What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adult Family Home Caregiver position at Chileda?
Summary:Our AFH Caregivers work directly with our residents to teach important life skills including independent living skills, community integration, activities of daily living (ADL's), social and communication skills, and behavior modification. We do this by helping our students to live their best lives by participating with them on community outings, cooking cooperatively and helping our residents just have fun!Status Info:Positions are open for PT and FT roles on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift, whose schedules include working every other weekend and every other holiday. FT roles come with Chileda's generous benefits package including Health, Vision and Dental, great PTO and company matched 401k!Skills:Great applicants will demonstrate behavioral skills and judgement conducive to role modeling appropriate skills for residents. Having experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred, but not required; we will train the right candidates! You must posses a valid driver's license. And while you don't need to be a James Beard award winning chef, some cooking skills will help make meal times all the more fun!Job Duties Include:
- Supervising the residents in the group home.
- Assisting the residents with personal cares which may include: bathing, grooming, nail care, teeth brushing, ect.
- Administering medications.
- Transporting residents to activities outside the group home.
- Helping to prepare meals and teach cooking skills.
- Use Crisis management techniques taught in trainings including verbal de-escalation, creative redirection, topic changes, and allowing space and time for processing during a crisis.
