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Opening Date: July 13, 2026
Closing Date: July 20, 2026
Job Class Code: 4017
Grade: 17
Salary: $- $25.37hr. - $32.63**
Shift: Sunday and Monday 7:30a - 8:00p & Wednesday and Thursday 7:30a - 4:00p
** This is inclusive of stipends.
DESCRIPTION:
This is paraprofessional support work in training, providing direct care and support, and implementing rehabilitative program for mentally ill or developmentally disabled consumers. Work includes supervising lower level Mental Health Workers, counseling consumers and families, ensuring client daily living needs are met, administering prescribed medication, maintaining physical environment, charting and maintaining consumer progress records, and participating in treatment and rehabilitative programming. Responsibilities may include being in charge of a ward or specific patient activity area or a member of an intensive case team. Work is performed under general supervision.
REPRESENTATIVE TASKS:
(A position may not be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned).
- Trains clients in order to assist them in adjusting to the work environment and living situation.
- Oversees a residential unit, ward, or patient activity area in order to ensure resident needs are met.
- Assigns, schedules, directs, and oversees the work of Mental Health Workers in order to ensure compliance with prescribed programs and services.
- Administers and records prescribed medications in order to carry out orders of medical staff and maintain required documentation.
- Evaluates, orders, coordinates, and distributes necessary supplies and equipment in order to ensure resident environmental living standards are maintained at appropriate levels.
- Coordinates client programming with referral source in order to maintain appropriate case plans.
- Implements and monitors individual client case plans in order to help client achieve stated goals and objectives.
- Counsels individuals in order to resolve personal problems and provide understanding of acceptable personal and social behavior.
- Checks on residents in order to ensure appropriate care and treatment in the areas of hygiene, food, clothes, medicine, and therapy are provided.
- Checks wards and environment in order to ensure cleanliness and safety.
- Reviews and comments on written reports from subordinate Mental Health Workers in order to ensure accurate resident information is provided.
- Studies client psycho social behavior in order to identify problems and locate appropriate services.
- Manages cases and serves as group leader for clients in order to provide treatment and assist them in reaching established goals.
- Assesses needs, orders and shops for clients’ clothing, personal items, money, and equipment in order to ensure client’s personal needs are met.
- Describes services provided to clients to other staff in order to maintain consistency in care and ensure patient rights.
- Trains lower level Mental Health Workers in order to maintain competent staff.
- Plans, schedules, and coordinates community events, placement visits, and recreational and other activities for residents in order to coordinate off grounds activities.
- Records medications, behavior, and other facts on patient charts in order to maintain patient records.
- Confers with families and community service providers prior to, during, and subsequent to community placement in order to act as liaison and coordinate services.
LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
(These must be met by all employees prior to attaining permanent status in this class). Some positions may require certification to administer medication, CNA, or completion of a Department approved training program.
EXAM PLAN: (This must be successfully completed by all employees prior to attaining permanent status in this class).
Agency Information
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) is a 69-bed psychiatric hospital serving the entire State of Maine that provides services for people with severe mental illness. As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, their community and personal supports, to provide recovery-oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.
For additional information about this position please contact Jennifer Iverson at 207-561-5425 or email
jennifer.iverson@maine.gov.
To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application, please contact Theresa Peppard at theresa.m.peppard@maine.gov.
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:
Work-Life Fit– Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using13 paid holidays,12 days of sick leave, and3+ weeks of vacation leaveannually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
Health Insurance Coverage– The State of Maine pays85%-95%of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $12,514.32 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find thepremium costsfor you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
Dental Insurance– The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
Retirement Plan– The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
Parental leaveis one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing parents and adoptive parents—receivesix weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under theFamily and Medical Leave Act.
State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.
There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics.
If you are unable to complete the online application, please contact the Human Resources representative listed on the job opening you are interested in applying for. They will work with you for an alternative method of submitting.
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If you are unable to complete the online application, please contact the Human Resources representative listed on the job opening you are interested in applying for. They will work with you for an alternative method of submitting.
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If you are unable to complete the online application, please contact the Human Resources representative listed on the job opening you are interested in applying for. They will work with you for an alternative method of submitting.
