Direct Care Staff
Company: Home of Hope
Location: Miami
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Description:
JOB SUMMARY:Responsible to serve as a support person to all
individuals receiving services by Home Of Hope Inc.This support is
given in a variety of areas; daily living skills, leisure
activities, personal hygiene skills,vocational skills, individual
rights and responsibility training, social skills, human
relations,transportation, etc.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Train, guide
or assist the individual(s) with personal needsAssist the
individual(s) in achieving maximum potential toward
self-determination. Advocate on behalf of the individual(s)Work
cooperatively with all employees, service providers, guardians and
familiesFlexibility to work any shift (day, night, evening,
weekends, holidays) or any location.Coordinate or provide
instruction in vocational skillsJOB DUTIES:Provide training and
guidance to the individual(s). Assist the individual(s) you support
with integration into the community by accompanying them to various
recreational and social activities Assist individual(s) with the
learning experience needed to reach their goals.Report to your
direct Supervisor and document all incidents or accidents. Report
all changes of individual(s) status (medical, household, problems,
policy issues, etc.) to your Direct Supervisor.Responsible for fire
and tornado evacuation protocol as outlined in policy.Assist
individual(s) in dressing and grooming and daily hygiene. Prepare
meals and assist individual(s) with eating if necessary. Assist
individual(s) with housekeeping. Transport individual(s) when
needed.Utilize approved behavior intervention techniques in
appropriate situations.Work cooperatively with employees, service
providers, guardians, families and individual(s) you serve.
Maintain total confidentiality. Report accurate information about
individual(s) to on-coming shift employees.Assist in the annual IHP
(individual plan) and any IHP addendum meeting. Assist in arranging
family visits for your individual(s).Attend all in-services
scheduled by your Direct Supervisor. Attend all classes to maintain
current training requirements. Maintain current valid driver's
license and insurance.Report and document any injury that you
sustain while on the job to your supervisor, and Consult Care or
Human Resource Director immediately.CORE VALUES:Every employee at
Home of Hope represents the organization's values internally and to
the public.As such, all employees' actions and decisions are
expected to be consistent with the organization'score values at all
times. Home of Hope's Core Values are:Client Centered Care: We are
committed to making all decisions and performing all actionswith
the well-being of our clients as our primary focus, and to always
putting our clients'interests ahead of our own.Accountability: We
take personal responsibility, as an organization and as
individuals, for ouractions, hold each other accountable, and
expect to be held accountable at any pointthroughout the year for
our decisions and actions.Respect: While keeping the focus on the
needs of our clients, we also commit todemonstrating mutual respect
in communication and actions so that a positive environment
foreveryone is maintained.Excellence: We are committed to using
established best practices, to evaluating effectivenessof our
efforts, and to demonstrating a willingness to change current
practices at any point basedon evidence that change is needed.
Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:High School Diploma or equivalency; minimum
age 18No experience necessary.Working home phone or cell phoneValid
OK drivers license; current automotive insurance; dependable
transportation; availability to operate vehicle during
day/nightCriminal Background free of encumbrances identified by the
State of Oklahoma Health Department.First Aid/CPR Training
(Required). This will include all aspects of completion with
compressions on the floor or ground.Required pre-employment,
random, post accident and reasonable cause drug screens.Willing to
work schedules based on individual client needs.Expected to learn
and follow the Individual Plan (IP) of
clients.PHYSICAL/MENTAL:Ability to lift 50-70 pounds with and/or
without accommodation.Ability to push/pull 50 pounds.Ability to
walk at an efficient rate of speed.Vision sufficient to read or
assist individuals in normal or semi-darkened environments.Ability
to understand oral and written instructions.Reliable motor
skills-use of hands and feetAbility to sit, stoop, or stand for
prolonged periods of time.Must be mentally and physically capable
to perform the duties of the position.**Level I- Direct Care Staff
that has received additional advanced training may advance to DCS
II.Direct Care Staff who are cross trained to work in other
programs may be classified as Direct CareStaff II.PI179431982
Keywords: Home of Hope, Springdale , Direct Care Staff, Other , Miami, Arkansas
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