What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Respite Aide - Canandaigua position at CP Rochester, Happiness House and Rochester Rehabi?
Job Title: Respite Aide for Summer Respite Program
Location: Geneva site
Salary: $16.00 per hour
Employment: June 30th-July 3rd and August 18th-August 22nd, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
Summary/Objective: The Respite Aide provides care in a safe and positive environment to youth attending the summer program.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED or currently enrolled in high school (working papers required).
- Experience working with children
- Demonstrates basic reasoning skills
Competency Requirements
- Must possess a strong service orientation, including active listening, critical thinking skills, and close monitoring of clients.
- Attention to detail.
- Caring approach.
- Ability to ensure individual?s safety.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Positivity.
- Attentiveness.
Responsibilities include:
- Imparts agency philosophy of ?Equal Opportunity, Independence and Realization of Individual Potential? to children, families, program staff and community resources.
- Maintains confidentiality of information relating to individuals and their families in accordance with agency policy.
- Adheres to agency?s policies and procedures as well as department and OPWDD guidelines.
- Help to provide all youth in the program with enjoyable, fun and safe recreational and social experiences.
- Serve as an appropriate role model and engage in interactions which promote and ensure the dignity and rights of all participants, service providers, coworkers and community members.
- Reports any issues or concerns to supervisor as soon as possible.
- Assist youth with group activities as assigned by the Program Supervisor
- Assist youth with activities of daily living (eating, dressing, toileting, etc) as needed
- Provides direct visual supervision at all times for youth within their group
- Communicate with parents verbally or in writing on a regular basis.
- Completes and submits billing documentation, representative of the service delivered.
- Performs other duties at the discretion of the Program Supervisor or his/her designee
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Other Duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment: This job operates in a community environment.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
Travel: Travel is primarily local during the business day, but employee may be expected to work at any of our partner agencies.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications: None
Salary : $16
