Residential Program Worker PT Daylight

POSITION: The Residential Program Worker supervises and assists the residents in all daily life skills. They report directly to the Residential Supervisor. They maintain the facility they are assigned to.

QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma with human services experience in a Residential setting. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Act 33 and 34 and FBI Clearances required. Must maintain a current driver's license and vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Arrive for work on time, i.e. at least 5 minute prior to the beginning of your shift.

• Provide coverage for any assigned site.

• Read daily progress notes from previous staff to be aware of recent occurrences in the home.

• Is aware of daily programming of the residents and assure that they do attend as scheduled.

• Have residents abide by House rules and to appropriately document any incidents.

• Correctly completes merit system paperwork daily.

• Complete daily progress notes on residents.

• Completes all other assigned paperwork daily or as required.

• Correctly monitors medication according to medication procedure. (See Policies and Procedure Manual).

• Initial medication sheets after each resident.

• Inform residents when medication refills are needed and to assist residents in procedure to refill medication.

• Count medications before being placed in medication cabinet and to record the count on proper form.

• Engage and encourage residents to participate in group discussions and activities.

• Assist residents in achieving goals.

• Assist residents in daily cooking.

• Assist residents in daily assigned cleaning chores.

• Assist residents in laundry skills and all other daily living skills.

• Assist residents in all other life skills as required.

• Be available to talk to any resident as needed.

• Respect the residents and educate them in a professional, mature manner.

• Handle any immediate problems in the home, referring serious problems to appropriate staff.

• Use emergency procedures appropriately (See Policy and Procedure Manual).*

• To know the locations of all emergency shut off valves, and breaker boxes.

• Maintain open positive communication and cooperative attitude with other staff and supervisor.

• Provide transportation, as needed for any resident, to appointments.

• Attend all mandated CCC in-service training, maintain current CPR and First Aid certificate.

• Attend monthly staff meetings the last Wednesday of each month.

• Follow the programming schedule established for the site.

• Hold monthly fire drills, and ensure that all licensing regulations are upheld in the residents.

• If leaving the group home during the hours of 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., notifies appropriate personnel.

• Will follow through with present on-call procedure.

• Physical demands of this job require bending, stooping, climbing, reaching, grasping, finger dexterity for writing and data entry on keyboard, ability to hear, see, read and drive up to a 16 passenger van. Able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds.

• Maintains and upholds Community Counseling Center's policies, respects confidentiality, and exhibits a professional demeanor at all times while at work.

• Any violation of policies and procedures/job duties will be subject to disciplinary action.

• Performs other duties assigned.

• Can perform the essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodations, if necessary.

• Participates in CCC CQI plan to ensure quality of service to CCC consumers.