Direct Care Staff

2 weeks ago


Baton Rouge, United States The Harmony Center Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION - DIRECT CARE WORKER Employee Name:PrintREPORTS TO: Service Plan Manager/Program Director
FUNCTION: This position has the responsibility of being the primary staff for clients. As such the direct care staff person is responsible for providing the prescribed program of Active Treatment to each client based on the Individual Plan of Care. This employee provides the actual training, and also provides the day to day supervision, guidance, and support to clients, which may be required to facilitate each resident's individual learning and development. This employee works under the direction of the service plan manager or the assistant service plan manager as designated.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a high school diploma or a GED certificate. Additionally persons must be at least 23 years of age. An exception may be made by the agency director if a person has at least five (5) years of experience in a residential care facility, but no person shall be employed who is less than twenty three (23) years of age.
An employee who fills this position must participate in all trainings, must work when assigned to work by the service plan manager, and must follow the rules and regulation of HCI . Additionally, staff persons must follow all directions, procedures and guidelines for the provision of individual programs of service to each resident.
PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The absence of specific statement of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.
♢Implement through training, individual resident's Individual Plan of Care.
♢Where applicable, implement according to requirements individual clients or group Behavior Management Plan.
♢Where applicable, supervise the self administration of medication by residents.
♢Know Direct Care Worker Person Checklist (see handbook). Assist in developing and implementing Active Treatment.
♢Participate in intake and individualized plan of care and development of same.
♢Provide individual and group counseling.
♢Record all accident/incidents occurring on each shift.
♢Inspect living areas for repairs and cleanliness.



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♢Be thoroughly familiar with all policies and procedures relative to the resident's (discipline, medical emergency, safety, and runaways).
♢Supervise activities, events and functions.
♢Provide necessary transportation.
♢Restrict inappropriate behaviors in residents and assist them in developing alternate appropriate behavior.
♢Train residents in good personal habits, i.e., grooming, eating, hygiene.
♢Supervise, participate in, and train residents in cooking, meal planning, shopping, and all household maintenance activities.
♢Supervises, guides, trains, participates in, and encourages participation in a variety of leisure time/recreational and social skills, and development activities.
♢Other duties as assigned by service manager, assistant service plan manager or his/her designee.
♢This is a full time position.

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