Support Care Assistant Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital

Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position

Job Location: This position will be located at Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., 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 in order 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 - What you’ll do

• Performs basic non-professional psychiatric and general nursing work
• Work involves establishing effective interpersonal relationships with residents, co-workers and other members of the health care team
• Contributing to the maintenance of a therapeutic environment
• Rendering basic nursing care
• Assisting individuals with daily living and hygiene tasks
• Observing, reporting and recording changes in the physical condition, behavior response and emotional status of individuals
• Participating in activies with the individuals
• Reporting to work on time and as scheduled

Qualifications - All you need for success

• No experience necessary, paid training is provided
• Must be 21 years old
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Pass a background screening
• Able to lift 45lbs vertically from floor to shoulder height
• Run, walk or jog a distance of 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.

Job Details - More reasons to love this position

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

An additional $2.00 per hour is added for evening and night shift employees.

An additional 5% pay differential is added if holding active CNA Licensure through DHSS

Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:

For questions contact the Human Resources Office at:  [email protected]

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.