Behavioral Aide Residential, Part Time PM (Robertsdale)

AltaPointe Health • AL

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About The Position

AltaPointe’s Adult Residential Services are designed for consumers with serious and persistent mental illness who require social rehabilitation and community support. Combining medical, nursing and clinical services, our staff provides care and treatment for more than 200 adults in need of intensive service provision. The Adult Residential Services Program consists of group homes, which are supervised 24 hours/day when consumers are on the premises. Expected outcomes are the same for each adult group home: to prevent re-hospitalization and to maximize and maintain successful community placement. Residential care focuses on the rehabilitation and return to the community of seriously mentally ill consumers.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be 23 years of age or older.
• Maintain a valid Alabama driver license.
• Must have proof of current liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Providing basic observation and monitoring of consumers in the group home.
• Providing daily assessment of consumer’s behavior.
• Providing training on basic living skills.
• Transporting the consumers to appointments and outings.
• Distributing the consumer’s medication.
• Assisting consumers with personal care.
• Preparation of the consumer’s meals.
• Ongoing monitoring and interaction with consumers.
• Meeting daily productivity standards through individual and group BLS services.
• Assisting consumers with personal care issues, medication use, chores, and safety issues.
• Demonstrating willingness to work at any ARS facility based on staffing needs.
• Ensuring adherence to the posted household schedule and individual appointments.
• Transporting consumers to and from appointments/outings.
• Modeling appropriate behavior including communication skills, grooming, manners, etc.
• Working with consumers and staff to ensure house cleanliness.
• Performing hand off communication at shift change and collaborating with treatment team members.
• Complying with routine health and safety tasks for both house and vehicles.
• Reporting accidents or driving violations to supervisor and human resources.
• Seeking supervision and consultation as needed.
• Accepting and employing suggestions for improvement.
• Attending regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Documenting in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy.
• Treating consumers with care, dignity and compassion.
• Respecting consumer’s privacy and confidentiality.
• Being pleasant and cooperative with others.
• Assisting consumers and visitors as needed.
• Being sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences.
• Actively participating in Performance Improvement activities.
• Completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Following AltaPointe policies and procedures.
• Attending appropriate in-services training and other workshops.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees