Health Care Technician I- MHTL- Westminster

Salary : $21.50 Hourly

Location : Jefferson County, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : IIC-07177 7 / 21 / 2025

Department : Colorado Department of Human Services

Division : OBH - CMHIFL

Opening Date : 07 / 21 / 2025

FLSA : Determined by Position

Type of Announcement : This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address : 7929 W 105th Place, Westminster, CO 80021

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information : jerusalen.marshall@state.co.us

How To Apply : Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note : This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies both full and part-time.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

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About the Mental Health Transitional Living Homes

The CDHS Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health's Transitional Living Homes Program was created to increase bed capacity for persons in need of residential behavioral health treatment. House Bill (HB) 22-1303 has authorized new beds to be used for persons needing residential services at a less restrictive level of care and to reduce and eliminate the backlog of such persons in more restrictive settings. HB 22-1303 directs the Department of human services (department) and the Department of health care and Policy Financing to create, develop, or contract to add at least 125 additional beds at mental health residential treatment facilities (treatment facilities) throughout the state for adults in need of ongoing supportive services. The bill also requires that the department renovate a building at the mental health hospital at Fort Logan to create at least 16 additional civil beds for such persons. These beds serve as a step-down option from inpatient care and as a step-up when deemed medically necessary and lower-level of care settings can no longer adequately and safely provide effective care.

Description of Job

About the Position

This position exists to provide direct hands-on milieu management care to clients, which includes assistance with activities of daily living, documentation of the care provided, awareness of psychosocial and physical needs / safety of clients, engagement in social and recreational activities, support in the continued development of social and life skills. These services shall be performed in a manner consistent with the standards of the profession, legal, and regulatory requirements. This is a full-time, in-person, essential services designation position. These services are provided in a residential setting, which requires 24 / 7 care and treatment. As such, we are hiring for daytime, evening, and overnight shifts, which do include weekends. Duties in this position include :

Residential Client Care and Safety / Security :

• Responsible for providing direct client care by hands on performance and / or assistance as needed with activities of daily living (ADL) and continued development of social and life skills through the engagement in recreational and social activities.
• Provides environmental needs to all clients by arranging and adapting personal care items, such as food or clothing and / or physical environment needs to support the ongoing needs of the clients.
• Clients may require gentle guidance and instruction to engage in self-care activities as part of their continued development of activities of daily living.
• Assist clients in becoming oriented to the program, which includes a review of the program requirements, their responsibilities as clients, an inventory of all personal items, etc.
• Responsible for the ongoing supervision of the clients in care and ensuring the needs of all clients are being met on a daily basis.
• Monitors safety needs by supervising the clients in care, their whereabouts, interactions, and conditions and refer to the MHTL Homes team regarding potential changes that may need to be made based on observation.

Medication Administration :

Department Standards and Staff Development :

Other Duties as Assigned :

Other duties as required for business needs

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Education

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

No Substitutions

Preferred Qualifications :

Conditions of Employment :

APPEAL RIGHTS :

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact : Jeru Marshall jerusalen.marshall@state.co.us

About Us :

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer :

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Our Values :

We believe in a people-first approach : To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans

Balance creates quality of life : We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable : We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters : We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical : We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together : We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations : CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number which starts with 997. Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position.

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How many years of direct care experience do you have while working in a mental health setting?

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Do you have any experience passing medications? If so, how many years and what experience do you have?

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Can you describe a time that you dealt with a difficult client and how you handled the situation?

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What experience do you have working with a Multidisciplinary Team?

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