Awake Overnight Residential Counselor, Brain Injury

Role Overview

• Responsible for overnight program activities in a community living arrangement.
• Provide individual and group support to persons served; teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life.
• Ensure a safe, secure and clean residential environment.
• Assists in implementing treatment programs, including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs.
• May participate in treatment planning process.
• Maintains records for persons served. Collects behavior and academic data and maintains progress notes.
• Documents all information related to incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log.
• Provides training and support to persons served in completing ADLs, including showering, personal hygiene, dressing, and household chores.
• Conducts fire and safety training for persons served and documents in training log.
• Monitors physical and emotional needs, and reports changes to supervisor.
• Stores, administers, documents, and disposes of medication for persons served consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
• Participates in all mandated training and staff meetings as directed by the Program Director.
• Assists with the orientation of new staff. Ensures compliance with all internal and external regulatory bodies.
• Complies with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, worker’s compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
• Performs hands-on tasks in the program as required, in order to facilitate implementation of support plans. Ensures program site safety and maintenance, as necessary.
• Ensures required staff to person served ratio is maintained at all times. Must perform last minute coverage, as required.
• Provides physical intervention and/or first aid in the event of behavior or medical emergency.
• Must remain awake, alert, and dressed throughout the entire shift.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Requirements

• Three months to one year experience in a related function.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Driving is a requirement for this position using either a Vinfen van or personal vehicle.
• Must possess and maintain adequate insurance as well as maintain a safe driving record which is subject to annual checks.
• A valid driver's license must be presented at the time of employment.
• Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least six months, and must be able to pass a driver's screening background check.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb as this is a very physically active position.
• Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or the use of a two-person lift.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment such as a calculator, copier, and printer.
• Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• CPR required within two weeks of hire
• First Aid required within two weeks of hire
• MAP required within 150 days of hire
• PBS Tier 1 required within 150 days of hire
• Safety Care required within 90 days of hire.

Benefits

• Professional Development
• Hiring Events
• External Referral Program