About this role
• Provide quality services at all times to residents regardless of medical and psychiatric behavioral issues. Services may include CPR, first aid, behavioral programming, goal plans, etc. • Be cooperative and remain flexible in work schedule adjustments to meet the needs of program operations for all 365 days in the year, including holidays, resident illness, appointments, inclement weather, etc. • Report to work with regular attendance and be able to stay awake throughout your shift as well as not leave residents unattended until a staff person arrives to relieve you of duty. • Work independently, under stress and change while performing multiple tasks simultaneously. Cannot impose personal beliefs and practices on others, as well as keeping personal matters out of the work environment. • Remain calm, cooperative and supportive while on duty, especially in emergency and unsettling circumstances. • Must be able to lift 30 pounds and willing to perform lifts as needed. • Be able to perform computer tasks within several software applications including but not limited to Microsoft Office, PsychConsult and payroll system. • Assist residents in all aspects of teaching and/or completing with residents all adult daily living skills, including personal hygiene, bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, dressing, cooking, cleaning, shopping, running errands, transportation, packing lunches, laundry, etc. • Medication administration as mandated and trained under the Department of Public Welfare for staff who work in Pennsylvania's community-based ID programs. • Operate an automobile or van (including lift accessories) as appropriate to provide client transportation. • Accompany and assist residents on all appointments. • Responsible in assisting residents to eat well-balanced diets and/or follow specific doctor ordered diets. • Active participant in recreational and leisure activities by planning, organizing and/or attending with transportation plan identified. • Provide support and guidance to residents for their emotional, social and intellectual growth. • Monitor the residents living area for hazardous and routine maintenance conditions and the reporting of such conditions upline. • Working knowledge of all resident files including medical, central, programming, goal plans, support services, etc. • Complete regular household cleaning chores including, but not limited to: defrosting the refrigerator, stove/oven cleaning, curtains/drapes, windows, marks on walls, bathroom cleaning, etc. • Ensure the residents' environment is continuously clean, safe and secure. • Fulfill fire drill responsibility on a monthly basis or as directed. • Completion of all paperwork, as required, in a timely fashion with signature and date. Paperwork includes progress notes, staff notes,
• Education/Certifications: High School diploma or GED required. • Experience: One year experience in the intellectual disability field. • Clearances: Act 33 and Act 34. • Driving: Must be 21 years of age or older with a valid PA driver’s license and meet the guidelines to be accepted on the agency’s vehicle insurance policy. • Medical: Upon hire, provide a current physical and Mantoux test, and then ongoing as required by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW).
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