Skills Trainer BMod
Expired Job Description :Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.
Our mission is to provide timely and effective behavioral health services to North Dakotans improving their quality of life through achieving and sustaining recovery. Our focus is providing rehabilitative care in an integrated manner in the person’s home and community.
Does our mission align with your mission? Apply today!
Careers with DHS include 100% employer-paid family health insurance and an excellent retirement package!
In addition to the exceptional health insurance and retirement benefits, DHS values continued learning and career enhancement. Therefore, we offer varying continuing education formats, including in-person and online, as well as tuition reimbursement.
We are seeking two new team members to fill two (2) vacant positions. Applications will be reviewed upon submission. Apply immediately as positions may be filled prior to the closing date.
Summary of Work
As a Skills Trainer, you will assist individuals where they live to build skills so they can live a quality, independent life.
Every day, you will travel to individuals’ homes and communities, focusing on team-based care. There you will teach daily living and household skills, communication, and emotion regulation skills, budgeting skills, as well as health, safety, and hygiene skills. You will be part of an integrated, interdisciplinary team focused on providing the best support plan possible for each individual.
To thrive in this position, you should enjoy teaching and role-modeling, be passionate about empowering others, and prefer working with youth and adults in their home and natural environments. Preference will be given to those who have experience working with youth with a serious emotional disturbance.
Minimum Qualifications
To be considered, you must have the following qualifications:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, education, child development and family science, or communication disorders
OR a bachelor’s degree in one of the above fields and two years of related work experience, post degree, in the respective discipline
Position requires a valid driver’s license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.
Application Procedures
Please make sure your resume includes information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. Your work history will not be given credit if the Department’s Human Resource Division cannot determine that you meet the minimum qualifications.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.
All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.
A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.
For more information or if you need an accommodation, please contact Michael Shock at mshock@nd.gov or at 701.665.2200
Employing Unit: ND DHS – Lake Region Human Service Center – Devils Lake, ND 58301
Telephone Number: 701.665.2200
TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text) 1-800-366-6889 (voice)
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
