Residential Assistant - Valverde

Exceptional Children's Foundation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Exceptional Children's Foundation is seeking a Residential Assistant for Valverde House in Reseda, CA. The role supports a 24-hour residential home, assisting residents with daily activities, personal care, and transportation to activities.

The position requires driving, medication administration, and adherence to ISP and licensing requirements. Responsibilities include meal supervision, reporting progress, and maintaining a clean home environment.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing and English comprehension test is required.
• Basic knowledge of residential home operations and safety guidelines.
• Ability to recognize safety signs and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining the 24-hour residential home and meet residents' day-to-day needs.
• Attend to residents' personal care per ISP goals and prompting levels.
• Supervise meals and encourage family-style dining with residents.
• Write progress reports on ISP objectives daily and communicate with staff.
• Administer medications following policy; report discrepancies to RN and QIDP.
• Transport residents in a 12-15 passenger van to activities/appointments.
• Follow cleaning schedule and perform household tasks as assigned.

Skills

Reading & writing proficiency

Residential home operations knowledge

Safety regulation awareness

Communication skills

Job description

Position: Residential Assistant - Valverde House

Reports To: House Manager/QIDP

Work Location: Reseda, CA 91335

Compensation: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Available Schedules

Evening Shift: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM (1 full time PM shift with 2 weekdays off)

NOC Shift: 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM (1 full time NOC shift with 2 weekdays off)

Job Responsibilities

Under supervision, assist in ensuring the 24-hour residential home is physically maintained and assume responsibility for meeting the day-to-day needs of the residents, consistent with ECF policy and regulatory agency requirements relative to licensing.

Summary Of Duties

• Attend to the personal needs of residents in a respectful and caring manner. Assist with residents’ personal hygiene needs including, but not limited to toileting, bathing, dressing, and incidents of incontinence, and changing bedding if necessary. Ensure residents are appropriately groomed by following individual service plan (ISP) goals and recommended prompting levels. Assist and support residents with daily chores including changing sheets and doing laundry.
• Supervise residents during meal preparation, ensuring adherence to menus and diet. Encourage family-style dining by eating with the residents during regular mealtimes.
• Be familiar with the residents’ Individual Program Plan (IPP) objectives and ensure the plan is followed, participating with prompts/actions when required. Write progress reports on ISP objectives on a daily basis. Maintain communication with the Residential Manager and consultants; share pertinent information with oncoming staff.
• Administer medications to residents, following the medication administration policy. Report discrepancies to the Registered Nurse (RN) and Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) immediately.
• Interact with the residents when on the premises or during community outings (medical appointments or social outings). Transport residents in a 12-15 passenger van to social activities and medical appointments. Transfer and ambulate residents as determined by their IPP using appropriate methods and body mechanics.
• Follow posted cleaning schedule to ensure that all common areas of the home are clean and well-maintained. Perform household tasks as assigned, including but not limited to completing food service tasks, laundry, etc.

Qualifications

Experience: Two years direct service with special needs population.

Knowledge/Abilities/Skills

• Successfully pass a reading, writing, and English comprehension test.
• Basic knowledge of residential home operations.
• Knowledge of Department of Health Services regulations, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Title 17, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Title 22, preferred but not required.
• Ability to recognize and respond to Universal Safety signs.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to comprehend directions regarding work to be performed and safety guidelines to be followed.

Requirements

• Driving is an essential function of this position. Proof of valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, evidence of state-mandated car insurance, and insurable driving record are required. While driving for work, should a need arise, the employee’s insurance is deemed primary and ECF’s coverage is secondary.
• Obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR, and NCI certifications.
• Obtain and maintain medication administration certification.
• Pre-employment physical, initially and annually thereafter.
• Provide evidence of a negative TB test, initially and annually thereafter.
• Maintain a professional image while on duty by following ECF’s dress code.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is an ICF/DDN licensed group home for adults with varying degrees of developmental and physical disabilities. Employee may encounter consumers who are in crisis, exhibiting emotional/psychological distress or behaving in an aggressive manner. Environment may include frequent interruptions, loud noise, varying indoor temperature, and drafts. Exposure to varying weather conditions when driving to meetings, appointments, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.
• Capable of moving and transferring a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to assist with transferring a resident to and from a wheelchair or bed (pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50lbs with assistance).
• Ability to operate various medical equipment i.e., Hoyer Lift, hospital bed, and wheelchair scale.
• Ability to change adult briefs and colostomy bags.
• Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, carrying, use of both hands and repetitive motion will be required in performance of the job duties.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, operate a copy machine, fax machine, printer, computers, and/or other devices.
• Safely operate a 12-15-passenger van and a wheelchair van to transport residents to various appointments, purchase groceries etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Exceptional Children's Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are on a mission to support independence, belonging and community. We strive to build a culture that is safe, respectful, fair, and supportive for all employees. We are proud to employ people of all backgrounds who possess the talent, energy, and focus to accelerate our vision forward.

At-Will Statement

Employment with Exceptional Children’s Foundation, aka ECF, is at-will employment which means that ECF or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice. ECF holds the right to modify the terms of employment, including but not limited to, job descriptions, duties, schedules, compensation, work locations, procedures, guidelines, practices or employee benefit programs with or without advance notice. I acknowledge and understand that the at-will nature of my employment relationship with ECF can only be changed by an express written agreement signed by the President/CEO of ECF and me.