What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Care Counselor position at A&E United Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
- To cover all assigned shifts and reading the daily logs upon arrival
- Annotate all client accounters on the accounter notes regularly and daily
- To ensure that the clients in your charge are receiving proper care.
- Follow program daily schedule and enforce the program daily schedule
- Serve the youth with their food once it’s prepared
- To provide supervision of activities when needed. Being aware of where the clients are going and with whom.
- To help develop and carry out treatment goals for individual clients as outlined in treatment plans and / or ISP goals and objectives.
- To recognize and confront inappropriate behavior and redirect clients according to treatment goals and house standards.
- To take responsibility for medical needs and inform the House Manager and appropriate administrative staff of such needs.
- Inform the house manager of unusual incidents and follow up with a written report.
- To maintain the home in accordance with Agency standards with input from the residents. These are available at each site.
- To encourage input and participation in house routines and to encourage integration within the community.
- To serve as a positive role model and implement activities.
- When necessary, to provide transportation for clients.
- To conduct all shifts consistent with agency and individual site policies, routines and procedures.
- To maintain written and verbal communication with the House Manger and with other CFP staff after each shift, i.e. log entries.
- To attend weekly meetings, in-service trainings, and orientation programs, Serve as a counselor rather than a baby-sitter
