of people served by observing them:

• At all times to learn what type of environment and interactions make them feel safe, secure and calm and to identify distressful stimuli or triggers:

When providing ward coverage.

When escorting to and from activities and appointments to ensure that they arrive safely.

During meals to monitor intake and ensure that they don’t choke or trade food.

When a person served is placed on special observation status to address dangerous or high risk behaviors.

When a restrictive intervention such as seclusion or restraints is used to assess for release criteria and immediately identify health needs that may arise.

Communicating with them:

• At all times to develop a trusting, caregiver relationship and identify signs of distress or health concerns.

When a person served is placed on special observation status, in the seclusion room or in restraints to assure the person that he or she is safe, help them develop trust in you as a caregiver and identify signs of distress or health concerns.

Intervening:

• To separate them from distressful stimuli and assist in resolving conflict.
• To ensure that people served are not neglected, abused or exploited; or to ensure that it is reported to the abuse hotline if they are.
• To ensure safety during medical or disaster emergencies.
• To ensure safety when a person served is exhibiting a behavior dangerous to self or others, which may involve the use of physical holds and placing people served in a seclusion room or mechanical restraints.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age at time of hire.
• Six months of experience working in a medical, psychiatric, nursing, or childcare setting, customer service experience or in working with developmentally disabled persons; or in working in a correctional facility OR college or vocational/technical training from an accredited institution at the rate of 15 semester, 22 quarter or 360 classroom hours; OR do you possess a current State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) license.
• Ability to attend a 1 - 2-week mandatory training course that will include completion of a CPR certification. This training could be scheduled during day, weekend, and evening hours.

Special Notes:

Pay: $33,579.00 annually/$1,291.50 bi-weekly. 5% Additive dependent on unit assigned

Physical agility requirements for Direct Care Staff:

• Must be able to ambulate up and down a stairwell.
• Must be able to assist with evacuation of persons served during an emergency situation.
• Must have normal vision and hearing, including use of corrective devices.
• Must be able to work with or around cleaning chemicals and supplies.
• Must be able to do repetitive movements with arms, hands, neck and head.
• Must be able to demonstrate competency, as appropriate, in all areas of training, some of which requires physical activity such as;

CPR and MANDT