Employees with Satisfactory performance, who start at the first step of this classification, receive wage increases after the first six months of service.
Future increases occur at one-year intervals up to the maximum salary.
Employees in this organizational unit accrue time off effective the date of hire. In addition, the County provides employee and dependent life insurance and an Employee Assistance Program. This is the entry-level classification and is distinguished from the Behavioral Health Worker II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned. Incumbents at this level are not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgement on matters allocated to the Behavioral Health Worker II level. Incumbents work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks.