Entry Level Evening Caregiver

Community Link, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Link, Inc. in Illinois provides daily living support within Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA) under supervision.

The role includes supervising activities of daily living, transportation, and community integration, with emphasis on accurate documentation and safety procedures. The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and ideally experience in a residential setting for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D. and be able to read and write routine notes.
• Experience in a residential setting with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and guidance to residents in daily living and community integration.
• Provide direct personal care or oversight as needed.
• Maintain positive relationships with residents and families and ensure good communication.
• Monitor and document medication needs and report issues to supervisor.
• Assist residents with transportation and community resources.
• Complete all required documentation and maintain home appearance.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Written & verbal communication

Basic math & budgeting

Documentation & record-keeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

SUMMARY:

Provides daily living support and assistance to individuals in one of the agency’s Community Integrated Living Arrangements under the supervision of the CILA Team Leader and with the support of the Supported Living Program Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide training and guidance to the residents in Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) in the areas of activities of daily living (example-hygiene), community integration (example-outings) and economic self sufficiency skills (example-accurate recording of financial transactions).
• Provide direct personal care or oversight as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service to residents and families and maintain positive relationships and lines of communication.
• Ensures resident medication needs are met by monitoring and documenting medication regimen. Brings any health issues to the supervisor’s attention.
• Works with and participates in the community in order to assist residents in utilizing resources and developing natural supports. Includes providing client transportation.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Prepares and/or utilizes basic household necessities such as food, program supplies, and cleaning supplies, and is responsible for the overall appearance of the home, including daily housekeeping tasks.
• Follow and maintain all safety procedures and participate in safety drills.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D. Experience working in a residential setting with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and simple correspondence. Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to residents and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to compute percentages.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must have a valid driver's license and valid auto insurance.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Must be able to develop effective and efficient communication skills through instruction and training, to adapt favorably to changing program needs and have genuine interest in the welfare of clients. Must be able to develop knowledge of behavior principles through instruction and training. Must pass the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) with an eighty percent or higher. Ability to learn basic computer operations for client data tracking, incident reporting and other processes deemed necessary by the supervisory staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee occasionally is required to bend stoop, squat, crawl, climb-height, reach above shoulder level, crouch, kneel, balance and push/pull. The employee continuously is required to lift up to 10 lbs. The employee occasionally is required to lift between 11 lbs – 50 lbs. The job requires the employee to use the left and right hand for repetitive actions for simple grasping, firm grasping and fine manipulating. The employee must have the ability to drive the agency’s van. The employee must be able to provide assistance to individuals as needed such as maneuvering wheelchairs, or assisting clients in ambulating and transferring when necessary. Must be able to stay awake during the employee’s work shift.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.