Job Description

• Provides support on an as needed basis to clients in all activities in daily living, including but not limited to self care, domestic skills, money management, community integration, health care coordination and medication administration.
• Implements program plans; providing training, prompting and assistance to assure clients achieve established goals and objectives. Maintains documentation of progress and day-to-day issues/concerns.
• Ensures safe living environment for clients living in their own homes by providing assistance and training on safety procedures and healthful living conditions.
• Performs and documents monthly home reviews to ensure clients maintain sanitary and safe living conditions. Reports any concerns to the QIDP immediately.
• Completes a variety of required paperwork, including documentation of training and services provided; number of hours spent with client on daily basis, medication/treatment administration, behavior intervention and general client service notes.
• Assists clients with completing applications for a variety of social service programs and benefits, including housing, food stamps, social security, unemployment, and vocational rehabilitation.
• Assists with weekly budgeting and living expenses, including monthly reconciling of checkbooks and paying all bills accurately and on time.
• Provides on-going communication with QIDP regarding approval of large purchases and financial needs.
• Provides emergency on call assistance to individuals on a rotation basis s scheduled.
• Accompanies clients on various community outings such as errands, appointments, and entertainment as needed. Regularly operates personal motor vehicle to transport client on various outings.
• Assists QIDP with reviewing and summarizing monthly program data sheets, behavior data and service notes.
• Assists the QIDP with creating weekly client home task schedules to assure all home cleaning, maintenance, and shopping are completed.
• Assists the QIDP with creating a weekly schedule to delegate and assure that all client personal needs (hygiene, medical, nutritional) are completed.
• Attends staff meetings and inservice trainings as scheduled to assure compliance with agency and state training regulations.
• Performs related duties as assigned, assuring the best interest of both the agency and the clients' welfare.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of educational needs of developmentally disabled adults.
• Incumbent must possess a high school diploma or the equivalence.
• Maintains certification in CPR/FA.
• Must successfully complete Core A and Core B Medication Administration Curriculum, demonstrating basic knowledge of medications and their possible side effects with ability to supervise clients’ self administration of medication and/or accurately administer medications as prescribed.
• Knowledge of standard procedures, practices, rules and regulations of the Hopewell Center and the Supported Living Program.
• Working knowledge of behavior management techniques with the ability to assess needs for intervention when problems arise. Must be able to comprehend and implement behavior management techniques within the parameters of a written behavior plan and complete documentation as necessary.
• Knowledge of Individual Program Plans (IPPs), with ability to comprehend, interpret, and implement plans according to established goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of basic budgeting and financial skills with ability to perform arithmetic calculations, including balancing a checkbook, completing a monthly expense/income worksheet and creating a monthly budget.
• Knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, with ability to maintain records of client activities.
• Knowledge of social service agencies and community resources, with ability to assist clients in completion of required applications and documents.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients and families, superiors, team members, government agencies, healthcare professionals and members of general public, with ability to provide assistance to clients to promote their independence.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete all necessary inservice training.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and perform duties with minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow all personnel policies and rules of the organization.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to respond to client/staff needs on a 24-hour a day/rotating basis using professional judgment and adhering to agency guidelines.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License and a demonstrated safe driving record with vehicle available to transport clients during working hours. Vehicle must be maintained in an acceptable manner to assure client safety during transport.

Additional Information

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