Direct Service Professional (Developmental Disabilities)

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Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

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JOB SUMMARY: Community Access Group (CAG) services are provided to an individual participant, with a one-to-one staff to participant ratio which are directly linked to goals and expectations of improvement in skills. The intended outcome of CAG services is to improve the participant's access to the community through increased skills, increased natural supports, and/or less paid supports. The position provides teaching and coaching to assist the participant in developing social skills, networking abilities, and adaptive skills to allow the individual independence with community participation outside of their residence. The position may also support an individual to reduce maladaptive or inappropriate behaviors.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide services in non-facility, community-based settings outside the Participants' own or family home or any other residential setting. Assistance Acquiring, retaining, or improving socialization, and adaptive skills for active community participation and independent functioning such as assisting the participant with money management, teaching appropriate shopping skills, using public transportation, and teaching nutrition and diet information.
• Other related participant-specific assistance, such as assistance with personal care items like meals and toileting needs.                                                                
• Transportation to and from activities and settings primarily utilized by the Participant.  
• Documentation of the individual activities addressing goals and progress in the electronic behavioral health record within the required timeframe.                              
• Collaboration with the Program Coordinator and Treatment Team members for any significant changes or updates to ensure health, safety and welfare of the individual supported.
• Reporting all changes or concerns to the Program Coordinator within one hour of observation.
• Assure the confidentiality and client rights requirements are maintained and in alignment with the federal, state and agency guidelines.
• Assure successful completion of all initial and annual training requirements.
• Assist with the development of individual support plan for each assigned individual.
• Use age-appropriate interaction and materials to promote individual dignity and independence.
• Participate and assists with meal and leisure time activities for individuals.
• Provide individual and/or small group age-appropriate functional training activities such as: self-help, language development, perceptual motor development, simple academic and vocational work activities.
• Assure the confidentiality and client rights requirements are maintained and in alignment with the federal, state and agency guidelines.
• Perform general cleaning activities.
• Daily documentation in Carelogic and other tracking required by ISP or medical needs.
• Adherence and implementation of Behavioral Support plan and tracking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.