Residential Program Worker - Part Time Afternoons

Community Counseling Center of Mercer County; Mercer (PA); On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Counseling Center of Mercer County is seeking a Residential Program Worker to supervise residents and assist with daily living skills. You will report to the Residential Supervisor and help maintain the assigned facility.

Requirements include a High School Diploma with human services experience, strong communication skills, Act 33/34 and FBI clearances, and a valid driver’s license with vehicle insurance. Role involves varied duties, including medication monitoring and group activities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with human services experience in a Residential setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Act 33 and 34 and FBI Clearances required.
• Must maintain a current driver's license and vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities

• Arrive for work on time, i.e. at least 5 minutes prior to the beginning of your shift.
• Provide coverage for any assigned site.
• Read daily progress notes from previous staff to be aware of recent occurrences in the home.
• Ensure residents attend daily programming as scheduled.
• Enforce house rules and document incidents appropriately.
• Complete merit system paperwork daily.
• Document daily progress notes for residents.
• Complete all required paperwork daily or as needed.
• Monitor medications per the procedure and initial medication sheets after each resident.
• Inform residents when refills are needed and assist in the refill process.
• Count medications before placing in the cabinet and record the count.
• Engage residents in group discussions and activities.
• Assist residents in achieving goals and daily living skills.
• Assist residents with cooking and daily cleaning tasks.
• Assist residents in laundry and other life skills as needed.
• Be available to talk to residents and maintain a professional demeanor.
• Handle emergencies per policy and coordinate with staff as needed.
• Know locations of emergency shut offs and breaker boxes.
• Maintain open communication with staff and supervisor.
• Provide transportation for residents to appointments when needed.
• Attend required CCC in-service training and maintain CPR/First Aid.
• Attend monthly staff meetings.
• Follow the site programming schedule.
• Hold monthly fire drills and uphold licensing regulations.
• Notify appropriate personnel if leaving the group home during hours 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
• Follow on-call procedures.
• Physical demands include lifting up to 15 pounds and driving a 16-passenger van.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to CCC policies.
• Disciplinary action for policy violations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Possess CQI involvement to improve services.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Driver's license

FBI Clearances

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Minimum of $14.50 an hour!

Minimum of $14.50 an hour!

POSITION:

The Residential Program Worker supervises and assists the residents in all daily life skills. They report directly to the Residential Supervisor. They maintain the facility they are assigned to.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma with human services experience in a Residential setting. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Act 33 and 34 and FBI Clearances required. Must maintain a current driver's license and vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities

• Arrive for work on time, i.e. at least 5 minute prior to the beginning of your shift.
• Provide coverage for any assigned site.
• Read daily progress notes from previous staff to be aware of recent occurrences in the home.
• Is aware of daily programming of the residents and assure that they do attend as scheduled.
• Have residents abide by House rules and to appropriately document any incidents.
• Correctly completes merit system paperwork daily.
• Complete daily progress notes on residents.
• Completes all other assigned paperwork daily or as required.
• Correctly monitors medication according to medication procedure. (See Policies and Procedure Manual).
• Initial medication sheets after each resident.
• Inform residents when medication refills are needed and to assist residents in procedure to refill medication.
• Count medications before being placed in medication cabinet and to record the count on proper form.
• Engage and encourage residents to participate in group discussions and activities.
• Assist residents in achieving goals.
• Assist residents in daily cooking.
• Assist residents in daily assigned cleaning chores.
• Assist residents in laundry skills and all other daily living skills.
• Assist residents in all other life skills as required.
• Be available to talk to any resident as needed.
• Respect the residents and educate them in a professional, mature manner.
• Handle any immediate problems in the home, referring serious problems to appropriate staff.
• Use emergency procedures appropriately (See Policy and Procedure Manual).*
• To know the locations of all emergency shut off valves, and breaker boxes.
• Maintain open positive communication and cooperative attitude with other staff and supervisor.
• Provide transportation, as needed for any resident, to appointments.
• Attend all mandated CCC in-service training, maintain current CPR and First Aid certificate.
• Attend monthly staff meetings the last Wednesday of each month.
• Follow the programming schedule established for the site.
• Hold monthly fire drills, and ensure that all licensing regulations are upheld in the residents.
• If leaving the group home during the hours of 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., notifies appropriate personnel.
• Will follow through with present on-call procedure.
• Physical demands of this job require bending, stooping, climbing, reaching, grasping, finger dexterity for writing and data entry on keyboard, ability to hear, see, read and drive up to a 16 passenger van. Able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds.
• Maintains and upholds Community Counseling Center's policies, respects confidentiality, and exhibits a professional demeanor at all times while at work.
• Any violation of policies and procedures/job duties will be subject to disciplinary action.
• Performs other duties assigned.
• Can perform the essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodations, if necessary.
• Participates in CCC CQI plan to ensure quality of service to CCC consumers.