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Life Skills Professional On-Call

Resources For Human Development
$16.92 / hr
United States, Pennsylvania, Norristown
Dec 05, 2024

Description

Job title

Life Skills Professional On-Call

Reports to

Assistant Director

Are you looking for a rewarding career helping others improve their quality of life?

Family House Norristown, located in Norristown PA, is currently seeking On-Call Life Skills Professionals for various shifts! Compensation is $16.50 per hour.

Position Summary

The Life Skills Professional is responsible for client support through direct interaction throughout shift; collaboratively and actively assisting and supporting the participants of the program in the development of Life/Recovery Support/Coping/Daily living skills. Facilitate and document psychotherapy groups, implementing the activities on the monthly calendar; promote and enhance the informed culture of the program and the establishment and attainment of goals identified in the individual Recovery Support Plan (RSP).

Responsibilities/Duties: *

* Provide emergency coverage

* Support/assist the program participant with the development and maintenance of necessary daily life skills to live independently within their community, i.e., cooking, shopping, household chores, seeking employment and education opportunities, medication management, interpersonal relations, utilizing community resources, vocational, budgeting, banking, accessing transportation, meal preparation, etc.

* Model appropriate social skills to help the program participant develop positive relationships, cope with interpersonal conflict and successfully participate in social, recreational and cultural activities in-home and while out in the community.

* Complete required documentation comprehensively and accurately, i.e., observation checks, daily residential shift notes, mileage logs, incident reports (if applicable), and vehicle incident reports (if applicable).

* Monitor participant medication as prescribed (after completion of Medication Administration Training), and complete all corresponding documentation.

* Operate agency vehicles in accordance with established policies and procedures

* Provide emergency medical procedures as needed, including Basic First Aid, and CPR (after completion of CPR Training)

* Facilitate and document educational groups and any other significant contact.

* Conduct, facilitate and document fire drills.

* Read daily logs and document in logs at the time of shift and end of each shift.

* Complete intake packets and inventory upon every admission into the program and discharge.

* Escort clients to appointments and shopping as designed within the program schedule and or according to client treatment plan.

* Conduct daily documentation and filing of Sign In logs, Refrigerator logs, Shift logs, and monitoring of clients movement.

* Attend scheduled/mandatory training as outlines in CBH, DDAP, and employee's individual training plans.

* Responsible for attending supervision, clinical meetings, monthly staff meetings, and mandatory trainings to remain current with best practices

* All other duties as identified by the Program Director/Assistant Director/Lead LSP

Qualifications

  • Possess High School Diploma/GED
  • 2 years of experience in the social service field. CPRP, CPS, a plus.
  • Must possess a current valid State Driver's License

Requirements

Physical requirements

Lifting Requirements

  • Medium: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Physical Requirements

  • Stand or Sit (stationary position)
  • Walk
  • Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position)
  • Climb (stairs/ladders)
  • Talk/Hear (communicate, converse, convey, express/exchange information)
  • See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess)
  • Pushing or Pulling
  • Repetitive Motion
  • Reaching (high or low)
  • Kneel, Stoop, Crouch or Crawl (position self, move)

Reporting Relationships

  • Direct Supervisor: Assistant Director

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.

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