Health Care Technician III - Employment First Specialist - Pueblo Regional Center

• Identify the individuals skills and talents in order to facilitate a job/career of choice (Discovering Personal Genius)
• Assist the jobseeker in identifying interests and overcoming personal barriers which lead to a job of choice in the community.
• Train and guide workers (residents) to perform and complete work tasks at job sites to employer specifications.
• Transport or train residents to access alternative means of transportation or access public transportation as necessary.
• Write tasks analyses for job tasks to be trained.
• Modify tasks required as needed to meet the residents abilities.
• Maintain current and accurate documentation required for case records and working files by providing thorough notes in Therapy (date hours and notes of support provided).
• Communicate with the employer and check in as needed to ensure they are satisfied with the workers (residents) work progress.
• Begin to back away and allow workers (residents) to become independent in the tasks required (this is the entire goal of this function more hours on the front end less as they gain a routine and skills set for the required duties.
• Provide proactive follow along support.
• Community Integration works with PRC residents to provide therapeutic and habilitative services and supports.
• These duties will include:
  • Provides individual therapeutic and habilitative services and supports to an assigned caseload of individuals and implements and documents Individual Service and Support (ISSP) related objectives as identified by the SP of persons served.
  • Develops organizes and maintains day hab activities which promote a level of developmental growth in individuals in support of the SP.
  • Participates in Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and SP pre-planning process discussing individuals assessments needs goals and ISSP objectives
  • Ensures formulation of accurate information for assessments team notes and formal reports for inclusion in the team process and ISSPs.
  • Assesses individuals ongoing progress keeps the Team informed of status and submits written documentation.
  • Ensures facilitation of safe transportation of participants to work area program area medical appointments and community activities as well as taking an active part in vocational training.
  • Transports (drives) individuals to their day hab site medical appointments court hearings and/or community activities.
  • Provides medication administration and performs physical intervention and redirection techniques (Colorado Approved Intervention Techniques Verbal Defense and Influence appropriate lifting techniques).

• Conduct assessments of individuals to determine appropriate vocational services
• Provide residents the appropriate ongoing support necessary for success in a competitive work environment within their community to earn money alongside peers without disabilities
• Apply behavior management principles to individuals
• Coordinate with all parties involved (workers guardians the Employment First Navigator Residential Coordinator Service and Support Coordinator etc).
• Counsel and provides training in vocational personal and social skills development
• Provide ongoing employment support for workers (residents) while remaining in compliance with CDHS policy HCPF and CDPHEs regulations and applicable Department of Labor regulations.
• Participate in interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and SP pre-planning process discussing residents employment assessments needs goals and objectives.
• Facilitate and coordinate arrangements/scheduling for workers (residents) to attend medical appointments.
• Provide medication administration and perform physical intervention and redirection techniques (Colorado Approved Intervention Techniques Verbal Defense and Influence)
• Assist residents with personal care (grooming eating hygiene toileting etc.) as necessary.
• Attend/participate in training seminars etc. to ensure skill level and policy/procedure knowledge is maintained.

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

• must possess an ACRE (Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators) OR earn within 1 year of hire into this position
• must posses a LPT LPN or QMAP OR earn a QMAP registration and be checked off by PRC Nursing within 90 days of employment. Licensure/certifications must be kept valid current and unrestricted and remain so throughout employment

• Experience working with MH or IDD
• Experience in documentation skills
• Great work performance
• Great computer skills to include google analytic
• experience communicating with clients to understand their goals and ambitions
• Team player and flexible to change

• Full Background CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check ICON Colorado court database Medicare fraud database Reference Checks Professional License verification (licensure requirements) Drug Screen PREA (Division of Youth Services)Trails check (direct contact with children) CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes Regional Centers Veterans Community Living Centers)

• Must have valid unrestricted U.S. Drivers License
• Shift Work- PRC is a 24/7 facility and must be available to work any shift any day and/or any area to meet the agency needs
• Travel Must transport workers (residents) to remote work sites and must utilize a State vehicle
• Must demonstrate the ability to lift 100 lbs. bend kneel squat etc. and perform behavioral interventions proficiently throughout employment

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 () 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 departments action.

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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.

ADA 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 ADA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call 1-.

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