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FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES

OPEN INTERVIEWS-ALL SHIFTS-DIRECT CARE

Pay: $35,360/yr

Posted: 8 weeks ago

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (Onsite)

Last Updated: 3 days ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/30/2026

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A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.

$38,622 / year median in Iowa

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OPEN INTERVIEWS-ALL SHIFTS-DIRECT CARE

Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Apply Overview Salary Range $16.00 - $18.00 Hourly Level Entry Position Type Full-Time/Part-Time Job Shift Varied Shifts Education Level High School Diploma or GED Travel Percentage No Travel required Apply

WALK IN INTERVIEWS-DIRECT CARE-ALL SHIFTS

Coach. Mentor. Support. Repeat

EVERY TUESDAY

@ 5400 Kirkwood Blvd SW from 10am-2:00pm What you will do? Provide consistent, individualized reinforcement to client behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors. Utilize a proactive/preventive method of intercepting problems to neutralize them before they escalate. Strategically utilize identified behavior management techniques and other de-escalation training to assist clients in developing appropriate behaviors. Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self correct. Understand the impact of client's behaviors on their own actions/reactions in the workplace and utilizes team feedback to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions. Know the population and is aware of individualized treatment plan. Provide supervision and treatment intervention. Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client based on trust & respect. Evaluate the impact of behavioral, group treatment, and life-space interventions and provides direction/feedback. Assure consistent, ongoing, and timely provision for basic client needs. Safely transport youth to/from program activities and community resources monitoring behaviors and following agency transportation protocols. Effectively participate in team to review case progress and provide best programming. Follows medication management guidelines. Maintain positive role modeling and performing, as an agent of change for the youth. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Behavior Health Intervention Services (BHIS) and Complete documentation of services in a timely manner - including daily case notes, behavior management, visual checks, etc. Qualifications & Program Information What you need: You will need to be at least 21 years of age and possess a High School Diploma or GED to qualify. Additional requirements include Share job details to About

FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES

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