Essential Responsibilities:
Evaluate and provide training to residents in daily living skills including, but not limited to: personal hygiene and grooming (which may involve physically assisting individuals to complete the tasks), housekeeping, laundry, and clothing care, meal planning and preparation, money management, and budgeting, socialization, and recreation leisure activities.
Implement group and individual programs which promote growth and development toward independent living skills for residents.
Assist residents in the preparation of daily schedules to include the performance of household chores, social activities, and other meetings and appointments.
Complete and ensure the timelines of all assigned documents and forms to include daily progress reports, CILA shift reports, van log sheets, incident reports, MAR sheets, etc.
Monitor maintenance of the living facility to assure a safe, clean, and healthy environment for individuals. Perform cleaning and housekeeping duties such as, but not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, mopping, monitoring and assisting residents with daily bedroom maintenance.
Monitor residents to ensure wellness and safety, enforcing facility curfew if required.
Supervise residents’ schedules and activities to ensure timely arrival to the day program or job site and other appointments.
Supervise and assist residents in taking their medication in accordance with program guidelines.
- Attend and participate in all staffings.
- Assist in planning and supervising recreational and social program activities.
- Plan menus and assist with meal preparation as required. Monitor and observe residents with special dietary needs.
- Attend and participate in all staff meetings.
- Respond to medical and behavioral emergencies following appropriate Health and Safety, Aggression Management, First Aid, CPR, and other procedures as necessary.
- Monitor and assist residents with personal grooming and appearance as necessary.
- Immediately report any medical/behavioral issues or emergencies or other unusual incidents to Program Director/RN Nurse or Division Director.