Direct Support Mentor-Waiver

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Kinston (NC); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

RHA Health Services in North Carolina is seeking a Direct Support Mentor (Waiver Regular) to guide and train Direct Support Employees, ensuring staff coverage across three shifts in residential and day settings. The role emphasizes assisting individuals with IDD and mental health challenges, advancing personal goals, and upholding dignity and quality of life.

Requires a high school diploma or GED, at least one year experience, and a valid driver’s license with insurance.

Qualifications

• CPR and First Aid certification required and ongoing training.
• Minimum one year experience working with IDD/related populations.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with personal vehicle insurance.
• Must maintain company-sponsored training and certifications.
• Pre-employment checks including background, drug screening, and registry checks.

Responsabilités

• Assist people supported in activities of daily living and personal care.
• Identify supports needed to achieve personal outcomes and goals.
• Promote dignity, respect, and quality of life for individuals served.
• Provide choices and foster independence and community participation.
• Complete environmental assessments and maintenance tasks as needed.
• Support with meal prep, routines, and community activities.
• Train individuals in self-medication per policy.

Connaissances

CPR certification

First Aid certification

Driver's license

Certified with Med Tech

NCI certifications

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

We are hiring for: Direct Support Mentor--Waiver Type: Regular If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Provides support for people and/or groups of people with disabilities both in residential and day settings by performing and leading by example in carrying out Direct Support job responsibilities. Serves a mentor, trainer and coach to Direct Support Employees. Responsible for carrying out mentorship responsibilities for new Direct Support Employees to ensure thorough training and abilities. Assists with ensuring staff coverage of all three shifts as scheduled by the Residential Team Leader or as necessary due to scheduled staff not being able to work. At certain residences, the employee may be required to reside (sleep over) if he/she works a special schedule and/or work week. Assists the person(s) receiving services in identifying and communicating his or her requests and needs for services and supports. Implements services and supports to address the person's goals and desired outcomes as identified through each person's Person Centered Plan. Relies on knowledge, experience, and judgment to complete tasks with supervision and direction from the Residential Team Leader. Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of experience working with the population served.

Education- Must have a High school diploma or (GED) Experience- Prefer experience working with IDD individuals Rate Of Pay--$16.00

Responsibilities Include:

• Assists people supported to identify personal outcomes that best suit his or her personal interests, cultural background, and desires for the future.
• Assists the Interdisciplinary Team in identifying supports needed for personal outcomes to be realized.
• Understands and promotes the people supported's goals, as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism and quality of life.
• Provides opportunities for choice, and encourages people supported to make choices, and to exercise control over themselves and their environment.
• Reports all incidents of people supported abuse, neglect or exploitation immediately
• Ensures and assists with the cleanliness of group home by completing Environmental Assessments, work orders for maintenance needs, monitoring cleanliness of company vehicles and keeping home and grounds clean.
• Supports people supported in eating, resting, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, playing, and working, according to each person's abilities and interests.
• Helps people supported develop healthy personal and social habits.
• Prepares, assists and instructs people supported in food preparation and cleaning of residences and vocational program areas.
• Supports people supported in identifying and acquiring valued social roles in integrated community settings, including, but not limited to opportunities for membership in local groups, clubs, and organizations.
• Instructs and assists people supported using techniques and strategies designed to improve sensory motor and perceptual motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
• Works with each person receiving services to increase motivation; provides consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to each individual for all learning activities.
• Trains people supported in self-medication administration according to company policy.

Requirements :

• Must have a High school diploma or (GED).
• Prefer experience working with IDD individuals.
• Must have a valid driver's license (this is a condition of employment) including personal vehicle insurance coverage.
• Must maintain proficiency in company sponsored training and certifications and privileging as required.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certification , Med Tech and NCI certifications and other core competency training that may be specified and/or required by future company regulations or service definitions of service being provided
• Depending on service being provided must be clinically supervised by a qualified professional according to supervision requirements as specified by licensure or certification requirements of appropriate discipline or service being provided.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from floor level. Practicing CPR skills will require you to work on your hands and knees, bending, standing and lifting.
• Must meet conditions of employment by agreeing to criminal record check, pre-employment drug screening, healthcare registry check, and motor vehicle registry check.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verificat