Residential Technician

MHMR of Tarrant County; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with company matching

Generous PTO accrual

Ten paid holidays

Employee assistance programs

Wellness programs

Job summary

A community service organization in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a Residential Technician to assist individuals with daily living activities and provide vital support during emergencies. This role requires a caring heart, a valid Texas Driver’s License, and a commitment to client well-being. The ideal candidate will help clients integrate into the community, promote personal goals, and assist with self-medication tasks. An excellent benefits package is offered, including a retirement plan and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist and oversee activities of daily living.
• Support clients with self-medication tasks and vital signs.
• Help clients with community integration.

Responsibilities

• Assist and oversee daily living activities.
• Support clients during emergencies and crises.
• Ensure clients have choices and promote their participation.
• Help keep clients safe and healthy, ensure they have choices and due process, and encourage participation in the community.

Skills

Caring heart

Verbal intervention

Physical intervention

Documentation skills

Education

High School / GED

Job description

Overview

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

As a Residential Technician, we are looking for someone who will assist and oversee activities of daily living – including, but not limited to domestic, hygienic, and community integration. You will also be supporting the individuals with self-medication tasks, vital signs, and documentation. You may need to utilize verbal and/or physical intervention when necessary to ensure the safety of clients and other staff.

Helping people reach their goals is one of the most rewarding aspects of this role! If you have a caring heart and a drive to help people, this is the position for you!

MHMR is looking for Residential Technician to join our team. This is an exciting time to join us as we continue our culture of caring and have the opportunity to actively resolve emergencies and crises for persons served by MHMR. In this role, you will help keep clients safe and healthy, ensure they have choices and due process, provide opportunities for community participation, and encourage them to realize their personal goals.

Why join us

MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and IDD and delays, empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, and comprehensive, and person-centered system of care. MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and people we serve. Our mission statement is We Change Lives.

WeCARE

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

• Respect for people who are active in planning their services
• Recovery is a life-long process of better health
• Success as positive outcomes for each person
• Participation of people and their families in the process
• Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence
• Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services
• Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields
• Collaboration with other organizations for better services

Benefits

MHMR offers an excellent benefits package, including retirement plan with company matching, generous PTO accrual, ten paid holidays, employee assistance programs, wellness programs, and more. MHMR participates in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We work diligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents.

Minimum Education

High School / GED

License/Certifications

Valid Texas Driver’s License

For a complete Job Description, detailed qualifications, or any other questions — please reach out to [e-mail].

MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.

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