Job Description for Residential Para Professional
The Residential Para Professional provides direct care for consumers of age 10 to 18 years old with intellectual disabilities. The Residential Para Professional is responsible for the safety and security of all consumers; therefore the ability to set and observe therapeutic boundaries is a critical function. The Para Professional is responsible for consistently demonstrating efforts to contain, redirect and actively confront inappropriate behaviors and assist consumers in unlearning maladaptive behaviors and assisting the consumer in improving relationships at school, work and/or other community settings. Para Professional is expected to be professional and therapeutic in his/her practices and interactions with the consumer and develop healthy, positive relationship with them.
Qualifications:
High School diploma/ GED, a valid Driver’s license. Dependable character and personal integrity as verified through interviews and reference checks, including statewide/national criminal background check, and Healthcare registry checks
Supervision shall be provided by a Qualified Professional and or Associate Professional with the population served.
The Supervisor and the employee shall develop an individualized supervision plan upon hiring. The parties shall review the plan annually.
Employment:
The Residential Para Professional shall work a flex schedule, which will include over-nights, weekend, Holidays and daytime hours
Job Responsibilities:
Maintain the safety and security of KINDWAY CENTER and all consumers in the program. Keep program keys on your person at all times
- Account for the whereabouts of all consumers at any given time during a scheduled shift. Perform the minimum documentation standard of a full service note per shift. The documentation of interventions and activities is directly related to the consumers: identified needs, Preferences or choices, specific goals, services, and of interventions
- All documentation must be completed prior to the end of your shift.
- Conduct daily visual inspections of the facility for any safety hazards and report any finding to you immediate supervisor.
- Ensure all consumers wear seat belts when being transported in KINDWAYCENTER vehicles. Ensure one staff is seated in the rear of vehicle during transport of consumers
- Ensure consumer presence and security at all times.
- Conduct and document monthly fire drills.
- Daily documentation of shift notes/ interventions and effectiveness per DMA guidelines.
- Attend monthly staff meetings / continuing education training and participate in the development of an individual supervision plan.
Job Description Details
- Monitor daily performance of all consumers in accordance with the facility program.
- Understanding of company policy manual for the residential facility and follow program routine without deviation
- Daily Documentation in the communication log during your shift.
- Understanding of weekly and weekend schedule
- Utilize the facility program whenever accountability or teaching measures are needed.
- Ensure that the facility program functions as written effectively.
- Ensure consumer are dressed appropriately and provide redirection as needed
- Demonstrate understanding of Behavior modification program
- Seek out or create opportunities for the consumers’ development.
- Administer and document medication as prescribed by a physician.
- Report any injuries or illnesses to the Supervisor and/or provide first aide as needed.
- Seek out or created opportunities to interact with all consumer in a caring and nurturing manner.
- Be aware of each consumer’s emotional state and intervene using “life-space” counseling technique when necessary.
- Instruct clients on how to complete an assigned house cleaning or task and assisting the consumer when necessary.
- Organize, direct and provide line of sight supervision during recreational and leisure time activities of KINDWAY CENTER.
- Maintain effective communication with Program AP, QP, LP other staff. Demonstrating acceptable leadership responsibility through teaching, modeling and problem-solving skills.
- Review Person Centered Plans and Comprehensive Clinical assessments and or Psychological Evaluation’s Understand the individual History/PCP/ IEP and Crisis plans for each consumer in order to provide affective and accurate treatment.
3rd shift duties:
- Perform room checks on Consumers @ LEAST every 30 minutes and as needed
- Wash Dry Fold and put away towels and washcloths left from Consumers PM hygiene Ensure all AM hygiene linen is
- retrieved from consumer in placed in facility laundry room
- Dust all furniture/plants/Ceiling fans
- Empty all trash receptacles
- Clean all windows/ window seals and mirrors
- Clean bathrooms: Toilets, sinks, tubs, and mop floors
- Clean Kitchen: Oven/stove, microwave, refrigerator, toaster oven, sweep and mop floors,
- Living Room Area: Dust lamps and ceiling fans, clean mirrors, clean television screen,
- Straighten and organize shelf contents, ensure all movies are organized neatly and returned to the proper cases.
- Laundry Room: mop floor, wipe washer/dryer off, empty lint tray.
- Perform visual checks to ensure consumer bedrooms are clean neat and orderly before consumers depart to school.
- Offer instruction and assistance as needed to ensure cleanliness
- Ensure consumer beds are made neatly
- Ensure there is no trash or paper on floor
- Ensure all clothing is properly placed
- Ensure all trash cans throughout the facility are empty.
Pay: $13.00 - $18.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
