Service Assistant

ASSISTANT #0129

Full Time Plainview, TX, US

16 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $13.17 To $13.17 Hourly

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

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