Direct Care Staff
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Direct Care Staff provides direct supervision of the HCS and Personal Care Homes at Angelic Life Care LLC Group Home. Behavioral Health Technicians work directly with the IDD clients, supervising all daily activities.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES
It is the duty and responsibility of the behavioral health technician to:
- Educate clients with their rights according to HCS and Personal Care Homes
- Ensure a sanitized, clean and safe environment for clients;
- Exercise therapeutic communication skills
- Exercise de-escalation skills and CPI as needed.
- Take steps to de-escalate distressed clients;
- Observe and document client behavior;
- Assist with therapeutic, academic, behavioral and recreational activities;
- Monitor clients’ physical, mental, emotional well-being;
- Provide input regarding client progress to the interdisciplinary team;
- Oversee the activities of the facility when there is no professional staff on duty;
- Possess adequate orientation and skills to assess situations related to mental health, academics, and behavior and to provide access to appropriate medical care when needed;
- Function as a child advocate;
- Monitor residents to ensure their compliance with daily schedules and to ensure their safety at all times;
- Receive and pass verbal and written feedback to owner and other Residential staff as requested about client activity and behaviors
- Monitor and observe clients taking medications as requested by the psychiatrist, nursing, or the house manager; complete all required documents in the clients' charts as instructed; and inform the house manager, psychiatrist, and residential nursing of any problems or concerns.
- Complete all Incident Reports prior to the end of scheduled shift as required by the incident policy and and procedure.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $11.00 per hour
Experience:
- Care Giving: 5 years (Preferred)
Location:
- Brookshire, TX 77423 (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Brookshire, TX 77423 (Required)
Work Location: In person
