Community Living Support Provider/SST1 - DD Program

Position Title: CLS/SST-1, FT

Minimum Entry Salary *: $13.00 / hour

Locations: Warner Robins, GA

Services Area/Programs: DD – Staff Facility 5

Description of Duties:

This is a community-based position. Aids clients in their own home and in the community to allow them to function more safely and independently. Facilitates physical, recreational, social and educational activities. Provides clients with a positive role model. Identifies social, economic, recreational, and educational services in the community that will meet clients’ needs. Maintains a relationship as a liaison with other agencies, professionals, government officials, and the community. Recognizes potential crisis situations, analyzes such situations accurately, develops strategies to deal with such situations, and informs the key worker, supervisor and manager when such incidents arise. Recognizes potential emergency situations accurately and develops strategies to deal with such situations (i.e. dispensing medications, dealing with client’s aggressive behavior where no harm comes to the client, staff, and/or the public). Assists case management team in identifying potential problems. Provides input to counselors and other professionals about the development of the client program plans. Monitors the client’s wellbeing. Assist clients with daily life skills and/or behavior management training. Assist clients with basic cooking, cleaning, etc. Assist clients in attending appointments when necessary and provides transportation. It is the responsibility of the worker to ensure that all requirements are met to provide safe transportation (i.e. proper driver’s license, daily auto vehicle safety health checks) Provides emotional support and feedback to clients (and their families and friends where concerned). Completes daily visits and documentation in Tellus and CareLogic.

Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED. Valid unrestricted Georgia Driver’s License, CPR and First Aid Certification. Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or behavioral needs. Must be computer literate.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services related field.

Agency is an eligible worksite for the VA Education Benefit Program (Veterans)

Agency is an eligible work site for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Middle Flint Health & Wellness services the following 11 counties: Webster, Marion, Sumter, Schley, Taylor, Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Houston, Peach and Crawford.

Middle Flint Health & Wellness is a Drug Free Workplace. Current Middle Flint applications should be filled out carefully and completely. Describe background in full and make certain application is signed. Incomplete applications or applications with insufficient information can result in an applicant not being considered for the vacancy. Please KEEP a copy of your application. All applications must be received (not postmarked) by the above specified deadline. Finger- printing and/or Drug Screening may be required, if appointed. Any male applicant between 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of having registered with the Selective Service as required by federal and state law, or of being exempt from such registration.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Middle Flint Health & Wellness does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. An applicant who has a disability which requires special accommodations should contact this office.

* ENTRY SALARY may be adjusted depending upon the selected candidate’s qualifications and agency budget considerations.

Pay: $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• working with individuals with developmental disabilities: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• unrestricted State of Georgia Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $13