Client Support Worker- Community Integration Home- Douglasville- 1st shift

Georgia Department of Revenue; Douglasville (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401k matching

Pension contributions

Job summary

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Client Support Worker for the Community Integration Home in Douglasville, GA, 1st shift. This full-time, on-site role involves assisting residents with daily living, monitoring behaviors, and delivering basic training in social or work skills.

Will require driving and coordination of transportation and meals. The position offers comprehensive benefits, with weekend/holiday rotation, and eligibility for state

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED with 1 year direct care experience in human services.
• Ability to communicate with mental health professionals in a team environment.
• Ability to observe, assess and record symptoms and progress.
• Ability to follow safety procedures, and maintain documentation.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living activities at the Community Integration Home.
• Observe and monitor residents' behavior and document incidents.
• Provide basic personal/social skills and simple academics or work skills training.
• Maintain high-quality care and serve as a role model.
• Assist with meal prep, transportation, and limited case management.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Team communication

Observation & documentation

Safety procedures

Documentation skills

Valid driver’s license

Job description

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Job Title:

Client Support Worker- Community Integration Home- Douglasville- 1st shift

Agency:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000001009

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

$40,144.00

Job Description:

Job Title:Client Support Worker- Community Integration Home- Douglasville- 1st Shift

Workplace: Douglasville, Ga.

Hybrid or Remote: Fully on site

Travel: None

Job Summary:

NOTE:

This is a full time benefit eligible position to include paid holidays, matching 401k and pension contributions, and eligibility to participate in DBHDD’s Employee Benefit programs. Employees are expected to work rotating weekends and rotating holidays.

Job Description

• Under general supervision, assists with daily living activities at the Community Integration Home (CIH).
• Observes and monitors resident’s behavior and charts observations and incidents.
• Provides training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills to residents of the CIH.
• Maintains a consistently high-quality level of care, serving as a role model for residents.
• May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging residential group activity, providing transportation, and/or limited case management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Arranges for needed medical care and provides needed services to assure that medical care is obtained.
• Assists with the development of an individual service/treatment plan for each assigned consumer/student.
• Counsels and advises residents on behavioral problems, daily decision-making, and the resolution of minor problems.
• Instructs and advises residents on daily living skills in one-on-one or group Instruction.
• Observes and monitors resident behavior.
• May provide corrective feedback to clients on behavioral problems, daily decision-making, and the resolution of minor problems.
• Participates in case of reviews, consulting with the team to evaluate the resident’s needs and plan for continuing services.
• Performs housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, andrunning errands.
• Plans, shops for, and prepares meals, including special diets, and assists families inplanning, shopping for, and preparing nutritious meals.
• Prepares and maintains records of resident progress and services performed, reporting changes in resident condition to manager or supervisor.
• Drives state owned vehicles to provide transportation for clients/residents to appointments and activities.
• Provides transportation for residents to appointments and activities.
• Assists in presentation of educational group lectures related to appropriate topics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Entry Qualifications

Basic computer Skills.

Ability to communicate and interact with mental health professionals in a team environment, Ability to monitor and provide day-to-day assistance to residents.

Ability to observer assess and record symptoms, reaction, and progress.

Ability for understanding and follow safety procedures.

Documentation skills.

Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with or knowledge of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities; experience working successfully withoutdaily contact with asupervisor.

Previous experience working in a residential home or healthcare facilities.

Ability and willingness to attend residents’ medical/psychiatric appointments and advocate for residents while on the appointments.

Understanding of basic first aid medical procedures.

Organizational skills and ability to coordinate the timely ordering/supervision of meds

Technical Competencies:

Ability to observe and monitor participants’ behavior

Ability to assist and supervise participants with daily living activities

Ability to provide training and/or orientation services to participants

Ability to participate in supportive guidance, program planning meetings, consumer staffing and service training

Ability to complete evaluations to determine functional level of participants

For benefits information, please visit:

https://careers.dbhdd.ga.gov/why-dbhdd/

Employment Requirements

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees, individuals and communities we serve, certain positions within DBHDD may require evaluations, vaccinations, professional licensure and certifications. Licenses must be current and enable providers to practice within the State of Georgia.

The following are a listing of evaluations and vaccinations that may be required for employees, including those not involved with direct care:

• Drug Screening
• TB Evaluation
• Annual Influenza*

*Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Minimum Qualifications:

.High School diploma/GED and one (1) year of job-related experience providing social or direct care services to groups of special needs individuals in a human service setting; or One (1) year of experience at the lower level Client Support Worker 1 (SSS010) or equivalent position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.

Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.