OBJECTIVE: To provide the necessary support, supervision and training to facilitate service recipients’ skill acquisition, retention or improvement in the areas of self help, socialization, adaptive skills, communication and/or vocational employment skills. Services will be provided to individuals primarily in the community and residential setting/group home.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to evaluate successes and failures and use those experiences to progress the service recipients’ skills, knowledge, and abilities

• Show initiative, flexibility, and optimism in an ever changing and challenging environment

• Embrace opportunities to develop constructive relationships within the community and promote interagency collaboration

• Show desire to be a continuous learner .

  ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Provide training and support to individuals of varying skills and abilities

• Directly supervises above-mentioned service recipients one on one, or in a group primarily in the community and group home

• Timely completion of applicable documentation concerning service recipients.

• Working knowledge of how specific disabilities may impact the residential and community environment

• Ability to communicate effectively on multiple levels, using verbal, computer and written skills

• Ability to demonstrate, teach, and model habilitation skills and interpersonal skills

• Provide input on service recipients’ goal plan revision; implementation of the service recipients’ goal plan

• Ability to recognize emergency situations and implement appropriate procedures

• Maintain current certifications/screenings/coverage and/or working knowledge of :

• First Aid (including seizure management and clearing airway obstructions)

• CPR

• medication administration

• NCI de-escalation component (part A) of the restrictive intervention training

• universal precautions for communicable diseases and blood-borne pathogens

• NC driver’s license and personal automobile insurance

• Rights of Persons Being Served

• Confidentiality

• Critical Incident Identification and Reporting

• Emergency and Evacuation Procedures

• Reducing Physical Risk

• Disability Awareness

• Ability to balance support for the service recipients’ stated choices against core responsibilities, limitations of the service recipient and potential risk; show ability to make sound judgments

• Regularly drive service recipients to and from their activities

• Provide assistance to each service recipient in the following areas;

  Intervene and redirect service recipients regarding individual and/or group conflicts Facilitate participation in social enrichment activities Housekeeping skills and personal grooming

  Provide timely transportation for work, meetings, social outings, and medical appointments

  Meal preparation Basic monetary transactions Administer medications and maintain necessary documentation

  This is not intended to be an exclusive list as needs may change

• Communicate maintenance needs of household, grounds, and vehicle to Resident Manager

• Follow established policies and procedures

• Demonstrate a respectful, professional, and cooperative relationship with service recipients in this program, their families/ caregiver/guardians

• Document and keep receipts for petty cash expenses, make deposits as necessary

• Must be able to read, write, understand and follow directions, possess basic math skills

• Has physical ability to stand, walk, sit, stoop, bend, twist, reach, push, lift and carry up to 50 pounds, mobility to get in and out of vehicles and assist service recipients in doing so, work in various weather conditions

  This job description outlines the essential requirements for job fulfillment; however, it is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee in this position may be called upon to perform other duties and may need to be flexible concerning hours available to work.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum High School diploma/GED from an accredited school and recognized by North Carolina as applicable

• Minimum 18 years of age

• Valid Driver’s License from any state / Note: A valid NC Driver’s License must be acquired within 60 days of hire if residing in North Carolina

• Proof of personal automobile insurance including company name and policy number

• Acceptable background, motor vehicle record, and sex offenders registry check, negative drug test, and no substantial findings on the NC Health Care Registry.

Department

Programs

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level

Compensation

Based on experience