BENEFITS:

• Generous Paid Time Off (over 4 weeks of combined vacation and sick your first year)
• Paid training
• 100% Paid Health Insurance Premium
• $1,250 towards Medical Benefits
• Dental and Vision
• 100% paid life insurance
• 401(K) with company contribution 4%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK:

- Directly relates to the Site Manager for administration and program issues

- Works with the QMHP/QIDP for clinical issues

- Is responsible for the consumers while they are in the home to see that they are safe and following their treatment plan

- Also responsible for overseeing the homes

ILLUSTRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

- Provide direct service care as required

- Assist consumers with implementing their Individual Treatment Plan in their homes, community and other environments

- Help consumers with crisis situations involving supervisors and clinical staff as needed/required

- Assist consumers with the administration and training of medications taking direct orders from certified medical personnel

- Make sure that the home is a safe and clean environment, i.e. – assisting in emergency drills, checking safety equipment

- Assist consumers in purchasing and preparing food and other items as needed for them in their home

- Transport consumers in agency vehicles to appointments and activities in the community as outlined in their Treatment Plan

- Help consumers to participate in the design of the array of community support services tailored to their needs

- Maintain sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

- Be responsible for staying updated on changes in consumers’ treatment plans, medications and overall care

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

- Follow policies and procedures of the site, CSN and Human Support Services

- Follow and implement all medication procedures as assigned 

- Participate in the planning of consumers’ Individual Treatment Plan

- Do related progress notes  per the goals assigned to you for billing purposes and provide all the services indicated in the treatment plan and all other documentation necessary in a timely manner

- Provide necessary information regarding consumer care to site manager and/or appropriate staff in a timely manner

TRAINING AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:

- Meet with Site Manger monthly at scheduled site meetings to assist with consumer monitoring and planning

- Attend full CSN trainings quarterly to stay updated on consumer care and/or changes affecting CSN and Human Support Services

- Successfully complete all required certifications of CSN, HSS and the State of Illinois that relate to your position as scheduled

- Attend trainings outside required monthly trainings that relate to your position as mutually agreed upon

OTHER: 

- Be available to fill shifts as needed

- Successfully complete orientation program

- Able to provide basic living skills to adults

- Work within agency structure and accept supervision

- Work constructively using team approach with peers

- Work with providers in the community

- Must feel confident to report abuse and neglect of consumers/staff to supervisor

- Must be flexible and open-minded

- Do other duties as assigned and/or as mutually agreed upon

Community Services Network (CSN) is a residential setting. Our main focus is to provide the best care, treatment and training possible for each specific individual to help them achieve their own goals. Each consumer’s own personal success is our goal.

This entails physical as well as mental requirements. There are training requirements, constructive work abilities required, as well as required paperwork. The position also requires compassion and understanding of those consumers dealing with their own disabilities.

The Mission and Vision of Human Support Services is to help all people live their best lives and we envision a community in which all abilities are embraced and everyone is encouraged to pursue their greatest potential. HSS is a private, non-profit community resource agency founded in 1973, providing confidential COA-accredited services.

Please Be Advised:

Research tells us that some candidates, especially women and people of color, may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed qualification. If this sounds like you, we still encourage you to apply! We’re committed to building a team with diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives—and you might be exactly who we’re looking for.

Drug Free Workplace:

Human Support Services is dedicated to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive environment for our clients and employees. As part of this, a strict drug-free workplace policy is maintained.

- Must be 21 years of age

- Must have valid driver’s license

- Have adequate transportation to be able to move from site to site

- Ability to drive a regular size and larger size van or willing to be trained

- Drive in large cities

- Present original Social Security card

- Present High School diploma or GED

- Able to lift 50 pounds and walk flights of stairs

- Have normal or corrective eyewear and hearing devices

- Have clarity of speech to be understood

- Good hearing

- Constitution to handle body excrements

- Must be emotionally stable enough to react appropriately to a consumer in crisis