HUMAN Services Worker I OPS - 60957187

Human Services Worker I Ops

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The department's mission is to "work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency." FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

To be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application. This is a 24 - 40 hour per week ops position. Schedule may vary based on department needs. This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Human Services Worker I - Ops within Rehab Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing residential care, assisting with enrichment activities and supporting the treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery of people with a mental illness.
• Observing people served to learn what type of environment and interactions make them feel safe, secure and calm and to identify distressful stimuli or triggers.
• Communicating with people served to develop a trusting, caregiver relationship and identify signs of distress or health concerns.
• Intervening to separate people served from distressful stimuli and assist in resolving conflict.
• Supporting the health and cleanliness of people served by assisting with personal hygiene tasks, laundry duties, housekeeping tasks, and preparing meal areas.
• Assessing needs and service provision by completing direct care assessments, assisting with meaningful life activities, supporting treatment and psychiatric rehabilitation services, conducting alternative engagement activities, and serving as a personal advocate.
• Documenting behavior, events related to the well-being and recovery of people served, distressful stimuli and triggers, location of people served, discovery of contraband, personal property, personal hygiene practices, vital sign and weight readings, provision of services and information related to SIP objectives, and responses of people served when encouraged to attend activities.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position include:

• Ability to lift, pull, and squat.
• Ability to observe and monitor residents.
• Ability to create a safe recovery environment through use of verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Ability to create a safe recovery environment through use of physical intervention skills.
• Ability to perform and assist residents with personal care and housekeeping skills.
• Ability to document factually and objectively.
• Knowledge of the methods of providing care to others.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to pay attention to details.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age at time of hire.
• Candidate profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities, as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

Benefits of working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits. For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Location: Chattahoochee, FL, US, 32324