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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 in developing and implementing a comprehensive residential program for assigned individuals. This role involves working closely with a team to maintain a positive living environment and support individuals in their daily activities and community experiences.
Responsibilities
- 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 ISP/IEP and daily activity schedule
- Attend and support individuals participating in all community experiences
- 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 inclement weather
- Demonstrated evidence of mature judgment, good interpersonal skills, a desire to enrich individuals' lives and a willingness to learn
- 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
