Resident Treatment Technician Security - Temporary

Resident Treatment Technician Security - Temporary

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Resident Treatment Technician Security - Temporary

Salary

$21.98 - $32.43 Hourly

Location

Cherokee - 51012 - Cherokee County, IA

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

27-00506

Agency

400 Health & Human Services - State Operated Specialty Care

Opening Date

08/19/2026

Closing Date

9/9/2026 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

#LI-DNP

Point of Contact

Dan Rollison, [email protected]

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Job Description

This is a Temporary non merit position with the Health & Human Services - State Operated Specialty Care in Cherokee (Mental Health Institute CMHI).

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Cherokee Mental Health Institute (CMHI) is seeking aTemporary Resident Treatment Technician - Security to join our team! This is a temporary position limited to 780 hours per fiscal year.

The Resident Treatment Technician – Security, alongside ward staff, will provide safety and security and lead the work of Resident Treatment Worker (RTW) staff as delegated by the Registered Nurse and/or Charge Nurse. This position provides a staff presence on the wards, responds to emergency codes, and guides the work of RTW staff by way of mentoring and training as it relates to responding to emergency situations to promote a safe environment at the Cherokee Mental Health Institute.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

Preference will be given to candidates with at least 18 months of relevant experience.

CMHI provides active inpatient treatment to adults in need of acute psychiatric care. The facility offers several services including individualized treatment plans. Support for patients with special education needs to continue their education is provided, and individuals are encouraged to collaborate with staff members in formulating their own plan. Medication, group counseling, and activities therapies might be included as well. For more CMHI info: https://hhs.iowa.gov/family-community/specialty-care-facilities/cherokee-mental-health-institute

Cherokee Highlights

CMHI is located in Cherokee, a city of approximately 5,000 set in the beautiful Little Sioux River Valley in Northwest Iowa. Residents enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Little Sioux River which winds through town providing a backdrop to a well-developed parks and trails system. In addition, Cherokee has over 1,000 acres of land devoted to parks and outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and horseback riding. Cherokee is the home of the first accredited museum and planetarium in Iowa, Sandford Museum and Planetarium, established in 1951. Cherokee may be the smallest town in the world to have its own symphony orchestra! This 60-member orchestra has been referred to as the “best kept secret in Northwest Iowa.”

Cherokee is home to Western Iowa Tech Community College and 1 hour or less from other educational institutions including Morningside College, Northwestern College, Buena Vista University, and Dordt College. This quintessential Iowa town is 1 hour from Sioux City and 2 hours from Omaha. Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa (https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/10-reasons-move-to-ia/) .

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federalRight to Worklaws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Experience equal to eighteen months of full time work as a nursing or therapeutic assistant in a health care facility or other facility for the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill or disabled;

OR

any equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of post high school education (thirty semester hours or equivalent academic units) with an emphasis in nursing and/or the social or behavioral sciences for one year of experience to a maximum substitution of one year.

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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question.Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

• Yes - I understand and agree.

• No

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How many months do you have of full-time work experience as a nursing or therapeutic assistant in a health care facility or other facility for the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill or disabled?

• No experience in the identified areas

• Less than nine months of experience in the identified areas

• Nine months to less than 18 months of experience in the identified areas

• 18 or more months of experience in the identified areas

03

How many months do you have of combined post-high school course work with an emphasis in nursing and/or the social or behavioral sciencesANDexperience as a nursing or therapeutic assistant in a health care facility or other facility for the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill or disabled?

30 semester hours or equivalent academic units equals one year.

NOTICE: Applicants may substitute a MAXIMUM of one year of education

• No post high school education and/or experience in the identified areas

• Less than nine months of experience in the identified areas

• Nine months to less than 18 months of experience in the identified areas

• 18 or more months of experience in the identified areas

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

• No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

• Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

400 Health & Human Services - State Operated Specialty Care

Address

Lucas State Office Building

321 E 12th St

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://hhs.iowa.gov/

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