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The Guild for Human Services - Concord, MA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
The Guild for Human Services is dedicated to educating, encouraging, and empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to help them achieve their full potential and participate meaningfully in the community. As part of this mission, the organization is seeking a dedicated individual to assist the Residential Manager and provide support during overnight hours. This role involves leading the morning program to prepare individuals for their day, including transportation to school. The position requires a commitment to enhancing the lives of youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and other challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for the morning routine at the house before students leave for school by making AM assignments, ensuring all students complete their morning routines including ADLs and breakfast and ensuring medication is given
- Oversee a safe morning transition from the residence to the day program by ensuring all protocols are followed including ensuring all students are safely loaded onto the house vehicles with correct ratio of supervision, completing the AM transition sheet and ensuring all students arrive safely at the school
- Remain awake for the entire shift and to provide support to individuals in the house as needed
- Complete overnight checklists and reports as outlined by each individual's service plan and/or behavior plan
- Work as a member of a team to maintain a clean, safe, positive living environment for each individual who lives at the residence including completing laundry and cleaning assignments
- Assist in the development and implementation of each individual's residential IEP/ISP and daily activity schedule
- Implement positive behavior supports and individual behavior support plans for individuals who live in the home
- Assist in record keeping and report writing, as assigned
- Provide supervision of all individuals while under his/her care
- Administer and record individuals' medications, in compliance with MAP
- Able to transport individuals to various locations
- Provide direct supervision and care to individuals, including 1:1 responsibilities at all times and locations
- Participate in any meetings pertaining to assigned individuals or program planning, as directed
- Engage in de-escalation of individuals
Requirements
- Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job including weekends, holidays and inclement weather situations
- Demonstrated evidence of mature judgment, good interpersonal skills, a desire to enrich individuals' lives and a willingness to learn from skilled professionals
- Physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs
- Proficiency in written and spoken English is an essential function of the job
- Pass Guild Driving test to access Guild vehicles for transportations of individuals
- Must be able to implement crisis intervention techniques as necessary, including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (via certification through CPI)
- The ability to assist individuals in evacuation from the residence
- A minimum of an Associate's Degree is preferred; prior experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
- Undergo background record check process
- Valid driver's license
