Support Care Assistant

Job Description

Support
Care
Assistant
Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital 1901
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
St.
Louis,
MO
63133
Hawthorn
Children's
Psychiatric
Hospital
provides
specialized care
for
children
and
adolescents diagnosed with mental illness. We are looking for a positive and energetic
Support Care Assistant
who has an interest in helping children with mental illness maximize their potential.
Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence.
This
is
accomplished
by
following
the
Foundation
of
Sanctuary
–
The
Four
Pillars
of (1)
Trauma
Theory,
(2)
Seven
Commitments,
(3)
S.E.L.F.
(Safety,
Emotion,
Loss,
and
Future),
(4) Sanctuary Tool Kit.

Responsibilities
:
·
This
is
a
second-level
direct
care
position
which
may
function
as
a
lead
worker
·
Accountable
for
assisting
individuals
with
actives
of
daily
living
·
Assist
in
checking
vital
signs,
height/weight
as
assigned
·
Collects
and
maintain
records
of
fluid
intake
and
output
·
Reports
on
the condition
of
individuals
·
Participates
in
rehabilitation,
ambulation
and
transfers
·
May
be
accountable
for
preparing,
administering
and
charting
medication
under
the direction of a professional nurse
·
Transports
individuals
in
state
vehicles
to
their
appointments
and
activities
·
Assists
with
staff
scheduling
as
needed
·
Report
complaints
of
clients
and
staff
or
other
incidents
which
require
further
action
to immediate supervisor

Eligibility
:
·
Able
to
lift
45lbs
vertically
from
floor
to
shoulder
height
·
Run,
walk
or
jog 400
yards
·
Pull
45lbs
at
least
20
feet
·
Kneel
on
floor
to
perform
CPR
·
Implement
crisis
intervention
techniques
and
emergency
treatment
procedures.
·
Demonstrate
strong
leadership
and
team
building
abilities.
·
One
or
more
years
of
work
experience
or
self-
employment.
·
Possession
of
a
high school
diploma
or
proof
of
high
school
equivalency.

Excellent
State
of
Missouri
Benefit
Package
Including:
·
Affordable
Health,
Vision,
Dental
Insurance
·
Paid
Basic
Life
Insurance
(amount
equivalent
to
annual
salary)
·
Cafeteria
Plan
·
Deferred
Compensation
·
MOSERS
Retirement
(Members
contribute
4%
of
pay,
to
MOSERS
plan
and
1%
towards Deferred Compensation)
·
12
paid
holidays
per
year
·
10
hours
of
annual
leave
accrued
per
month
·
10
hours
of
sick
leave
accrued
per
month

For
questions
contact
the
Human
Resources
Office
at:
Olivia.Kraus@dmh.mo.gov

Minimum Qualifications

Able to lift 45lbs vertically from floor to shoulder height