Health Care Technician - Murdoch

Position: Health Care Technician I - Murdoch
Location: Butner

** Agency
* * Dept of Health and Human Services
** Division
* * Murdoch Developmental Center
** Job Classification Title
** Health Care Technician I (S)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * MH01

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.
** Description of Work
** Health Care Technician I/Special Events Coordinator, coordinates special activities (Special Olympics, camps, dances, including meals, etc.) for individuals with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities. Position is in Murdoch Developmental Center’s Parkview Cottage. Parkview Cottage serves up to 42 individuals with intellectual disability, ranging in age from 60-97 years old.
This position functions within Parkview Cottage to provide direct programming services for individuals who have severely/profoundly intellectual developmental disabilities. Major duties include coordination with Recreational Therapy Programs, Building Event Planning, Supervision and Monitoring of Programs, Scheduling/Conducting Community Trips and Maintenance of Daily Group Activities for the people that live in Parkview. This position will also provide daily living and personal care on the units as needed and deemed necessary by the Division Director.
Parkview Cottage is looking for someone that is energetic, can bring new ideas to the table, has good interpersonal skills and has great skills with conducting leisure groups with individuals that require assistance with completing tasks. This person should also possess good leadership skills and be able to be a positive role model for those around them.
ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** Recruitment Range: $31,200.00 - $44,621
*** Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.
** The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:
** Work experience in the healthcare field
* Work experience in basic knowledge/skills of providing direct care which may include but is not limited to training individuals in activities of daily living and health related duties of limited complexity
** The applicant will be required to successfully complete the Murdoch Developmental Center “Basic Training Series”; which includes, but is not limited to program library training, First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Techniques (NVCI), CPR, Body Mechanics and lifting.  Applicants must have the ability to pass a physical requirements test.
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* Work Schedule:

** 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
** About Murdoch Developmental Center:
** Murdoch Developmental Center is a 24/7 state residential facility located in Butner, NC, near the Research Triangle area.  Murdoch serves individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD).  Murdoch is a caring community where professionals work with people of various ages, cognitive and functional abilities. To be considered for employment, you must be in good standing with the
* North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry*.

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* ** Supplemental Contact Information:
** DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.  Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record…