Weekend Residential Counselor

5 months ago


Fort Washington, United States The Arc of Prince George's County Part time $23 - $24
DescriptionPOSITION:  Weekend Residential Counselor (Female)                   
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt  STATUS: Part Time Saturday and Sunday  (7 am-3 pm, 3 pm-11 pm, 11 pm-7 am)                   
PAY RATE:   $23.06                                                               LOCATION: Prince George's County, MD $$$$$ We offer a Sign on Bonus of $1000.00 $$$$$  
About the Organization: The Arc Prince George’s County serves more than 600 individuals with disabilities through a variety of programs, services and supports. Our primary areas of support are community living, family and personal supports, employment services, and day programs - all with an emphasis on person-centered community involvement and inclusion. To learn more about us and to review the complete job description, please visit www.thearcofpgc.org.
The Arc is seeking for a part-time Weekend Residential Counselor is responsible for supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in a community-based home. The Residential Counselor primarily provides assistance to the individuals in the development of linkages to the community through recreation planning, transportation, accompaniment to community-based events, and in personal care as needed. Other responsibilities include providing assistance with household maintenance, budgetary/financial management, shopping, and meal preparation.
Here’s a Snapshot of What You’ll Be Doing Day-to-Day:   
Responsibilities: 
Healthcare
  • Implements Nursing Plans and follows-up on nursing recommendations.
  • Handles medical appointments as assigned. 
  • Arrives for appointments on time, with appropriate information about the individual’s medical history and current condition.
  • Administers medications according to regulations.
  • Observes and documents medical issues in a clear and timely manner, providing follow-up as required.
Individual Plan Implementation and Maintenance
  • Reviews plans and demonstrates familiarity with each individual’s plan
  • Implements each individual’s plan as prescribed and asks for clarity if necessary.
  • Records data on outcomes and Target Behaviors accurately and promptly.
  • Demonstrates familiarity with Behavior Support Plans and implements plan in a consistent manner.

Incident Reporting
  • Demonstrates good judgement when reacting to incidents or resident injuries.
  • Follows the agency’s policies and procedures for reporting incidents.
  • Completes incident reports completely, correctly, and promptly.

Community Integration and Participation
  • Locates and facilitates individual’s participation in community and leisure activities to include sharing information about new activities, and providing transportation to appointments or activities in a personal automobile.
  • Encourages regular exercise and healthy lifestyles via training, planning, and advocacy.
  • Coordinates supports so the individual may worship as he/she chooses to include transportation to house of worship when indicated.
  • Actively encourages family involvement.
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm and flexibility.
Personal Care
  • Provides instruction, guidance, follow-up, monitoring, and assistance, when necessary, in personal grooming and hygiene.
  • Assists with and/or dispenses medications and other medical treatments to the individual as necessary.
Financial Management
  • Assists individual with the responsible management of his/her personal funds as per the Person Centered Plan.
  • Provides assistance with banking as per the Person Centered Plan.
Communication and Documentation
  • Uses effective, respectful, and frequent communication with the individual and the individual’s family members and/or other interested parties.
  • Documents and completes required records and reports in a clear, consistent, and legible manner.
  • Communicates with the family to ensure appropriate support provision to the individual served.
  • Provides training to relief staff members.  
  • Provides training documentation to the supervisor.  
  • Submits paperwork that is complete and legible by prescribed due dates.
  • Accurately records work hours on timesheet.
  • Accurately records mileage on travel reimbursement log.
Household Maintenance
  • Performs household tasks as assigned.
  • Demonstrates willingness to maintain household.  
  • Takes initiative in cleaning/completing chores or making minor repairs or situational enhancements such as changing a lightbulb or shoveling a path through the snow that extends from the door to the driveway or street.
  • Demonstrates awareness of safety measures.
  • Prepares meals according to the preferences and special diets of the individuals.
  • Promotes a pleasant, family-style atmosphere at meal times.
Professionalism
  • Demonstrates appropriate workplace behavior, modeling the agency’s philosophy.
  • Demonstrates positive role-model behavior.
  • Maintains confidentiality in regards to Individuals and in relation to staff issues.
General
  • Completes all required trainings and updates on time.
  • Demonstrates respectful interactions.
  • Operates as a Team Player.
  • Is Punctual; begins and ends work on time.
  • Is Dependable; comes to work when scheduled.

Mental, Physical, and Visual Demands:While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to drive is a requirement of the position. 
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with the community stakeholders including elected and appointed officials, staff, people served, the public and others encountered in the course of work.
Working Conditions:Normal office environment.  Must be familiar with basic office equipment (e.g. computer, facsimile, copier, postage machines, etc.)
Comments:This position description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions, and the essential requirements for the performance of this job.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified.  Other functions or duties may be assigned and management retains the right to add to, or change the duties of this position at any time. 

RequirementsYou are the Ideal Candidate If You Have:  
  • A high school diploma.  
  • At least 1 year of related experience working with adults in a care-giving setting.  
  • A good driving record, reliable vehicle, and current Maryland Driver’s license.
  • The ability to successfully complete training requirements of The Arc. 
  • Strong communication skills and demonstrated care-giving skills.
Salary Description$23.06

About The Arc of Prince George's County:

Since 1952, The Arc Prince George’s County has been providing support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families throughout the county. We serve more than 600 individuals with disabilities. Our primary areas of support are: • Community Living where we provide and manage group living homes; • Family and Personal supports where we provide 1:1 individual supports; • Employment Services provides job training and employment opportunities for the people we support; and • Day Programs where we offer meaningful outings in the community.



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