Supportive Living Personal Attendant

SUMMIT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES INC•San Jose, CA

6d•$20 - $25

About The Position

At Summit Therapeutic Services, we strive to be our best selves for ourselves and for the world around us. We have a mission to support those seeking help and lift up those who struggle to find their footing. Following a training model has allowed a collective with years of experience and higher education in therapeutic behavioral services to empower and assist in providing fruitful programs for individuals of all ages with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Disorders. We believe that services in the natural setting promote independence and allow individuals to learn and experience stabilization. We have discovered that remarkable things are only possible when we find strength in the connections outside and the world within. Job Title: Personal Attendant, Line and Lead positions Department: Supportive Living Services Supervisor: Field Supervisors/Program Directors FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Prepared By: HR Manager Summary Assists in providing self-care training and implementation of therapeutic plans to residents of supportive living services. Helping adult become more independent in their daily lives by performing the following duties.

Requirements

No prior experience or training. ( 6 months or experience caring for another preferred )
Ability to read and Write full sentences. Must be able to write details of every shift on the daily tracking log.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Minimum of 6 months behavioral experience
Reliable transportation
Auto insurance required
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

NCPI certification preferred
CPR certification preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates activities such as bathing and dressing to train participants in daily self-care practices.
Converses with participants to reinforce positive behaviors and to promote social interaction.
Assist participants in cooking meals and developing cooking skill to help participant reach more independence.
Assisting Participant with taking pride in their homes by helping them maintaining a clean environment. Assisting Participant in developing skills to do house hold chores independently.
Accompanies participants on shopping trips and instructs and counsels participants in purchase of personal items. Helping Participant budget their funds and learn to be more financially independent.
Administering therapeutic activities, such as physical exercises, occupational arts and crafts, and recreational games, to participants.
Uses approved therapeutic holds to prevent injury to disruptive participants, themselves and others.
Observes and documents participant's behaviors, such as verbal aggression, physical aggression, AWOLs, and inappropriate social behaviors to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals.
Providing transportation to and from routine health care and physic appointments.
Help with the self administration of medications as prescribed by Physician and/or Primary Care.