Apartment Support Staff

THRIVE; City of Watertown (NY); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

THRIVE in Watertown, NY is seeking a full-time Apartment Program Assistant to support residents in an apartment-based program. You will provide daily living assistance, help with meals, clothing, and shelter, and ensure safe, supportive environments.

You will monitor residents' medications with adherence to physician instructions, document progress, and refer to social, medical, mental health, and vocational services.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in mental health field preferred (developmentally delayed, geriatric, co-occurring disorders).
• Must maintain valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Aufgaben

• Assist residents with daily living needs including food, clothing, and shelter.
• Monitor medication self-administration and adherence to physician's instructions.
• Provide one-to-one support and organize therapeutic activities.
• Provide transportation for residents to needed services with staff assistance.
• Document case records, progress notes, and chart audits as assigned.
• Refer residents to social, rehabilitative, medical, mental health and vocational services.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Mental health experience preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Description

Schedule

Full-Time: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, rotating Saturday 8am-4:30pm

SUMMARY

Provides adequate contact with clients in the apartment program to ensure the health and safety of

residents and to ensure appropriate support is given for other community services. Observes and

documents resident's behaviors to facilitate assessment of treatment goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Immediately reports maintenance concerns/issues to the Apartment Program Manager.
• Assists in the provision for the physical needs of each resident by the following means:

• -assist and monitor each resident with obtaining adequate food, clothing and shelter
• -monitors the self-administration of medication by residents and the adherence to physician's instructions

• Assist/Instruct residents with how to properly store medications and valuables.
• Reports to the supervisor all pertinent information concerning illnesses, accidents, untoward events, staff difficulties and repair needs.
• Monitors food, supplies and upkeep in the apartment helping the resident make appropriate purchases or assisting in the cleaning whenever necessary.
• Assists in the delivery of restorative services as designated on the service plan.
• Meet consistently with each resident to provide one-to-one support.
• Provides transportation for residents to other needed services with the assistance of other staff.
• Organizes therapeutic activities which include socialization (discussion groups) and recreational opportunities (sports, games, arts and crafts, music).
• Assist with resident relocation including moving of personal items and cleaning of previous rental site.
• Obtains a thorough knowledge of appropriate community resources.
• Refers residents to appropriate social, rehabilitative, medical, mental health and vocational services.
• Evaluates each resident's growth potential by utilizing the needs assessment tool and the consumer's self-assessment.
• Documents case records and progress notes.
• Assist with completing chart audits as assigned.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Management has the right to add or change this position at any time.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or

ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Preferred: Training or experience in the mental health field with developmentally delayed, geriatric and co-occurring disorder

clients.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must maintain valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.