Caring for residents during assigned days and hours, including but not limited to assisting other staff in planning, preparing, and serving meals according to the special dietary needs of clients, including planning menus, grocery shopping, and staying within the allocated budget; providing personal care as needed, including administering topical medicines, clipping fingernails and toenails; dispensing medications; following physicians\' orders. Preparing and feeding a modified diet (thickened liquids, pureed food). This includes diet plans consistent with orders/recommendations by the client\'s medical professionals. Keeping required written records on medications, diet, behavior incidents, financial management, and progress notes. IRs are necessary for injuries, accidents, unusual incidents, and emergency OIS holds. Planning social, educational, and recreational activities and making arrangements for implementation. Participating in agency and house social events . Accompanying residents to social, educational, recreational, and church events as needed. Transporting to events, including work as needed. Assist the resident with all ADLs and encourage self-help as much as feasible. Teach residents to keep their rooms and bathrooms clean, sanitary, and organized, and share responsibilities for cleaning and organizing common living spaces. Participating in mandatory monthly staff meetings and training in nutrition, sustainability, emergency preparedness, resource management, etiology of various disabilities, ISP training, certification in basic competencies for residential staff, and changes in federal and state legislation and regulations that affect group homes.