Patient Care Education Assistant (DOH/SATC #26894+)

New Mexico Department of Health; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Department of Health’s Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center seeks a dedicated staff member to support residential care for adolescent males aged 13–17. You will help residents develop life skills, organize recreation and social activities, and redirect challenging behavior under supervision.

Expect shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays with overtime. Training emphasizes Crisis Prevention Intervention and trauma-informed care to promote recovery in a secure

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 1 year of related experience in residential care.
• Experience in therapeutic milieu or trauma-informed settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Aid residents in developing life skills.
• Facilitate recreation and social activities.
• Redirect challenging resident behavior.

Skills

Crisis Prevention Intervention

Trauma-Informed Care

De-Escalation Techniques

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Posting Details

This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Salary

• $18.69 - $28.04 Hourly
• $38,885 - $58,327 Annually
• This position is a Pay Band C3

Why does the job exist?

This position assists in the daily monitoring of residents; working closely with education, clinical, and other milieu staff. The duties of this position include but are not limited to, aiding residents in developing life skills, building recreation and social activities and re-directing patient behavior. This position will require working days, evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays and includes mandating of overtime. Incumbents will work with teachers in the classroom as well as with residents on the lodge.

How does it get done?

Crisis Prevention Intervention and Trauma Informed Care are the cornerstone of treatment at Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center. De-Escalation techniques and coping mechanisms are offered to residents and life skills are taught to assist with success upon discharge.

Who are the customers?

Our facility is a secure facility which serves the needs of adolescent males age 13-17 with a history of violence and aggression.

Ideal Candidate

Will have experience:

• working in a residential treatment facility;
• working in a therapeutic milieu; and
• working recover-oriented and /or trauma-informed-care environments.

Minimum Qualification

High School Diploma and one (1) year of experience as it pertains to the essential duties of the classification. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling one (1) year may substitute for the required experience and (2) years for licensing requirements of direct care.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Pre-employment background investigation is required and is conditional pending results.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an adolescent treatment center, with exposure to mentally and/or behaviorally challenged residents, who may exhibit unpredictable behaviors. This position may work in an office setting using related office equipment, with exposure to Visual Video Display Terminal and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Pushing, pulling, lifting and/or carrying.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.