The Salvation Army

Christian social services nonprofit

Direct Support Staff

Residential & Direct SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-time$15 - $21In-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, along with the capacity and willingness to learn to use computer systems.
A valid driver's license is required, and the employee must be able to drive a large vehicle, including a wheelchair-accessible or 15-seat van.
AMAP certification, SCIP-R, CPR, and First Aid are preferred.
The employee must demonstrate respect and consideration for the residents served.

Responsibilities

Provide and maintain a safe, clean, normalized, home-like environment, and inform the Program Manager of physical plant needs.
Promptly report serious incidents and violations of individuals’ or staff rights to the Program Manager or Assistant Program Manager according to established policies.
Develop residents’ Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living Skills (ILS).
Maintain and submit timely, accurate records and reports on residents’ development and progress, including daily goal data, monthly progress notes, summaries, and other required reports.
Implement treatment plans by training residents in activities of daily living, food planning and preparation, cooking, home and room maintenance, budgeting and money management, recreation, and leisure activities.
With appropriate training and supervision, administer assigned medication in compliance with management, medical, and nursing policies and procedures.
Communicate relevant resident and program issues to staff and supervisors verbally and in writing, including through incident reports and the residence log book, to support continuity of care and efficient residence operations; read the residence log book daily.
Participate in interdisciplinary treatment meetings and regularly scheduled resident reviews as required.
Maintain ongoing knowledge of each resident’s medical, psychological, cognitive, and social needs and ensure programming aligns with those needs and treatment goals.
Immediately report observed or known deficiencies, inability to provide habilitation services, abuse, facility problems, and physical plant or safety issues to management.
Maintain cleanliness inside and around the exterior of the facility, including cleaning rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens, doing laundry, and emptying garbage.
Assist with transporting residents to and from programs, community inclusion activities, medical appointments, home visits, and other activities as needed.
Complete the Staff Information Entry Form when escorting residents to medical appointments.
Provide habilitation services according to each resident’s service plans, including CFA, Individual Service Plan, and Habilitation Plan.
Assist residents as needed with skill development in activities of daily living, domestic living, recreation, and socialization.
Ensure assigned residents’ nutritional needs are met according to prescribed diets and assist with feeding as necessary.
Organize, assist with, supervise, and when necessary prepare residents’ meals.
Assume responsibility for agency or individual funds assigned for resident or program purchases.
Assist with escorting residents to medical appointments as needed.
Meet attendance standards for assigned shifts as determined by the Assistant Program Manager or Program Manager.
Successfully complete and pass medication certification courses and demonstrate continued proficiency in medication administration according to established policies.
Perform related duties assigned by the Assistant Program Manager or Program Manager.
Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the people and population served.

Desired Qualifications

AMAP certification, SCIP-R, CPR, and First Aid are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides and ensures a safe, clean and normalized home-like environment at all times. Informs Program Manager of Physical Plant needs.· Promptly informs the Program Manager / Assistant Program Manager of any serious incident or violations of individuals and/or staff rights, per established policies.· Development of A.D.L. (Activities of Daily Living) and ILS (Independent Living Skills) as it relates to the individuals· Maintains and submits timely and accurate records and reports regarding the development status, progress and other related information concerning the individuals. This includes, but not limited to, daily goal data, monthly progress notes, summaries and other reports, as required.· Implements treatment plans by providing training to resident in specific performances areas, including but not limited to activities of daily living, food planning and preparation (this include cooking of the meals), house and room maintenance, budgeting and money management, recreation and leisure time activities.· With appropriate training and supervision, administer medication to individuals as assigned and in compliance with management, medical and nursing policies and procedures.· Appropriately communicates to staff and supervisors, both verbally and in writing (i.e. incident reports, residence’s log book) pertinent individuals and/or program issues, ensuring the continuity of care and efficient operation of the residence. Read residence log book daily.· Participate in interdisciplinary treatment meetings and regularly scheduled individual’s reviews, as required.· Maintains ongoing knowledge of each individual’s medical, psychological, cognitive and social needs and ensures that programming is appropriate to needs and treatment goals.· Report immediately any observed/known deficiencies or own inability in providing habilitation services to individuals, as well as all types of abuse and other facility problems, including physical plant/safety issues to management.· Responsible for maintaining a clean environment internally, and around the exterior of the facility periodically (this includes but is not limited to the cleaning of the room, bathroom, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, complete laundry, empty garbage).· Assist in transporting of the individuals to and from programs, community inclusion activities, medical appointments, home visits and all other activities as needed.· Completion of Staff Information Entry Form when Escorting the individuals on medical appointments.· Provide habilitation services to each individual as prescribed in that individual’s service plans (CFA, Individual Service plan, Habilitation plan)· Assist each individual, as needed, in skill development in areas such as activities of daily living, domestic living, recreation and socialization.· Ensure assigned individuals’ nutritional needs are met according to prescribed diet and assist with feeding as necessary.· Organizes assists, supervises and, when necessary, prepares meals for the individuals.· Assumes responsibility for agency and/or individual funds personally assigned for purposes of making the individuals or program purchases.· Assist in escorting individuals on medical appointments as the needed.· Attendance standards, as per assigned shifts, are at the discretion of Assistant Program Manager /Program Manager.· Successfully participates in and passes medication certification course(s) and demonstrates continued proficiency in the administration of medication, per established policies.· Performs related duties as assigned by the Assistant Program Manager /Program Manager.· Other duties as assigned”· Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of persons and population served.· The essential functions for the job include, but are not limited to, the duties in the job description.

Qualifications

H.S. Diploma or GED required.
Excellent oral & written communication skills, capacity and willingness to learn to use computer systems demonstrates teamwork philosophy and professional conduct consistent with agency standards.
AMAP Certification, SCIP R and CPR & First Aide preferred.
A Valid Driver’s License is required (Must be able to drive large vehicle which consisted of wheelchair or 15 seated van).
Has respect and consideration for the resident being served.

Compensation: 15 to 21 (USD)

About the Company

The Salvation Army

Christian social services nonprofit

The Salvation Army is an international Christian nonprofit delivering social services through regional territories. The organization provides emergency assistance, shelters, rehabilitation, youth programs, disaster response, community services, worship, and thrift retail. It serves individuals and families in need, donors, volunteers, congregations, and communities across its service territories. Its operating model centers on locally delivered programs supported by territorial leadership, fundraising, retail operations, logistics, facilities, and administration. Teams work across social services, counseling, retail, logistics, fundraising, ministry, facilities, finance, and community programs. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.

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