Job Title: Direct Support Professional - Hourly SCL Elkader - Part Time

Work Location

• Elkader
• Staff start their day in Elkader and take an agency vehicle and drive to visit clients in their own homes, apartments and family homes. 
• Homes are located within a 45 minute radius of Elkader IA.
• Staff work one on one with clients unless participating in a group event
• Staff are provided a chromebook and smartphone and are allowed to document and train at home while paid for their time. 

Schedule

• Current Open Schedule - 25 hours a week minimum  - Shift starts at 1:30p - Monday -Friday 
• Staff work one weekend day every 6 weeks. If scheduled to work a Saturday, the 6 weeks later will work a Sunday. 
• Staff work around clients schedule i.e Day Hab (9a-130p), work, appointments, etc. 
• Schedule is built based on the assigned caseload.
• Schedule has some flexibility built into it. Schedule is not set and able to flex some hours. 
• Schedule is not set and changes depending on client needs.
• The latest hours staff would typically work with clients is 9:30p
• Hours will also vary depending on large group out of town events i.e. Iowa games, Wrestling, etc. 

• Assisting clients in their home with the following items
  • Medication Management 
    • RISE provides training
    • Oversight of med minder preparation
    • Refilling medications
    • Passing medications as needed.
  • Cooking and cleaning skills
    • Teach skills needed to maintain a home - cleaning, laundry, etc. 
    • Teach skills needed to prepare food
    • Includes meal portioning, out of date food identification, etc. 
  • Financial 
    • setting a budget
    • paying bills
    • reconciling accounts with bank statements
  • Health and safety skills
    • Taking medications
    • Getting to needed appointments
    • Learning fire and storm safety
  • Community safety skills
    • Avoiding exploitation
    • Traffic safety
  • Social skills
    • Making friends
    • Socializing with others
    • Being appropriate 
    • Relationship skills
  • Problem solving and decision making
    • Informed choice
    • Natural consequences
  • Transportation and involvement in medical appointments and cares
    • Attending appointments - staff involved in the appointments
    • May include transportation to larger cities i.e. Iowa City, Rochester MN, etc. 
  • Transportation and involvement in shopping for goods and services
    • Groceries
    • Home supplies
  • Transportation and involvement in social gatherings and events
    • Small group events - cards, cookouts, etc
    • Large group events - Out of town trips - Rodeo, IA Basketball game.
  • Documentation
    • Online Checkbox documentation 
    • 10 min Per Day
    • Paid documentation time at home, if needed.

Wages

• Any trainings or meetings: $18.50 an hour
• While working with clients, documenting, anything client related before 4pm - $20.75 an hour
• While working with clients, documenting, anything client related after 4pm - $23.00 an hour