Group Home Supported Community Living Specialist

Description

This is a full‑time 1:1 position in Essex, Ia. The hours are Monday – Friday 6 am – 2 pm.

I. The Supported Community Living Specialist (SCLS) reports directly to the Team Leader assigned and to the Director of Residential Services.

• The SCLS will teach, train, and assist individuals in developing the skills necessary to be as independent as possible when performing activities of daily living, including but not limited to:
  • Coordinating health and medical needs.
  • Training individuals to take care of their own health and medical needs.
  • Developing or maintaining skills that allow for better participation in the community.
  • Assisting individuals in becoming independent in accessing community services.
  • Assisting the individuals with participation in at least one community activity each week if the shift is during day/evening/weekend hours.
  • Assisting individuals in advocacy procedures to ensure their rights and to meet their needs, interests, and choices.
  • Assisting in preparing an individualized diet plan to meet nutritional needs as required.
  • Writing individualized intervention plans for each individual served.
  • Providing emergency/safety skills training.
  • Providing training in skills necessary to manage personal business and property.
  • Providing training in budgeting.
  • Providing transportation (doctor’s appointments, church, etc.).
  • Providing training in daily living skills.
  • Orienting new individuals in their home, assessing their skills, and providing appropriate input to the individual’s subsequent progress reports and Person‑Centered Plan (PCP).
  • Supervising the individual’s goals and completing data collection related to running those goals.
  • Supervising, as necessary, the individual’s finances to give guidance in budgeting for personal needs and desires.
  • Providing a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.
  • Supervising the individual’s care and use of personal property and assisting with purchases, as necessary.
  • As assigned, training new staff relative to duties, work schedules, agency policies, and state and/or federal regulatory policies and procedures in coordination with the Team Leader and Director of Residential Services.
  • Following the assigned work schedule.
  • Never leaving individuals receiving twenty‑four‑hour care unsupervised.
  • Completing all records and documentation using the proper forms as they relate to established procedures.
  • Attending staff meetings and scheduled in‑service training sessions.
  • Ensuring that the individual’s residence meets cleanliness, safety, and health standards.
  • Keeping informed of all programming and administrative information, changes, and additions by checking email each shift worked the daily logbook or other messages.
  • Keeping all written and verbal information on each individual strictly confidential.
  • Completing documentation of behaviors or providing information for writing staff intervention plans.
  • Handling any other duties as assigned by the Team Leader, Lead Staff, and Director of Residential Services.
  • Monitoring and documenting an individual’s physician‑ordered diet as needed.
  • Assisting individuals receiving services with their activities of daily living, such as, but not limited to, meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, toileting, and bathing.
  • Ensuring the clients are safe from all environmental hazards.

• Providing quality care.
• Transporting individuals.
• Providing training in daily living skills (e.g., meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, and personal hygiene).
• Ensuring housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Workers must be willing to work with individuals who have behavioral problems, including verbal and physical aggression.
• Providing a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.
• Administering medication and maintaining accurate medication documentation, as needed, after training.
• Using sound judgment when immediate decision‑making is required.
• Working according to the assigned work schedule; overnight staff may remain awake or sleep while remaining available for emergencies.
• Completing written and electronic documentation and record‑keeping according to agency requirements.
• Operating independently to ensure the welfare and safety of persons served in a…