Group Home Supported Community Living Specialist

Nishna Productions Inc•Shenandoah, IA

6d•$18 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position in Shenandoah, IA. The hours are Monday-Friday 7am-3pm. The Supported Community Living Specialist (SCLS) is directly responsible to the Team Leader to which they are assigned and the Director of Residential Services. This is a part-time/full-time, Para-professional level position. The SCLS will teach, train, and assist individuals in developing the skills necessary to be as independent as possible when performing activities of daily living. This includes coordinating health and medical needs, training individuals to take care of their own health and medical needs, developing or maintaining skills allowing for better participation in the community, assisting individuals served in becoming independent in accessing community services, assisting the individuals with participation in at least one community activity each week if shift is during day/evening/weekend hours, assisting individuals in advocacy procedures to ensure his/her rights and to meet his/her needs, interests, and choices, assisting in preparing an individualized diet plan to meet nutritional needs as needed, writing Individualized Intervention Plans for each individual served, providing emergency/safety skills training, providing training in skills necessary to manage their personal business and property, providing training in budgeting, providing transportation (doctor’s appointments, church, etc.), providing training in daily living skills. The role also involves orienting new individuals in their home, assessing their skills, and providing appropriate input to the individual’s subsequent progress reports and Person-Centered Plan (PCP). The SCLS will supervise the individual’s goals and complete data collection related to running those goals, and supervise, as necessary, the individual’s finances to give guidance in budgeting for personal needs and desires. The position requires providing a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere, supervising the individual’s care and use of personal property and assisting with purchases, as necessary. As assigned, staff may train new employees relative to duties, work schedules, agency policies, and state and/or federal regulatory policies and procedures in coordination with the Team Leader and Director of Residential Services. Staff must follow the assigned work schedule and never leave individuals receiving twenty-four-hour care unsupervised. All records and documentation must be completed using the proper forms as they relate to established procedures. Staff must attend staff meetings and scheduled in-service training sessions. The residence must meet cleanliness, safety, and health standards. Staff must stay informed of all programming and administrative information, changes, and additions by checking email each shift worked, the daily logbook, or other messages. All written and verbal information on each individual must be kept strictly confidential. Documentation of behaviors or providing information for writing staff intervention plans is required. Other duties as assigned by the Team Leader, Lead Staff, and Director of Residential Services may be required. Staff must monitor and document an individual’s physician ordered diet as needed. Staff will assist individuals receiving services with their activities of daily living, such as, but not limited to, meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, toileting, and bathing. Staff must ensure the clients are safe from all environmental hazards. Essential functions include providing quality care, transporting individuals, providing training in daily living skills (i.e. meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, and personal hygiene), ensuring that housekeeping standards are maintained, willingness to work with individuals who have behavioral problems (which may include verbal and physical aggression), providing a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere, administering medication and maintaining accurate medication documentation (as needed, after being trained), exercising sound judgment when the situation requires immediate decision-making, working according to the assigned work schedule (duties may vary according to schedule, for instance some overnight shifts staff are expected to remain awake, and others are allowed to sleep as long as they remain available for emergencies), completing written and electronic documentation and record keeping according to agency requirements, ability to work independently and ensure the welfare and safety of persons served in a residential setting, complying with state and federal regulations regarding HIPAA, and assisting individuals receiving services with their activities of daily living. All employees/volunteers of Nishna Productions, Inc. are on a need-to-know basis regarding the Protected Health Information (PHI) of the individuals they serve. Therefore, a security clearance level is assigned for each job description and those security levels are allowed access only to the information required to complete the duties in each position.

Requirements

Individuals must not have or be a carrier of serious infectious or communicable disease.
18 years of age.
High school diploma or GED.
Obtain and maintain a valid Iowa Chauffeur’s license.
Maintain acceptable driving record.
Successful completion of pre-employment physical, TB Tine, and drug screenings.
Complete 10-hour med-management class.
Willing to work with individuals who have a behavioral disorder, which may result in aggressive outbursts.
Willing to clean biological fluids/waste (blood, feces, urine, vomit).
Ability and desire to work with other employees as a team.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Self-motivated.
Must not have been legally convicted of any type of assault, abuse, or bodily injury.
All agency staff are required to participate and cooperate with agency investigations.
Must be able to travel from place to place, up to 70 miles.
Must be able to enter and exit resident homes that may or may not be accessible.
Must be able to walk up and down stairs with hands full.
Must be able to work a full scheduled shift as assigned.
Must be able to carry necessary supplies up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to provide physical care necessary to residents.
Ability to physically assist an individual to regain balance or transfer.
Demonstrate ability to perform routine household tasks (vacuuming, mopping, cleaning, meal preparation, kitchen clean up, clothing care).
Must be able to assist an individual in a wheelchair to transfer.
Must be able to assist someone in the shower or bath.
Must be able to make multiple trips from car to house carrying purchases.
Must be able to perform snow removal as necessary for safety.

Nice To Haves

Previous similar job experience in teaching skills of cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene.

Responsibilities

Teach, train, and assist individuals in developing skills for independence in activities of daily living.
Coordinate health and medical needs for individuals.
Train individuals to manage their own health and medical needs.
Develop or maintain skills for better community participation.
Assist individuals in accessing community services independently.
Assist individuals with participation in at least one community activity per week (if shift allows).
Assist individuals in advocacy procedures to ensure their rights and meet their needs, interests, and choices.
Assist in preparing individualized diet plans to meet nutritional needs.
Write Individualized Intervention Plans for each individual served.
Provide emergency/safety skills training.
Provide training in skills necessary to manage personal business and property.
Provide training in budgeting.
Provide transportation for appointments, etc.
Provide training in daily living skills.
Orient new individuals, assess skills, and provide input for progress reports and Person-Centered Plans (PCP).
Supervise individual goals and complete related data collection.
Supervise individual finances and provide guidance in budgeting.
Provide a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.
Supervise individual's care and use of personal property and assist with purchases.
Train new staff on duties, schedules, policies, and procedures (as assigned).
Follow the assigned work schedule.
Never leave individuals receiving twenty-four-hour care unsupervised.
Complete all records and documentation using proper forms.
Attend staff meetings and in-service training sessions.
Ensure residence meets cleanliness, safety, and health standards.
Stay informed of programming and administrative information via email, logbook, or other messages.
Maintain strict confidentiality of all individual information.
Document behaviors or provide information for writing staff intervention plans.
Handle other duties as assigned.
Monitor and document physician-ordered diets.
Assist individuals with activities of daily living (meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, toileting, bathing).
Ensure clients are safe from all environmental hazards.
Provide quality care.
Administer medication and maintain accurate documentation (after training).
Exercise sound judgment for immediate decision-making.
Complete written and electronic documentation and record keeping.
Work independently to ensure the welfare and safety of persons served.
Comply with state and federal regulations regarding HIPAA.