Supported Home Living Sta

Caregiver • Wichita Falls, TX

22d • $11

About The Position

The Supported Home Living Team member provides services to Home and Community Based Service (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) program participants in their homes or in the community, in compliance with the Person Directed Plan (PDP). Required Medicaid Waiver Home and Community-Based Services must comply with Evidentiary Certification Principles.

The role provides one-to-one assistance with daily living and social skills, supports communication and access to information, and develops a respectful relationship with the participant. The team member helps develop and implement the PDP, documents activities and techniques, coordinates with families and other professionals, and supports participants with daily routines, household tasks, personal care, community access, mobility, and behavioral needs. The position requires responding to emergencies, maintaining safety and confidentiality, and following agency policies. It also involves physical intervention training and lifting as specified.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Recognize emergencies and implement emergency procedures.
• Demonstrate respect for participants, their property, and their privacy.
• Maintain confidentiality concerning agency activities, personnel actions, and individuals served.
• Know and use universal precautions and basic infection control procedures.
• Have on-the-job experience demonstrating increased knowledge, skills, and abilities in serving individuals with greater support needs.
• Be able to intervene with combative or aggressive individuals and participate in strenuous physical training for Handle with Care physical intervention.
• Be able to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Lift or carry up to 75 pounds without assistance and 100 or more pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one assistance with daily living and social skills.
• Make environmental communication and information accessible in ways the participant can understand.
• Build a relationship that recognizes, understands, and honors the participant’s attempts to communicate or engage.
• Periodically develop and prepare activities for the participant.
• Complete work logs describing activities and successful and unsuccessful techniques.
• Provide technical assistance to others working with the participant.
• Develop a working alliance with the participant’s family, neighbors, and professionals.
• Participate in and assist with development of the Person Directed Plan (PDP).
• Assist with implementation of the PDP.
• Document needs identified in the PDP.
• Report accidents and dangerous conditions and observe safety practices.
• Follow the written intervention plan while working with the family and IDT team members.
• Transport the participant to community services and resources required by the plan of care.
• Provide instruction and support with meal planning and preparation, self-care and hygiene, normally self-administered medications, household tasks, money management, safety and security, interpersonal communication, daily schedules and routines, mobility, ambulation, and exercise.
• Provide behavioral support.
• Perform health-related tasks that do not require standing physician orders.
• Encourage teamwork and cooperation and work with others to achieve goals.
• Request and use leave appropriately and dress appropriately.
• Observe health, safety, and sanitation policies and follow other rules of conduct and agency policies.

Benefits

• No-credit-check bank accounts for all employees, with cash advance opportunities through Branch Bank.
• $10,000 in life insurance for all employees at no cost.
• Medical, dental, vision, voluntary life and AD&D, and supplemental insurance and 401(k) for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED