*Entry Level /No Experience Required* Gjrc - Health Care Services Trainee

Salary : $1,385.54 - $1,939.85 Biweekly
Location : Grand Junction, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IJB 00185 3/13/24
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: OAADS - Grand Junction Regional Center
Opening Date: 03/13/2024
Closing Date: 3/21/2024 11:59 AM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: 572 W Crete Circle Grand Junction, CO 81505
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Information
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?
Advancement Opportunities and Ability to grow in the position!
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About Grand Junction Regional Center:
This position resides at the Grand Junction Regional Center. This regional center exists to manage the day-to-day operations and service delivery for Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC), licensed as an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities as well as a provider of Home and Community Based Services (Waiver services). GJRC provides 24/7 direct care for approximately 80 residents. GJRC's primary goal is to provide the necessary supports and services to residents who cannot be safely served in community based programs due to complex medical and/or behavioral needs.
Description of Job
About the Position:
Health Care Service Trainee positions give hands-on direct care to our clients who are individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These positions exist to provide quality Health Care, personal hygiene maintenance, achievement of personal outcomes and a therapeutic milieu in a home-like environment for up to 12 individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Duties in this role include:

• Receive and understand training provided in areas such nursing skills, medication administration, intellectual and developmental disability theory and practice, human growth and development, behavior management, and supports and services
• Support individuals by implementation of behavior programs and positive redirection techniques
• Communicate with individuals who are elderly or have impaired physical capacity
• Provide Infection Control, Safety and emergency procedures
• Prevent and report abuse and/or neglect
• Apply knowledge and techniques in residential areas of providing care and instruction in daily activities, including meal preparation, eating; bathing, personal hygiene; social skills; recreation activities; housekeeping and laundry; safety and transportation, all with a training approach to ensure personal outcomes
• Apply knowledge and techniques when provided a posting of duties, and safely provide daily activities during a specified time frame
• Apply knowledge in implementing assigned individualized supports and services for people including behavior, social, recreation, work, and specialized therapies

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Preferred Qualifications:
The following supplemental experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities are highly desirable for this position and may be considered in selecting the successful candidate:
Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Knowledge:

• Knowledge of basic Nursing Skills to assist individuals with personal care
• Knowledge of basic personal care for individuals in need of care

Skills:

• Customer Service skills
• Oral Communication Skills
• Written Communication Skills
• Listening Skills
• Teaching Skills

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

Conditions of Employment:
The successful candidate in this position:

• Must have valid unrestricted Colorado Driver License.
• 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.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• A Tuberculosis Test (TB) will be required upon hire.
• You must be willing and able to work shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to exert force and/or lift patients.
• Must be able to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, push, pull and reach.
• Must be able to report to work to provide essential services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.

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
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact jazzma.gamboa@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 (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 MotivateMe
  
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
  
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*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.
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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.
02
Have you had a QMAP qualification, a professional license including LPT, Nursing, Pharmacy or Medicine revoked in Colorado or in any state for any reason related to the administration of medication?
03
Do you possess, and are you willing to maintain a valid Colorado Driver's License, as required by this position?

• Yes
• No

04
Do you have reliable transportation to arrive at work and to multiple work locations throughout Mesa County, if necessary?

• Yes
• No

05
Are you willing and able to report to work during inclement weather?

• Yes
• No

06
Are you willing and able to work any shift or day of the week that you may be assigned including nights, weekends, holidays and back-to-back shifts?

• Yes
• No

07
I have read the entire job posting and understand the physical nature of the work. I have the physical fitness required and am able to perform the work activities described.

• Yes
• No

08
The person in this position will work with vulnerable populations. Pre-employment screening, which may consist of fingerprinting and physical assessment will be conducted as part of the selection process. Are you willing to meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

09
Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your pre-employment screening reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide an official disposition of any charges. Do you understand this?

• Yes
• No

10
Are you willing to work with people who may display confrontational, manipulative, violent, and/or assaultive behavior?

• Yes
• No

11
Are you willing to physically intervene with people when necessary?

• Yes
• No

12
Are you willing and able to assist persons with developmental disabilities to do their self-care activities including bathing, changing adult undergarments, meal preparation, shaving, etc.?

• Yes
• No

13
Using a paragraph format please explain why you are interested in working with individuals that have intellectual/developmental disabilities.
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