What are the responsibilities and job description for the Overnight Residential Assistant - Youth position at The Guild for Human Services Inc?
Willow House
Schedule: Wednesday - Saturday
The Guild utilizes the collaborative efforts of leading professionals, best-practice approaches, tailored curricula and unmatched care to treat the individuals we serve.
Mission: The mission of The Guild for Human Services is to educate, encourage and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities so they may achieve their full potential to lead high-quality lives and participate meaningfully in the community.
At The Guild you can join a workforce of creative, dedicated, and passionate employees working every day to enhance the lives of youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and other challenges.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Remain awake for the entire shift and to provide support to individuals in the house as needed.
- Complete overnight checklists and reports as outlined by each individual’s service plan and/or behavior plan.
- Work as a member of a team to maintain a clean, safe, positive living environment for each individual who lives at the residence including completing laundry and cleaning assignments
- Assist in the development and implementation of each individual’s residential ISP/IEP and daily activity schedule.
- Implement positive behavior supports and individual behavior support plans for individuals who live in the home.
- Provide supervision of all individuals while under his/her care.
- Administer and record individuals’ medications, in compliance with MAP.
- Provide direct supervision and care to individuals, including 1:1 responsibilities at all times and locations.
- Participate in any meetings pertaining to assigned individuals or program planning, as directed.
- Engage in de-escalation of individuals.
Essential Job Functions:
- Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job including weekends, holidays and inclement weather situations.
- Demonstrated evidence of mature judgment, good interpersonal skills, a desire to enrich individuals' lives and a willingness to learn from skilled professionals.
- Physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs
- Proficiency in written and spoken English is an essential function of the job.
- Pass Guild Driving test to access Guild vehicles for transportations of individuals.
- The ability to implement crisis intervention techniques as necessary, including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (via certification through CPI).
- The ability to assist individuals in evacuation from the residence