Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?
Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.
The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more.
*This position will remain open for seven (7) calendar days, or until filled. Posted 2/3/2025*
Salary: "Please note that the job posting rate for this position is $12.28 to $15.10, the salary offered will follow the starting salary guidelines which are typically made at or near the minimum of the salary range. However, a salary may be negotiated above the minimum range depending on applicable years of experience and qualifications."
Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly
General Description
Perform health and safety
duties as assigned at each Center site.
Duties include community engagement with staff, consumers, and visitors,
involvement in the emergency response to various incidents, routine checks of
facility, grounds, and parking areas to mitigate and report health and safety
hazards, safety inspections, lock and alarm checks, incident reporting, and
other duties as assigned by the Health & Safety Supervisor. Use of verbal
and non-verbal de-escalation techniques. Shift hours and job duties may change
to support the needs of the Center.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School graduate or GED.
- Minimum requirement of one year of Customer Service or
security work experience.
- Education may be substituted for experience.
- Must have reliable transportation. May use personal
vehicle to conduct business. Must have a
valid driver's license at all times, liability insurance, and a good driving
record.
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One year work experience at an
entity similar a State Supported Living Center, a State Hospital, or public
hospital is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Exhibits excellent
communication and customer service skills.
- Community engagement with
staff, consumers, and visitors.
- Knowledge of Microsoft
Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Perform
reports/documentation to include (but not limited to) Incident Reports, Vendor
Logs, Janitor Logs, and any others as they are needed.
- Amicably resolves conflicts
or confrontations between staff, visitors, individuals served, or other persons
at assigned site.
- Serves individuals by
answering questions, providing support, and giving directions to areas of
buildings or offices.
- Investigates,
documents & reports suspicious activity.
- Enhances organization by
analyzing operating practices; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- Attends all trainings and
meetings as directed.
- Use of two-way radios, or a
similar device to communicate with other staff on-site.
- Perform company vehicle
inspections as needed.
- Demonstrate a high level of
integrity and confidentiality.
- Maintain attendance with
your designated shift established by the Supervisor and communicate in the
event this cannot be met.
- Ability to apply common
sense in carrying out job responsibilities.
- Ability to exercise tact and
diplomacy in interacting with internal/external customers.
- Ability to work
cooperatively as part of a large Center.
- Ability to interact with
staff and consumers with a high degree of professionalism.
- Ability to multi-task.
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In the course of being employed,
understands and implements trauma informed care practices.
MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
We offer a very competitive benefits package
- excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
- life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
- very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
- employee referral program
- 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
- 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
- career ladder incentives/opportunities
- mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work
- employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
Student Loan Repayment
Education
- MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees
- Free LPC-A supervision
We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA
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