Direct Support I.H.S

Pay Rate: $19.38 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time 

Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week

Days/Hours: Flexible schedule based on position requirements. Weekends and afternoons may be required depending on individual needs.

Schedules Available:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Morning shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Third Shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Every weekend
• Rotating weekends
• Only Weekends 
• Overtime

Essential Functions:

• Provides essential physical and emotional care to participants, including,
• Providing education and modeling to participants in personal hygiene, activities of daily living, and behavioral conduct while acting as a role model to enhance participants’ self-esteem.
• Coordinating and leading social and recreational activities, assisting the individual with shopping for food and clothing, and ensuring the safe transportation of participants.
• Provide transportation to individuals for medical appointments, errands, activities, etc.
• Completing/Assisting the participant with budgeting, general housekeeping, and household management.
• Work with the individual to increase knowledge and understanding of enabling technology and digital literacy to help increase independence.
• Nutritional support: assisting the participant in weekly meal planning/preparation.
• Health/Wellness: assist the individual in attending their medical appointments as needed and communicating the results of those appointments with the Program supervisor.
• Provide effective, respectful, appropriate, and courteous verbal and written communications,
• To and from specific teams related to the care of participants, including observations and reports of any physical or behavioral changes while adhering to all documentation and record-keeping requirements.
• With family members, guardians, DDS, and external healthcare providers, including coordinating health and hygiene-related appointments.
• · Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedures and responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• · Responsibly manages and records the use of everyone’s money according to the policies established by the CCARC, Inc. Board of Directors.
• Collaborating to resolve conflicts, obstacles, and challenges, seeking guidance from manager and team members, as needed.
• Demonstrates adherence to universal precautions, OSHA standards and infection control policies and procedures always, as well as department, program, and shift procedures.
• Maintain good daily attendance (days of absence, illness, tardiness.) · Attends and participates in mandatory in-services, staff meetings, and conferences as required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work. Other tasks and duties may be assigned as necessary.

Technology Requirements:

• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel, Outlook, and be comfortable
• using tablets, smartphones, and other general office equipment.
• The ability to work with and understand databases is a must, as is the ability to learn technical skills.
• Ability to work with and learn various assistive and enabling technology individual's independence.
• Experience with THERAP, Sandata EVV systems preferred.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma / GED
• Must have valid Driver's License. Individual Home Support employees are required to have a vehicle for
• use and maintain adequate insurance. Mileage is reimbursed.
• Must complete the Agency’s Employee Training
• Certification and training, including but not limited to: CPR, First Aid, PMT (Psychological/Physical
• Management Training) and DDS Medication Administration
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions

Physical Requirements:

• Persons in this job must possess the physical and emotional health needed for effective and efficient
• completion of duties
• Individuals in this job are likely to be required to perform lifting and transferring activities and may be
• required to restrain residents /program participants; may be exposed to risk of injury from abusive/assaultive residents

Benefits for ALL Full and Part time employees:

• 401K
• 401K Employer match of 4 �ter 1yr and /1000 hours of service
• PTO accrual
• Paid Training

Additional Benefits for Fulltime employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Free Vision
• Free Basic Life
• Voluntary Life Insurance