Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibility.
Essential Functions of Position
Leadership
Helping with health and wellbeing by supporting someone to make positive choices about their healthcare choices such as eating well; exercise; maintaining good hygiene; attending appointments; following doctor recommendations, developing and maintaining healthy relationships.
Support with decision making and planning as it pertains to budgeting, meal preparation, household maintenance and overall activities of daily living in the home and community.
Providing emotional and mental support to those living with mental and/or behavioral health experiences.
Implementing actions and strategies as outlined in Individual Support Plans and Behavioral Support Plans to assist with goal attainment.
Encourage, assist and support with getting involved in their local community and develop a network of support.
Driving clients to community activities, appointments, and shopping.
Teaching skills to develop, increase and maintain their independence.
Collaboration
Working with interdisciplinary team members, healthcare providers, family members and external support systems to ensure consistency and follow-through on support recommendations as deemed necessary.
Communication
Understanding communication needs and learning styles; adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tone, body language.
Monitoring and reporting on progress toward goals and outcomes, including brainstorming solutions and strategies to address barriers to goal attainment.
Completing required support documentation including Outcome Progress Notes, Behavior Support Charts, healthcare visit forms, Incident Management forms.
Problem-Solving and Follow-through
Support with taking medications as prescribed; reporting to appropriate team members any difficulty with following regimen.
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of the individual.
Act immediately in an emergency, including calling 911, administering CPR/FA, contacting supervisors or emergency on-call as required.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED.
2 years working with individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism.
1-2 years experience working with individuals with diverse behavioral or mental health diagnoses.
Organizational and time management skills.
Good listening and communication skills.
Good writing skills in order to complete required documentation.
Ability to work independently in a home and/or community setting without direct supervision.
Able to adapt to changing environments.
Able to understand and use technology such as an iPad.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to sit, stand and walk for periods of time
Occasionally climb and descend steps
Frequently talk and hear
Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle materials and or equipment
Occasionally required to drive or travel from location to location for periods of up to 1 hour
Be capable of visual and auditory scanning of the work environment to monitor the facility to ensure safe and effective operations.
Perform physical work, including the ability to exert or lift up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to maneuver objects.
Working Conditions
This position requires use of your own vehicle to travel to individual(s) homes and transporting the individual travel within the community for various activities, appointments. May be required to attend meetings in person (individuals’ home), in the community or virtually. Occasional travel to satellite offices for in-person meetings or training.
