Residential Support Staff
About The Position
Members of our team are an energizing mix of veteran staff from over 40 years of experience to those only recently discovering their passion for helping others. Our workforce respects the diversity of the people we serve and those we serve alongside. We offers a rewarding work experience that strategically meets the needs of our community while fostering employee success with personal fulfillment and work-life balance. As an employee, you will have the unique opportunity to touch the lives of those in your community every time you come to work! All positions are expected to abide by the agency values of LEAD: Listen, Empathy, Acknowledge and Dignity. We engage and interact with our participants, residents, and co-workers each and every day by listening to their needs with empathy and understanding, while acknowledging everyone as an individual and treating all with the utmost dignity and respect.
Requirements
- Must be able to move, lift, or otherwise assist residents with transfers in and out of vehicles, wheel chairs, beds, shower trolleys/chairs, and other furniture.
- Must be able to provide personal care, and perform household cleaning duties.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Manual dexterity is required to prepare food, administer medications and treatments, and to record information in writing, or through use of a keyboard or similar device.
- Must be able to perform emergency procedures and evacuations of the home or vehicle as required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience providing hands-on assistance for individuals in a residential setting is preferred, but training is provided.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that residents are granted all rights and respect due them.
- Help the residents create and maintain a comfortable, homelike environment.
- Assist residents as needed in meeting their goals as outlined through the individual plan of service, including assistance with social skills and community integration opportunities, grooming and hygiene needs, daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning and laundry.
- Accompany residents to appointments, skill building or community integration programs, and various activities as assigned.
- Administration of medications and treatments.
- Food preparation per individualized dietary needs.
- Performing a variety of housekeeping duties, including cooking, cleaning and laundry.
- Documentation on a variety of both paper and electronic forms, including medication and treatment administration sheets, daily logs, program data, progress notes, incident reports, and vehicle pre-trip logs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
