Job Information
Whole Life Services Residential Support Professional in HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania
Qualifications:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- High School Diploma or GED
Prerequisites
- Current Act 33, Act 34, and FBI Clearances
- Physical Exam and Mantoux
- Medication Administration Trained
- Fire Safety Trained
- First Aide/CPR with one (1) year
- Orientation to house completed
- Valid Drivers License
Requirements
- Able to lift and assist with all transferring needs
- Able to assist in a two person lift
- Able to go up and down stairs at set locations
Responsibilities
- Provide 24 hour awake staff support for individuals with intellectual disabilities
- Provide necessary assistance in bathing, dressing, toileting, and hygiene
- Assist in meal preparation and grocery shopping. Providing ample opportunity for choice. (According to the needs of the individual.)
- Assist in household chores (i.e. vacuuming, dishes, sweep/mop floors, laundry, general housekeeping)
- Assist individual in taking medication prescribed by doctor, according to the Department of Public Welfare guidelines on medication administration.
- Assist individual(s) in all areas of personal and self care skills, as indication by the Individual Support Plan.
- Review ISP with supervisor to ensure full understanding of outcomes and implementation plans
- Assist individual with going shopping as desired.
- Report all medical, behavioral, or other concerns to Residential Program Supervisor, Director, ad other house staff.
Community Involvement
- Ensure that individual(s) daily needs are met while away from home by preparing the needed items to take with the individual as measured by availability.
- Assist the individual(s) in making choices regarding how to spend his/her day.