Residential Assistant

1 month ago


Los Angeles, United States Exceptional Childrens Foundation Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition: Residential Assistant - Valverde
Reports To: House Manager
Work Location: Reseda, CA 91335
Compensation: $17.00 - $20.40 per hour
Schedule: 2:00pm to 10:00pm and 10:00pm to 6:00am

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Under supervision, assist in ensuring the 24-hour residential home is physically maintained and assume responsibility for meeting the day to day needs of the residents, consistent with ECF policy and regulatory agency requirements relative to licensing.

Summary of Duties:
  • Attend to the personal needs of residents in a respectful and caring manner. Assist with residents’ personal hygiene needs including, but not limited to toileting, bathing, dressing, and incidents of incontinence, and changing bedding if necessary. Ensure residents are appropriately groomed by following individual service plan (ISP) goals and recommended prompting levels. Assist and support residents with daily chores including changing sheets and doing laundry.
  • Supervise residents during meal preparation, ensuring adherence to menus and diet. Encourage family-style dining by eating with the residents during regular mealtimes.
  • Be familiar with the residents’ Individual Program Plan (IPP) objectives and ensure the plan is followed, participating with prompts/actions when required. Write progress reports on ISP objectives on a daily basis. Maintain communication with the Residential Manager and consultants; share pertinent information with oncoming staff.
  • Administer medications to residents, following the medication administration policy. Report discrepancies to the Registered Nurse (RN) and Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) immediately.
  • Interact with the residents when on the premises or during community outings (medical appointments or social outings). Transport residents in a 12-15 passenger van to social activities and medical appointments. Transfer and ambulate residents as determined by their IPP using appropriate methods and body mechanics.
  • Follow posted cleaning schedule to ensure that all common areas of the home are clean and well-maintained. Perform household tasks as assigned, including but not limited to: completing food service tasks, laundry, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Two years direct service with special needs population.

Knowledge/Abilities/Skills:
  • Successfully pass a reading, writing, and English comprehension test.
  • Basic knowledge of residential home operations.
  • Knowledge of Department of Health Services regulations, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Title 17, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Title 22, preferred but not required.
  • Ability to recognize and respond to Universal Safety signs.
  • Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to comprehend directions regarding work to be performed and safety guidelines to be followed.

REQUIREMENTS
  • Valid Class C California driver’s license and insurable driving record.
  • Pass a DOJ/FBI background investigation.
  • Maintain a professional image while on duty by following ECF’s dress code.

Work Environment

This is an ICF/DDN licensed group home for adults with varying degrees of developmental and physical disabilities. Employee may encounter consumers who are in crisis, exhibiting emotional/psychological distress or behaving in an aggressive manner. Environment may include frequent interruptions, loud noise, varying indoor temperature, and drafts. Exposure to varying weather conditions when driving to meetings, appointments, etc.
Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.
  • Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.
  • Capable of moving and transferring a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • Ability to assist with transferring a resident to and from a wheelchair or bed (pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50lbs. with assistance).
  • Ability to operate various medical equipment i.e., Hoyer Lift, hospital bed, and wheelchair scale.
  • Ability to change adult briefs and colostomy bags.
  • Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, carrying, use of both hands and repetitive motion will be required in performance of the job duties.
  • Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, operate a copy machine, fax machine, printer, computers, and/or other devices.
  • Safely operate a 12-15-passenger van and a wheelchair van to transport residents to various appointments, purchase groceries etc.

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