Position Summary: The RLA position facilitates the growth and habilitation of each person by upholding Care Centers of Nassau mission, values and vision. This position provides formal and informal active treatment on a daily basis while ensuring the person is supported throughout all services provided during a typical day. RLA’s assists in the daily living activities of each person, including but not limited to eating, changing, dressing, toileting, etc., by guaranteeing the needs of the person supported are met and exceeded.

Responsible to: This position works under the direct supervision and direction of the Residential Services Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be able to read and write in the English language.
• Must possess the ability to professionally communicate with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
• Demonstration of the ability to write legibly, complete required documentation and convey accurate and discernible information.
• Experience in a residential facility such as nursing home, long term care, ICF, group home, etc. is preferred but not required.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.

Essential Functions: The following are the essential functions of this position. Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions with or without a requested reasonable accommodation:

• Implement written training and service programs while participating including positioning programs in continual meaningful active treatment throughout the day while offering a variety of choices to each person supported and upholding each person’s rights.
• Provides persons with sensory stimulation in an effort to increase individual awareness of the surrounding environment.
• Teaches basic and advanced self-help skills to person supported while providing basic care such as bathing and toileting.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with person supported while implementing teaching and or assistance of activities of daily living, leisure and recreational activities.
• Participate in IDT’s, quarterly, and annual meetings as requested.
• Assist in the assessment of the person’s needs and development of individualized training programs.
• Participation in laundry duties as assigned by keeping clothes clean and assisting person supported in sorting clean and dirty clothing, checking closet and room for soiled clothing.
• Launder clothes according to manufacturer’s suggestions and return to the person’s room, hanging neatly in the closet or folded in drawers.
• Provides all dining-room support service functions while following facilities policy and procedure in accordance with sanitation procedures as well as abiding by all established portion control procedure.
• Participation in making authorized substitutions with the established menu.
• Assist person supported to consume food, drinks, and supplements in accordance written dietary plans.
• Assist individuals in their prescribed therapeutic position, range of motion, and gross motor programs.
• Responsible for up-keep of equipment, notifying Nursing, RSS, RM, Dietary Manager, Day Program Supervisor, QIDP or Maintenance department immediately when supplies or repairs are needed.
• Must practice basic body mechanics when lifting and handling individuals at all times.
• Ensure that all required documentation is completed and accurate (including behavior data, program data, incident reports, etc.).
• Ensure that the environment is clean, safe, and sanitary by: vacuuming, mopping, dusting, disposing of trash and or waste, cleaning and sanitizing the bathrooms and common areas, bedrooms, checking and cleaning up any spills, as well as participating in cleaning windows, walls and baseboards as scheduled.
• Attends all mandatory in-services and trainings as assigned.
• Follows organization policies and procedures for incident reporting.
• Communicate any issue concerning persons supported to the appropriate person such as Nursing, RSS, RM, Dietary Manager, Day Program Supervisor or QIDP.
• Compliance in all OSHA and EPA regulations.
• Compliance in all Federal, State and agency policy and procedure.
• Uphold professional standards such as appropriate work attire, calm demeanor and flexibility with a variety of work assignments.
• Reports any conditions within the facility that would have the potential to compromise the safety of the person supported such as a hazardous environment, infection control issue, or an environmental safety concern. Enter all work orders timely.
• Work mandatory overtime as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Must be able to work independently and have strong interpersonal skills. Walks, sits, stands, bends, moves, stoops, and stirs intermittently during working hours. Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., throughout the work day.

• Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to maintain professionalism with clients, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Subject to hostile and emotionally upset clients, family members, etc.
• Must possess speech/sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must be willing to work beyond scheduled hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Subject to odors throughout the work day.
• May be responsible for handling and proper disposal of hazardous waste and chemicals.
• May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc.
• Must be able to read and accurately record information.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid orientation
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Assisted living facility
• Long term care

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Rotating weekends

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person