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Residential Counselor (Developmental Disabilities)
Provide individual and group support to persons served in a residential program. Teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life. Ensure a safe, secure and clean residential environment. Assist individuals in becoming fully integrated into their communities. Teach skills to enhance independence and self-advocacy, and support choices that contribute to living a good and meaningful life. Ensure a safe, secure, and clean residential environment. Assist individuals in becoming full participants in their communities, develop and maintain friendships and strengthen family engagement and partnerships.
The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the information listed
below:
- Assist individuals in the home in becoming fully integrated into their communities, and develop and maintain friendships.
- Assist individuals to access community-based support and resources.
- Plan recreational and social activities that promote social inclusion and the emotional well being of individuals in support of living a good life.
- Empower and support individuals in the home to make choices, be a self-advocate, and be fully involved in making decisions in determining the directions of their supports and lives.
- Support individuals in the home with access to assistive technology and adaptive equipment as a means to augment communication, access their communities, and generally live more independently.
- Supports individual in securing, maintaining and growing in work, volunteer, and other community engagement opportunities.
- Support individuals in the home to be more independent, be self-advocates, and make choices that define the direction and their vision for living a good life.
- Encourage and support individuals and their involved families in maintaining strong partnership with staff and other interested parties.
- Provide training and support to individuals in the home. This includes rehabilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, fire & safety regulations, appointment scheduling, money management, ADLs, grocery shopping, meal planning and cooking, household chores, use of generic resources and other related areas.
- Perform hands-on tasks in the program as required in order to facilitate implementation of support plans.
- Provide transportation, as necessary.
- Assess the physical and emotional status of individuals in the home and report changes to supervisor.
- Monitor individual funds, as needed.
- Maintain records for individuals in the home. Collect behavior and academic data and maintain progress notes. Document all information related to incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log.
- Procure, store, administer, document, and dispose of medication for individuals consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
- Communicate with and provide information to interested parties such as program nurse, case managers, and Visiting Nurses Association.
- Participate in all mandated training and staff meetings as directed by the supervisor.
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory policies, procedures, and standards.
- Ensure home safety and maintenance as necessary at all times. This includes general housekeeping, snow shoveling, and trash removal.
- Comply with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
- Complete various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, and activity schedules.
- Provide shift coverage, as necessary in other homes/programs as assigned by supervisor.
- Function as human rights advocate. Provide physical intervention and/or First Aid in the event of behavior or medical emergency. Serve as a reporter to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission.
- Assist in developing, implementing and documenting treatment including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs.
- Perform other related duties, as required.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques
- Knowledge and use of different communication styles
- Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
- Knowledge of participatory planning techniques
- Knowledge of required physical personal management skills
- Knowledge of required household management skills
- Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
- Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues
- Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to adapt and communicate to a variety individuals through the use of different communication styles
- Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity
- High motivation to learn, practice new skills
- Consistency in performance
- Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written formats
Learn or Master the Following Areas:
- Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques
- Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
- Knowledge and proven ability to promote family partnerships
- Knowledge and proven ability to promote social inclusion in a way that supports individual
- Knowledge and proven ability to promote ability to implement PBS treatment programs
- Knowledge of participatory planning techniques
- Knowledge of required physical personal management skills
- Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
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