D157 - DD Residential - Lead Individual Support Worker

• About River Edge Behavioral Health Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities.
• River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations.
• Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups.
• IDD - Lead Individual Support Worker Company Overview: At River Edge Behavioral Health in Macon, GA, employees are expected to develop meaningful relationships with patients, establishing trust and making a difference in the lives of clients and their families.
• We believe in supporting our team as well as our clients with our comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture, including health, dental, and vision benefits, paid vacation, retirement plans, and more.
• Position Overview: As a Lead Support Staff Worker (Lead ISW) this position provides supervision to the Individual Support Workers; you must be available on call duty as needed.
• Assist clients with daily living activities in an individual’s home or residential facility.
• Observes and monitors client behavior and charts observations and incidents.
• Provides training in basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
• May assist with meal preparation, ADLs, and transportation.
• Location/Schedule: 2295 Knott Street, Macon, GA, Flexible shift 8:00am-4:00pm Key Responsibilities: Ensure that goals are tracked at home.
• Attend ISP meetings (annually, at day center) Weekly home meetings Instructs and advises individuals on daily living skills in one-on-one or group instruction.
• Performs housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and running errands, as needed.
• Provides transportation for clients/residents to appointments and activities; including doctor appointments as needed.
• Maintains that medications are currently at home.
• Technical Competencies: Ability to observe and monitor participants’ behavior.
• Knowledge of agency confidentiality policies Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan recreational activities for participants.
• Knowledge of agency safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to complete all daily housekeeping chores

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED The candidate must be at least 21 years of age 1-year direct support experience Additional Benefits: Flexible spending accounts Short and long-term disability coverage 11 Paid holidays Voluntary Life Insurance If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.