Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) and its team of nearly 200 employees provide behavioral health services to those individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. DCI also offers children's preventive mental health services throughout rural northwestern Pennsylvania.
Our Mission: We are committed to helping individuals reach their full potential by providing a comprehensive spectrum of behavioral health, intellectual disability, and prevention services.
Certified Peer Specialist-Part Time- Ridgway
SUMMARY
This position provides recovery oriented (in home or community based) services to individuals. This position is responsible for the management of an assigned caseload of clientele for recovery-oriented peer support services. The specialist will establish a trusting and respectful working relationship with peers through the sharing of life experiences with mental illness, the mental health system, drug and alcohol recovery and/or forensic history. This will be done in coordination with the Certified Peer Specialist Supervisor (CPSS) by performing the following duties as outlined in this job description. The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) will also work under the supervision of the Program Director. This position will develop and maintain supportive relationships with persons served. These relationships are essential to establishing the individual's strengths and goals; identifying barriers, recovery strategies and alternatives to making choices about medication and treatment; and proving links to community resources. The primary responsibility of a certified peer specialist is to help individuals identify and achieve their recovery goals and meet their specific goals while assisting them in identifying and developing a natural support system. The certified peer specialist may also facilitate recovery groups at times and participates in panel presentations to assist in education of recovery principles.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be to enable Individual's with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
Have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Certified Peer Specialist-Part Time- Ridgway
SUMMARY
This position provides recovery oriented (in home or community based) services to individuals. This position is responsible for the management of an assigned caseload of clientele for recovery-oriented peer support services. The specialist will establish a trusting and respectful working relationship with peers through the sharing of life experiences with mental illness, the mental health system, drug and alcohol recovery and/or forensic history. This will be done in coordination with the Certified Peer Specialist Supervisor (CPSS) by performing the following duties as outlined in this job description. The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) will also work under the supervision of the Program Director. This position will develop and maintain supportive relationships with persons served. These relationships are essential to establishing the individual's strengths and goals; identifying barriers, recovery strategies and alternatives to making choices about medication and treatment; and proving links to community resources. The primary responsibility of a certified peer specialist is to help individuals identify and achieve their recovery goals and meet their specific goals while assisting them in identifying and developing a natural support system. The certified peer specialist may also facilitate recovery groups at times and participates in panel presentations to assist in education of recovery principles.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be to enable Individual's with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
SUMMARY
The Behavioral Health Technician provides direct support, supervision and guidance to the residents. Directly interacts with residents for support of adult daily living skills, social skills, and behavior management. Activities may include supportive counseling, skill development, recreational interactions, crisis intervention, behavior management, time management of the daily schedule for residents, supervision of a variety of activities, advocacy, documentation of behaviors and information, and reporting of behaviors and progress toward goals.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Outpatient Clinical Supervisor (Children)
POSITION SUMMARY
The Clinical Supervisor of Children's Outpatient Services is responsible for the clinical oversight and day-to-day functioning of I0P, MH Specialists (Elk/McKean/Potter counties). This person may also assist with other clinical supervisory functions, and will provide direct service in an outpatient setting 8 hours per week. Additionally, the Clinical Supervisor of Children’s Outpatient Services is responsible for the completion of administrative tasks to ensure compliance and quality per program regulations and payor performance standards.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Certifications & Licenses
BENEFITS:
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Psychiatric Rehabilitation (PR) Worker works directly with mental health consumers by assisting persons with functional disabilities resulting from mental illness to develop, enhance, and/or retain psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal adjustment, and/or independent living skills.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Certifications & Licenses
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist Full- time (40hrs/week) to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in assisting individuals with serious mental illness diagnoses in their journey toward recovery and community integration. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will be friendly, non judgmental , creative and flexible in providing group and individual sessions on topics such as coping skills, effective communication skills, social skills and decision making. Candidate should have a solid understanding of Recovery and the mental health skill building process of learn, practice and use in the community of choice.
Education and Experience
A bachelor's degree and 2 years work experience in mental health direct service.
Certifications & Licenses
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) certification is preferred; shall seek to obtain within 2 years of hire in the program with agency training and guidance provided.
BENEFITS:
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. Dickinson Center, Inc. is a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
POSTION SUMMARY
We are seeking to hire a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) who will provide direct support, supervision, and guidance to the residents. This position interacts directly with residents to support their adult daily living skills, social skills, and behavior management. BHT's interact with residents as a team, ensuring flow of daily activities, monitoring of behaviors, engaging in group activities, crisis intervention as needed, and monitoring of safety and wellness of the residents and facility as a whole.
Full-time, over-nights, Part-time varied shifts, and as needed/relief positions available!
Located at the DCI Restoration Center, Long-Term Structured Residence (LTSR) is a 16-bed residential facility which will provide mental health services for adult males with current forensic involvement.
POSTION QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Certifications and Licenses:
BENEFITS:
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and children's prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 185 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Direct Support Professional- Waiver- Coudersport
POSITION SUMMARY
The Residential Program Worker (RPW) provides direct care within the Community Residential Program. This program provides residential services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Potter County. The RPW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
1. Age 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.
2. Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Benefits
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
POSTION SUMMARY
We are seeking a full-time Employment Support Specialist for the Employment Support Program. This position instructs, monitors, and evaluates consumers with disabilities in vocational settings. This position has a flexible work schedule.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires an active driver's license and a DMV check that is clear. Position may require travel in the communities served or state of Pennsylvania for position requirements 80% of the time.
BENEFITS:
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Direct Support Professional -Adult Habilitation Center- Ridgway
POSITION SUMMARY
The Therapeutic Activities Services Worker (TASW) provides direct care at the ADT program. This program provides day services in Potter County to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The TASW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Certifications & Licenses
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Direct Support Professional - Part time- Waiver- Ridgway- Montmorenci
POSITION SUMMARY
The Residential Program Worker (RPW) provides direct care within the Community Residential Program. This program provides residential services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Elk and Potter Counties. The RPW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
1. Age 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.
2. Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Certifications & Licenses
Valid driver's license, good driving record, driver for 3 years, preferred.
Capacity to successfully complete first aid, CPR, and medication administration course
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Behavioral Health Technician- Long Term Structured Residential Facility (LTSR)
SUMMARY
The LTSR Behavioral Health Technician provides direct support, supervision and guidance to the residents. Directly interacts with residents for support of adult daily living skills, social skills, and behavior management. Activities may include supportive counseling, skill development, recreational interactions, crisis intervention, behavior management, time management of the daily schedule for residents, supervision of a variety of activities, advocacy, documentation of behaviors and information, and reporting of behaviors and progress toward goals.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Certifications & Licenses
BENEFITS:
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
POSITION SUMMARY
Dickinson is currently looking for an Adult Habilitation Center Worker to join our team. Direct service employees provide services to adults with developmental disabilities who live in community settings which include families, group homes, and Lifesharing. Based upon the principles of normalization and everyday lives, individuals are presented with opportunities to gain and enhance life experiences. Services consist of supervision, training, and support in general areas of self-care, communication, community participation, and socialization. Areas of emphasis include: therapeutic activities, fine and gross motor development, mobility, personal adjustment, use of community resources, and relationship development. These activities are designed to promote independence while allowing each person to accomplish everyday tasks in order that they may live a quality life. There is a minimum of 1:6 staff ratio maintained at all times. The day is structured to include individual and group activities. Individuals are always encouraged to participate and guide the program to their greatest extent and interest. Services must meet regulatory requirements of programs licensed under the 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2380, Older 6 Pa. Code Chapter 11 Adult Day Services, and fall within the Waiver Service Definitions authorized by the Office of Developmental Programs and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education / Experience
Certifications & Licenses
BENEFITS:
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. Dickinson Center, Inc. is a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Adult Day Treatment Supervisor-ELK
SUMMARY
Responsible for the supervision of the program, the individuals, and employees.
Certifications, Licenses, & Other Requirements
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
BENEFITS:
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Direct Support Professional- Waiver- Ridgway, Montmorenci
POSITION SUMMARY
The Residential Program Worker (RPW) provides direct care within the Community Residential Program. This program provides residential services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Elk County. The RPW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
Age 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.
Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Benefits
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
We have an opening for a Certified Peer Specialist who provides recovery oriented (in home or community based) services to individuals who also have a major mental health diagnosis. The employee must be a self identified individual who has received or is receiving state priority group services as defined in the MH Bulletin OMH-94-04, Serious Mental Illness: Adult Priority Group. The CPS draws on personal experience from their own recovery to assist the consumers, using personal stories and examples. This position requires that employee uses their own reliable transportation to perform job duties.
This position may be full- or part-time.
Qualifications
Individual with lived mental health recovery experience whom has mental health diagnosis and is at a point in their recovery pathway where they can positively support others in similar situations
Certifications, Licenses, & Other Requirements
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Direct Support Professional- Waiver- Ridgway- Montmorenci
POSITION SUMMARY
The Residential Program Worker (RPW) provides direct care within the Community Residential Program. This program provides residential services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Elk and Potter Counties. The RPW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
1. Age 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.
2. Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Certifications & Licenses
Valid driver's license, good driving record, driver for 3 years, preferred.
Capacity to successfully complete first aid, CPR, and medication administration courses
BENEFITS:
About Us
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. Dickinson Center, Inc. is a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.
We are looking for a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist Full- time (40hrs/week) to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in assisting individuals with serious mental illness diagnoses in their journey toward recovery and community integration. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.
The successful candidate will be friendly, non judgmental , creative and flexible in providing group and individual sessions on topics such as coping skills, effective communication skills, social skills and decision making. Candidate should have a solid understanding of Recovery and the mental health skill building process of learn, practice and use in the community of choice.
Education and Experience
A bachelor's degree and 2 years work experience in mental health direct service.
Certifications & Licenses
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) certification is preferred; shall seek to obtain within 2 years of hire in the program with agency training and guidance provided.
BENEFITS:
Are you seeking an educational internship or practicum for your schooling or otherwise? Are you presently enrolled in a major related to human services? Our organization would like the opportunity to speak with you regarding placement on our team!
Internships are unpaid and often count towards course credits.
Please include a cover letter, resume, and your school requirements for the internship (number of hours, field of study, etc.).
Dickinson Center, Inc. Internship
Are you seeking an educational internship or practicum for your schooling or otherwise? Are you presently enrolled in a major related to human services? Our organization would like the opportunity to speak with you regarding placement on our team!
Internships are unpaid and often count towards course credits.
Please include a cover letter, resume, and your school requirements for the internship (number of hours, field of study, etc.).