ID SERVICE ASSISTANT

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every single day? Do you want to work where you are valued and feel like you make an impact? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? If so, then please consider becoming part of the Central Plains Center family. We offer:

Flexible work hours

Supportive work environment

Great benefits

Central Plains Center Our mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with mental illness, Intellectual Disabilities and chemical dependency, and their families, by providing accessible services and resources which support individual choices and promotes lives of dignity and independence."

Education and Experience:

Must have high school diploma or GED

Prefer some experience working with the IDD population

Must have valid TX driver's license and be insurable

Job Purpose:

Must demonstrate a concern for the rights, privileges, and dignity of individuals served

Provides daily programming, training, direct care, and supervision to individuals served

Will provide direct care and supervision to individuals with intellectual disability, mental illness, or substance abuse

Must have understanding of the diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and its impact on persons

Job Function:

Will implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, documentation, and supervising medications

Will maintain individual care in a safe, therapeutic and professional manner

Must be able to administer CPR

Must be able to consistently and accurately perform the documentation tasks as assigned

Will demonstrate flexibility in adapting to a situation in which frequent interruptions are inherent

Must be able to transport in Center vehicles both out of town and in town

Must be able to work weekends, evenings, holidays and over night shifts

This Organization Participates in E-Verify

Central Plains Center is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled

Full-time