Job Description

HRDI is seeking a Residential Support Worker to join their team.  The Residential Support Worker establishes and maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for supervised residential client services and implements appropriate client services that are consistent with the clients’ Master Treatment Plans.

Job Duties:

• Provide assistance to counselors as needed.
• Provides continuous awake supervision/monitoring of both clients and the facility to ensure the safety of the residents and staff
• Uses good clinical judgment and follows official procedures and protocol to manage medical, psychiatric, and life safety emergencies
• Closely monitors the clients’ self-medication procedure and reports any problems to both the nurse and the Residential Lead Worker
• Consults with Lead Worker and immediately communicates to the Lead Worker and problems or concerns about the day-to-day operations of the facility or the clinical behavior of the clients
• Provides instruction to the clients and helps them to prepare and serve meals according to the residential menu
• Prepares client chore/laundry schedule, provides training and assistance to clients in the completion of these tasks
• Plans and implements structured daily living skills training activities for the clients, including fire drills and safety drills
• Provides supervision for clients on field trips, outings, picnics, etc. as assigned by the Lead Worker
• Monitors phone usage, visitors, and building supplies to ensure the safety and security of the clients, staff, and agency property
• Completes and submits all required documentation in a timely, neat manner
• Attends residential staff meetings and supervision sessions as scheduled by the Lead Worker
• Secures the facility at the end of the shift, by locking windows, doors, seeing that all clients have left the building, turning off electrical appliances, etc.

Required Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s License
• Experience in residential setting preferred
• Knowledge of basic cooking and housekeeping skills
• Good verbal skills
• Must be measurable or trainable
• Ability to function in a teamwork setting
• Patience, sensitivity to clients’ needs, good interpersonal skills

Job Tags

Full time, Immediate start, Shift work,

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