Residential Program Worker (RPW)-PT-Daylight

Community Counseling Center of Mercer County; Sharon (Mercer County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Community Counseling Center of Mercer County is seeking a Residential Program Worker to supervise and assist residents with daily living skills and to maintain the facility. You will report to the Residential Supervisor and support residents in cooking, cleaning, and transportation as needed.

Responsibilities include timely arrival, medication oversight per procedures, documenting progress notes, enforcing house rules, participating in group activities, and attending trainings.

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, at least 5 minutes before shift.
• Provide coverage for assigned site.
• Read daily progress notes from previous staff.
• Ensure residents attend daily programming as scheduled.
• Enforce house rules and document incidents.
• Complete daily progress notes on residents.
• Monitor medications according to procedures; initial med sheets.
• Inform residents about med refills and assist with refills.
• Count medications and record counts.
• Engage residents in group discussions and activities.
• Assist residents in daily cooking, cleaning, laundry and life skills.
• Provide transportation for residents as needed.
• Attend CCC in-service training; maintain CPR and First Aid.
• Attend monthly staff meetings; follow programming schedule.
• Hold monthly fire drills and uphold licensing regulations.
• Be available to talk to residents; maintain professional conduct.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Act 33/34 clearances

FBI clearances

Driver's license

Vehicle insurance

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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:

1. Arrive for work on time, i.e. at least 5 minute prior to the beginning of your shift.
2. Provide coverage for any assigned site.
3. Read daily progress notes from previous staff to be aware of recent occurrences in the home.
4. Is aware of daily programming of the residents and assure that they do attend as scheduled.
5. Have residents abide by House rules and to appropriately document any incidents.
6. Correctly completes merit system paperwork daily.
7. Complete daily progress notes on residents.
8. Completes all other assigned paperwork daily or as required.
9. Correctly monitors medication according to medication procedure. (See Policies and Procedure Manual).
10. Initial medication sheets after each resident.
11. Inform residents when medication refills are needed and to assist residents in procedure to refill medication.
12. Count medications before being placed in medication cabinet and to record the count on proper form.
13. Engage and encourage residents to participate in group discussions and activities.
14. Assist residents in achieving goals.
15. Assist residents in daily cooking.
16. Assist residents in daily assigned cleaning chores.
17. Assist residents in laundry skills and all other daily living skills.
18. Assist residents in all other life skills as required.
19. Be available to talk to any resident as needed.
20. Respect the residents and educate them in a professional, mature manner.
21. Handle any immediate problems in the home, referring serious problems to appropriate staff.
22. Use emergency procedures appropriately (See Policy and Procedure Manual).*
23. Know the locations of all emergency shut off valves, and breaker boxes.
24. Maintain open positive communication and cooperative attitude with other staff and supervisor.
25. Provide transportation, as needed for any resident, to appointments.
26. Attend all mandated CCC in-service training, maintain current CPR and First Aid certificate.
27. Attend monthly staff meetings the last Wednesday of each month.
28. Follow the programming schedule established for the site.
29. Hold monthly fire drills, and ensure that all licensing regulations are upheld in the residents.
30. If leaving the group home during the hours of 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., notifies appropriate personnel.
31. Will follow through with present on-call procedure.
32. 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.