SECURITY THERAPY AIDE I
About The Position
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is hiring a Security Therapy Aide I at Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center in Springfield, Illinois. The role provides direct therapeutic care to adult patients on a secure forensic unit during an assigned shift. The aide conducts activities and uses therapeutic interventions consistent with each patient's treatment plan, provides basic care, monitors patient activity and behavior to maintain a safe and secure environment, and encourages patients to become more independent in activities of daily living. The position also requires completing patient records and documentation and transporting or driving individuals to court appearances, medical appointments, and other needs outside the facility. Travel is required in performing job duties. The position is fully in-office and has three vacancies with schedules assigned as listed in the posting: one 3:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. shift and two 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. shifts, each with a 30-minute unpaid lunch and rotating days off. This is a full-time salaried union position.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
- Successful completion of an approved Security Therapy Aide Training Program or equivalent experience.
- Ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to the patient or others.
- Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct therapeutic care to patients on an assigned shift in a secure forensic unit.
- Monitor patient activities and behaviors to maintain a safe and secure environment, including performing patient counts, head checks, and routine or special checks.
- Encourage and assist patients to increase their independence in activities of daily living.
- Complete electronic and manual records documenting patients' progress and participation as they relate to treatment.
- Complete mandatory training to maintain age- and illness-specific and departmental competencies, including forensic and adolescent issues.
- Transport or drive individuals to court appearances, medical appointments, and other needs outside the facility.
- Travel as required to perform job duties.
- Perform other duties assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
Benefits
- Pension program
- Competitive group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance
- 3 paid personal business days annually
- 12 paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year
- 10–25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment
- 13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon the position
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred compensation supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- 5% salary differential for bilingual positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
