Residential Support Specialist - Pines - Part-time

Description: Job Purpose The Residential Support Specialist provides support to individuals who live in the licensed residential setting by providing personal care and comprehensive community living support services.
The goal of this position is to ensure residents achieve maximum independence, an opportunity to achieve goals, and experience community inclusion.
Job Duties and Responsibilities A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.
Essential Duties Assists clinical staff in administering and documenting therapeutic activities as trained per the individual plan of service.
Safely transports and accompanies individuals to and from community needs according to the individual plan of service, including assisting passengers to enter and leave vehicles, using proper loading and unloading procedures and ensuring seat belt use by passengers.
Attends and participates in staff/team meetings.
Advocates and ensures that Recipient Rights are respected and protected.
Observes and documents individuals’ behaviors involving interaction with others, physical health, communication, feeding patterns, toileting, etc.
to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals, if required.
Provides verbal, nonverbal, behavioral, or physical interventions according to CPI training.
Administers medications as prescribed by a physician after completion of training.
Interacts with individuals and involves them in activities that are a part of their daily routine, adapting them as necessary so the individual can participate to the fullest extent.
Assists individuals as needed with bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing, etc.
Records data into the individuals’ electronic medical record.
Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals, coworkers, and the community at all times.
Assists with housekeeping and/or routine maintenance in order to maintain a safe and clean facility.
Maintains a safe driving record.
Complies with weather condition protocols.
Requirements: Qualifications This position will actively support the mission, vision, and values of the agency.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education, Certifications, and/or Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Experience working with individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disability preferred.
Experience working in a caregiving role preferred.
Valid driver’s license preferred.
Certification as a nursing assistant preferred (re-certification required for compensation).
* CNA is eligible for a higher pay scale than shown below.
Knowledge and Skills Must be knowledgeable and committed to maintaining confidentiality.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Participation in training and education as necessary to maintain current competency(ices) in skill areas essential for implementing job duties and responsibilities.
Good character and emotionally stable with the ability, experience, education, and training to perform the duties assigned.
Ability to operate a computer.
Competencies Demonstrates the ability to teach daily life skills to enhance individuals’ independence.
Demonstrates strong team skills and the ability to work effectively as part of different group projects.
Demonstrates commitment to quality individual care.
Demonstrates use of effective intervention techniques necessary to avoid injury to self or others.
Demonstrates adherence to Northpointe policies and procedures regarding medication administration.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of person-centered planning.
Demonstrates appropriate lifting and transferring techniques.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of psychotropic medications and side effects.
Demonstrates use of appropriate loading and unloading techniques.
Demonstrates use of safety techniques.
Demonstrates proper use of personal protection equipment and infection control measures.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of intellectual/developmental disabilities Demonstrates knowledge of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
Working Conditions The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be free of tuberculosis.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The employee regularly uses cleaning supplies.
The employee may be exposed to blood borne pathogens.
The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
Work hours necessary to meet individual and family needs, which includes a variety of hours Required Training Training requirements established by licensing agencies, accreditation bodies, MDHHS, and NorthCare Network shall be followed upon hire, annually, and as necessary.