Direct Care Staff

Sierra Vista Child & Family Services; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

403(b) retirement plan

Clinical supervision

Growth opportunities

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Sierra Vista Child & Family Services in Modesto, CA seeks a Direct Care Staff to provide hands-on support in a group home. Responsibilities include personal care, activities, and medication administration while ensuring regulatory compliance and client well-being.

Successful candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, at least 22 years old, and a California driver’s license. Experience with children and competency in documentation and communication are required, with comprehensive

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year experience in care and/or education of children.
• Must pass competency tests related to documentation of incidents and effective communication practices.
• Must be at least 22 years old.
• A valid California driver’s license is required for staff with driving duties and must meet agency insurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce limits and appropriate consequences for clients.
• Carry out individualized plans and work toward objectives agreed upon by clinical staff.
• Assist in resolving group and/or individual client conflicts.
• Assist in client school learning programs and activities.
• Safeguard the dignity and rights of each child with confidentiality.
• Complete all required documentation within specified timeframes using agency forms and logs.
• Maintain adherence to clinical program policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Report events impacting health, safety, or welfare to supervisor via incident report forms.
• Properly administer medication for therapeutic treatment of clients.
• Report containment, illnesses, missed medication, restrictions and other incidents daily to supervisor.
• Prevent and control infections.
• Maintain a culture of quality and safety.
• Use de-escalation skills for crisis prevention.
• Use Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques for crisis prevention/intervention.
• Interactions should be appropriate to client culture and developmental level.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

California driver's license

Job description

Brief Description

The Direct Care Staff provides compassionate, hands-on support to residents in a group home setting, ensuring their daily needs are met and their well-being is prioritized. This role includes assisting with personal care, facilitating activities, administering medications, and ensuring compliance from all regulatory bodies. The Direct Care Staff plays a vital role in helping residents achieve their individual goals, promoting their independence, and enhancing their quality of life.

Brief Description

The Direct Care Staff provides compassionate, hands-on support to residents in a group home setting, ensuring their daily needs are met and their well-being is prioritized. This role includes assisting with personal care, facilitating activities, administering medications, and ensuring compliance from all regulatory bodies. The Direct Care Staff plays a vital role in helping residents achieve their individual goals, promoting their independence, and enhancing their quality of life.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• One year experience in care and/or education of children.
• Successfully pass competency tests related to the accurate and thorough documentation of incidents and effective communication practices.
• Must be at least 22 years old.
• A valid California driver’s license is required of staff who have regular driving duties, and the driving record must meet the requirements of their position and be approved by the agency’s insurance company.

Essential Job Functions

• Operate an agency or personal vehicle for work-related activities which may include, client visits, meetings, trainings, or other agency-related appointments.
• Ensure compliance with driving requirements, including maintaining a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, and proof of insurance as required by agency policy.
• Ability to multi-task, delegate responsibility, be open and flexible to change and hold staff accountable.
• Ability to communicate ideas in oral and written form.
• An ability to instruct in group and individual settings.
• Protect and honor individual integrity through confidentiality.
• Ability to work in a harmonious manner with subordinates, supervisors, and others.
• Ability to work effectively with cultural/ethnic diversity.
• Physical capability to restrain children, lift over 20 pounds, and engage in physical activity including various sports, sitting, walking, bending, climbing, kneeling, twisting, reaching, etc.
• Physical, mental, and emotional health adequate to perform duties.
• Maintain current Medic First Aid certification and respond appropriately to medical incidents, ensuring the health and safety of clients and staff.
• Participate in and successfully complete the 28-hour initial Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training and maintain certification through a minimum of 12 hours of annual refresher training.
• Consistently apply TCI principles to manage crises safely and effectively, in alignment with trauma-informed care and agency protocols.

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce limits and appropriate consequences for clients.
• Carryout individualized plans and work toward objectives agreed upon by clinical staff and/or placement worker where applicable.
• Assist in resolving group and/or individual client conflicts.
• Assist in client school learning programs and activities.
• Safeguard the dignity of each child and protect the rights and the individuality of each child to enhance his/her self-respect.
• Complete all required documentation with specific timeframes, utilize proper agency forms, ledgers, and logs in accordance with governing procedures.
• Maintain adherence to clinical program policies, procedures, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Report any event that may impact health, safety, and welfare of clients including issues of suicidal or homicidal intent and child abuse, verbally and with internal incident report form.
• Properly administer medication for the therapeutic treatment of clients.
• Report containment’s, illnesses, missed medication, restrictions and other incidents daily to supervisor.
• Responsible for preventing and controlling infection.
• Responsible for maintaining a culture of quality and safety.
• Effectively use de-escalation skills and techniques for crisis prevention.
• Properly administer the C-SSRS to help prevent suicide.
• Effectively use Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques for crisis prevention and/or intervention.
• Interaction is appropriate and sensitive to client’s culture. Interaction is appropriate with client’s developmental level.

Other

• Attend all required meetings and trainings.
• Report any suspected child or dependent adult/elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Other duties as assigned.

Summary

We are a nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen families and communities by transforming lives! We are currently recruiting for a Direct Care Stafffor our Short-Term Residential Therapuetic program, who is ready to make a difference in the lives of others!

Why Sierra Vista?

Our supportive, caring environment extends not only to our clients and families, but to our valued staff as well. Employees from a number of disciplines work together in a collaborative, stimulating environment that is a model for quality care.

Sierra Vista Child & Family Services Offers

• Health Insurance Coverage - SVCFS offers a comprehensive health benefits package which includes medical dental vision coverage, and an employer paid life insurance policy.
• 2 weeks of vacation, 11 paid holidays, 12 sick days upon accrual.
• Employee Assistance Plan unlimited access to professional consultants for money management, family counseling, legal advice and many other areas.
• Optional 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Clinical Supervision for state licensure.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Salary Increases each year.
• Supportive/collaborative work environment.
• Discounts are available to employees for gym memberships, with cellphone plan providers and other discounted perks.

Base Pay: $18.25-$22.25/hour