Crisis Services Technician – PM
Company: DuPage County Health Department (DCHD)
Category: Healthcare
Wheaton
Type: Full Time
The DuPage County Health Department is looking for a new team member to join their Crisis Recovery Center as a Crisis Services Technician. Located in the Crisis Recovery Center on the DuPage County Campus in Wheaton, Crisis Services provides 24/7 crisis mental health services to county residents experiencing psychiatric crises or needing support for mental illness symptoms. They deliver top-notch care with rapid response times. Click https://youtu.be/SbhV8N3-Fus to learn more about the Crisis Recovery Center.
Hours for this position are Tuesday through Friday, 2:00 pm to 12:00 am. Starting pay is $15.65 per hour; however, the salary may increase based on experience. They offer an additional $2.00 per hour shift differential for working on our second shift.
As a DuPage County employee, you will receive a comprehensive benefit package to include, 12 paid vacation days, 5 paid personal days, 12 paid Holidays, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, accrued sick leave and affordable health insurance coverage through Blue Cross Blues Shield. They offer tuition reimbursement as well as eligibility for a Federal Student Load Forgiveness Program. This is a pension-eligible position, for a secure retirement.
As a Crisis Services Technician, you will do the following:
- Supports maintenance of a safe, therapeutic environment for clients seeking services through Crisis Residential and Crisis Recovery Center programs.
- Facilitates client safety and quality care in Crisis Residential and Crisis Recovery Center Programs, through completion of client rounding, and belongings checks
- Assists with client medication observation in Crisis programming.
- Performs tasks related to maintaining environmental standards in crisis programming.
- Completes grocery shopping and supply inventories
- May facilitate transportation of our clients in a county vehicle.
