Job Details
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for weekend and evening coverage. Establishes and maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for supervised residential client services and implements appropriate client services that are consistent with the clients' Master Treatment Plans.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide assistance to counselors as needed.
- Provides continuous awake supervision/monitoring of both clients and the facility to ensure the safety of the residents and staff
- Uses good clinical judgment and follows official procedures and protocol to manage medical, psychiatric, and life safety emergencies
- Closely monitors the clients' self-medication procedure and reports any problems to both the nurse and the Residential Lead Worker
- Consults with Lead Worker and immediately communicates to the Lead Worker and problems or concerns about the day-to-day operations of the facility or the clinical behavior of the clients
- Provides instruction to the clients and helps them to prepare and serve meals according to the residential menu
- Prepares client chore/laundry schedule, provides training and assistance to clients in the completion of these tasks
- Plans and implements structured daily living skills training activities for the clients, including fire drills and safety drills
- Provides supervision for clients on field trips, outings, picnics, etc. as assigned by the Lead Worker
- Monitors phone usage, visitors, and building supplies to ensure the safety and security of the clients, staff, and agency property
- Completes and submits all required documentation in a timely, neat manner
- Attends residential staff meetings and supervision sessions as scheduled by the Lead Worker
- Secures the facility at the end of the shift, by locking windows, doors, seeing that all clients have left the building, turning off electrical appliances, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS- High School diploma or equivalent
- Valid Driver's License is preferred
- Experience in residential setting preferred
- Knowledge of basic cooking and housekeeping skills
- Good verbal skills
- Must be measurable or trainable
- Ability to function in a teamwork setting
- Documentation skills
- Patience, sensitivity to clients' needs, good interpersonal skills
- Must be capable of accessing buildings which are not handicap accessible
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT- Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment
- Moderate physical activity. May require physical effort including lifting up to 25-50 pounds and some
- extended periods of standing or walking
- No or very limited exposure to physical risk
- Ability to lift 25 - 50 lbs.