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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1.0 Consumer Involvement
- Participate in the evaluation and development of consumer goals, activities and programs through attendance at staff meetings and at service team meetings as requested.
- Instruct and assist with consumers' service plan goals, objectives and programs as defined by written plans and program procedures.
- Document daily activities in the manner prescribed by the service team, supervisor and/or agency procedures.
- Supervise medication administration and monitoring of health treatment applications, medicine side effects and health problems.
- Provide training on various independent living skills.
- Transport and supervise consumers as needed to community appointments and activities.
- Run scheduled groups and/or provide meaningful one-to-one interaction with consumers to encourage maximum progress toward independence and community inclusion.
- Disburse consumer personal funds, including prompt and accurate recording of all transactions.
- Ensure that consumers are treated with dignity and respect and given choices whenever possible.
2.0 Home/Facility Maintenance
2.1 Complete and document all assigned home maintenance duties, working in conjunction with consumers whenever assigned.
- Responsible for keeping all areas of the home/facility clean, safe and sanitary; identify an deal with problem areas as appropriate.
- Shop for food and/or operational supplies as assigned, working with consumers when appropriate.
3.0 Transportation
3.1 Provide safe, responsible transportation as needed.
- Monitor and report vehicle operation or safety concerns. Ensure fueling occurs as necessary.
- Accurately complete necessary transportation documentation including logging mileage for each trip.
- Other Consumer Related Areas
- Complete progress notes, case record material, incident and accident reports, shift logs and other required paperwork within established time frame.
- Ensure consumer confidentiality by checking that appropriate releases of information are in the case record prior to providing any identifying information.
- Ensure a safe environment including, but not limited to, screening home visitors, conducting scheduled drills, supervising activities, knowing general whereabouts of individuals served, following safety guidelines in specified area.
- Ensure rules are followed and that violations are appropriately documented and reported as necessary.
- Review and initial shift/staff logs from previous shifts for appropriate programs.
- Coordinate emergency response with on-call, case management and/or other emergency providers (and Access Center for Kalamazoo programs). Immediately inform Program Supervisor (or on-call after hours) of any situation as appropriate.
- Read and be aware of all applicable agency policies and procedures.
- Other tasks as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
- Staff Development
- Complete and maintain all required trainings and certificates according to training schedule guidelines
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: $15.60
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
