REACH Direct Support Professional-Child CTH (Part-Time/PRN)

Richmond Behavioral Health; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking part-time Direct Support Professionals to ensure client safety and facilitate group activities for clients with special needs. The role involves assisting with daily living tasks, administering medications, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates should be communicative and capable of following meal preparation guidelines. This position is critical for enriching clients' lives through positive engagement and support.

Qualifications

• Experience in human support work, especially with clients with special needs.
• Ability to maintain safety and cleanliness standards.
• Strong communication skills to positively engage clients.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates educational and recreational group activities.
• Monitors clients with daily living activities.
• Administers medications according to guidance.

Skills

Client engagement

Ability to follow a recipe

Customer service

Job description

Richmond Behavioral Health is seeking part-time Direct Support Professionals (Child CTH) to perform beginner-level human support work maintaining the safety of clients, monitoring clients with special needs, coordinating meal preparation and supporting clients in meal intake as needed, facilitating educational groups, supporting clients in learning and using coping skills, performing and assisting clients with laundry duties, encouraging clients to adhere to treatment requirements, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the REACH Crisis Therapeutic Home Manager.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates and leads educational and recreational group activities; engages clients positively.
• Monitors and assists clients with activities of daily living—showering, toileting, self-care, laundry.
• Administer medications in accordance with all regulatory bodies.
• Performs customer service duties by meeting and greeting clients upon arrival for treatment; admits clients to the unit by taking inventory of belongings; conducts tours and orientation of unit; cleans and maintains bedrooms.
• Maintains the safety and cleanliness of the unit.
• Performs laundry duties for unit and client laundry; assists clients with special needs; prepares and serves meals following a provided menu.
• Ability to follow a recipe.
• Prepares and maintains required shift documentation.
• Complete documentation in accordance with medication administration requirements. Maintain organized programming areas and kitchen.