What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paraprofessional position at Shine Support Services Corp?
Job Description
The Direct Support Staff/Paraprofessional plays a vital role in providing services to individuals or groups of individuals.
Responsibilities:
The Direct Support Staff/Paraprofessional plays a vital role in providing services to individuals or groups of individuals.
Responsibilities:
- Builds trust and productive relationships with people he/she supports, co-workers, and others through respectful and clear verbal and written communication.
- Identifies risk and behaviors that can lead to a crisis for the supported individual and uses effective strategies to prevent or intervene in the crisis in collaboration with other's on the team.
- Uses person-centered practices, assisting individuals to make choices and plan goals, and provides services to help individuals achieve their goals.
- Assists clients with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance, which is provided under the direction of a Physician and as identified on the person-centered plan.
- Escorts clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping, and outings as specified in the person-centered plan.
- Assists clients with communication by writing, typing, assisting in correspondence for them or researching information for them.
- Closely monitors an individual's physical and emotional health, gathers information about the individual, and communicates observations to assist in guiding services.
- Follows the written person-centered plan.
- Carries out duties as assigned by the QP.
- Observes clients and their environments and reports unsafe conditions to QP.
- Observes clients and their environments and reports behavior, physical and/or cognitive changes, and/or changes in living arrangements to QP.
- Completes and maintains records of all required documentation (goal sheets, pcs sheets, financial records, time sheets, etc.), daily activities, observations, and direct hours of service.
- Attends orientation, in-service training sessions, and staff meetings.
- Develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
- Makes decisions and solves problems.
- Communicates with QP and co-workers.
- Observes, receives, and obtains information from relevant sources.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Knowledge of direct care and home management skills.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal care services, including needs determinants, meeting quality standards, and evaluation of client satisfaction.
- Knowledge of the English language.
- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, including emergency first aid and CPR.
- Knowledge of clerical procedures such as maintaining records and completing forms.
- The ability to competently assist clients with their activities of daily living.
- The ability to be aware of other people's reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- The ability to establish and maintain relationships.
- The ability to teach others.
- The ability to listen actively.
- The ability to identify problems and determine effective solutions.
- The ability to apply reason and logic to identify strengths and weaknesses of possible solutions.
- The ability to monitor and assess themselves, clients, and effectiveness of service.
- The ability to understand written and oral instructions.
- The ability to communicate information orally so others understand.
- The ability to communicate in writing so others understand.
- The ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- The ability to determine or recognize when something is likely to go wrong.
- The ability to suggest a number of ideas on a subject.
- The ability to perform activities that use the whole body.
- The ability to handle and move objects and people.
- The ability to provide advice and consultation to others.
- The ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
- The ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with clients/families/co-workers.
- Good physical and mental health.
- Physical ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and see.
- Mental fortitude and stability to handle stress.
- Physical and mental ability to drive a vehicle.
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Current Driver's License.
- Proper Vehicle Insurance Coverage.
- Must be 18 years old or older.
- Medication Administration training - successful completion.
- CPR certification.
- First Aid certification.
- HIPPA/OSHA training - successful completion.
- Client's rights abuse and neglect.
