Residential Instructor

Community Residences•Windsor, CT

About The Position

The Residential Instructor supports youth in a residential home by creating a positive learning environment and helping clients develop coping skills, daily living abilities, and independence. The role involves providing compassionate, trauma-informed support and maintaining a stable living environment while following each client’s treatment plan or individual plan of care. The instructor monitors clients’ medical, physical, and behavioral changes; documents progress and incidents; and reports changes or concerns to appropriate supervisors and clinical staff. When medically certified, the instructor administers and documents medications according to policy. The position also includes following behavioral and dietary plans, helping prepare meals and purchase supplies, maintaining the home and agency vehicle, supervising family visits when assigned, and transporting clients to community activities. The work is active and takes place inside and outside the home. The instructor must be able to lift and transfer 70–75 pounds and use approved protective-hold techniques. The schedule is Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m.–10 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m., for 26 hours per week.

Requirements

Valid Connecticut driver’s license and a good driving record.
Ability to lift and transfer 70–75 pounds.
Ability to use approved protective-hold techniques and work with youth who may potentially harm the employee or others.
Good to excellent oral and written communication skills.
Thoroughness and effective follow-through on daily work assignments.
Motivation and interest in improving the quality of life for the population served.
Optimistic attitude, patience, and compassion for and with the population served.
Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries and a professional demeanor in the workplace.
Ability to attend all required training and in-servicing.
Physical Management Training (PMT).
First Aid, CPR, and Medication Certification; CPR and First Aid must be obtained within 45 days of hire, and Medication Administration Certification within four months of hire. Certifications must be renewed as needed.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
At least one year of experience in the Human Services field.

Responsibilities

Create a positive learning environment and develop strategies that help clients cope with stressful social, emotional, and physical situations in daily living.
Facilitate clients’ independent performance and mastery of daily living skills.
Support clients’ responses to past traumatic and emotional events with compassion, understanding, limit setting, and a stable living environment.
Implement each client’s DCF Treatment Plan or DDS Individual Plan of Care based on the Interdisciplinary Team’s assessment.
Record data on teaching strategies, behavior systems, and plans; report client progress, needs, and barriers; and maintain awareness of each client’s current plan.
Monitor clients’ medical, physical, and behavioral changes daily and report changes to the Supervisor, Program Manager, Clinician, and/or RN.
Document issues in client files and report to DCF or DDS as required.
When qualified as Medical Certified, administer medications at prescribed times, document administration, and report medication or documentation errors according to policy.
Follow clients’ written behavioral and dietary plans; assist with meal preparation and purchasing supplies.
Maintain cleanliness of the home inside and outside, assist with laundry, maintain the agency vehicle’s cleanliness, and promptly report vehicle or property maintenance needs.
Protect clients’ privacy and follow CRI’s Confidentiality Policy.
Interact professionally with supervisors, coworkers, consultants, clients, families, and community members.
Supervise family visitation when assigned by the Program Manager or Clinician, as applicable.
Participate in mandatory in-services, staff meetings, conferences, and other required training.
Transport clients to community outings and recreational activities using an agency vehicle.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor, Clinician when applicable, Program Manager, or other management.