Department Information
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Wheat Ridge Regional Center
This work unit exists to coordinate, implement, and oversee projects for WRRC that affect operation and safety of 15 ICF/ID residential homes. Most projects are related to maintenance, equipment, and facility related concerns. This unit acts as the liaison for the Division of Facilities Management (DFM). Performs inspections of the homes to ensure environmental and resident safety concerns are either mitigated or work orders submitted to DFM. Serves on the Division of Regional Centers safety committee. Ensures appliances in all the homes are in safe working condition and replaces appliances as necessary and in emergency situations. Conducts inspections of and requests maintenance of and security and safety systems ie. WanderGuard, motion sensors, alarms, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Provides fire watch in homes as needed. Updates and verifies equipment on the yearly capital asset inventory.
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Description of Job
The Agency Environmental Specialist will coordinate, implement, and oversee projects related to facility managed maintenance of 15 ICF-IDD group homes. This unit acts as the liaison for the Division of Facilities Management (DFM). Performs inspections of the homes to ensure environmental and resident safety concerns are either mitigated or work orders submitted to DFM. Serves on the Division of Regional Centers safety committee. Ensures appliances in all the homes are in safe working condition, replaces unserviceable furniture and appliances as necessary and in emergency situations. Coordinates resident moves. Conducts inspections of and requests for maintenance of AEDs. Provides fire watch in homes as needed. Updates and verifies equipment on the yearly capital asset inventory.
Duties and Activities:Coordinate agency projects for repair and upkeep of facilities used by WRRC
Acts as liaison with Division of Facilities Management to coordinate facility repair and maintenance (homes, administration building, day programming building)
Researches and makes decisions related to the purchasing of agency furnishings
Performs routine and emergency assessments of environmental situations
Serves on the division environmental safety team. Coordinates in the development of plans of correction
Coordinate resident moves. Switchboard coverage as needed
Remove and dispose of unserviceable furniture or equipment
Maintain inventory of tools and equipment. Issue agency keys, assisting in key control duties
Staffing manager projects. Flag duties
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Experience Only:
Four (4) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education, formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to four (4) years.
Conditions of Employment:
- CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
- must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, bend, squat, etc. and perform physical interventions proficiently (pre-employment and continuously
throughout employment). - TB Testing, Influenza and other vaccines as required by the State of CO
- Current/Valid and unrestricted US Driver’s License, Driver’s license must be current, valid and unrestricted and remain so throughout
employment. If unable to drive state vehicles, could experience loss of position, classification, shift and/or employment. - Position must travel to remote work sites and must utilize a state vehicle, if available.
If not, must utilize personal vehicle and submit for mileage reimbursement. - WRRC is a 24/7 facility, therefore person in this position must be available to work any shift, any day
and/or any area, to meet agency needs - May be required to respond in emergency situations on occasion
- Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials – Proximity to moving, mechanical parts. Exposure to
toxic or caustic chemicals. Exposure to electrical shock. - Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact joel.drahos@state.co.us
About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:
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Our Values:
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
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