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Job Coach

CHI Friendship

#Healthcare #Personal Care #Direct Support Professional #Social Services #DSP #Medication Assistance #Disability Services #Job Coach #Individual Support Plan

Quick overview

Provide personal care, medication assistance, and meaningful activities for individuals with various abilities. Ensure safety and adherence to Individual Support Plans and dietary requirements.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a valid driver's license, car insurance, and reliable transportation. Personal attributes such as dependability, compassion, and composure under pressure are required.

DependabilityCompassionMedication AdministrationLeadershipPatient SafetyPersonal CareCrisis ManagementIndividual Support PlanningDietary Plan Adherence

Job description

Where You’ll Work CHI Friendship is founded on the positive impact diversity has in our communities when embraced.
Our successful team members genuinely enjoy learning about the people we support and helping them achieve independence while reaching their goals and dreams.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Job Coach, you will support people with developmental disabilities to have a full quality of life.
Every day you will assist people supported to gain skills to be more independent in all aspects of their life, achieve goals and dreams, remain active in the community, gain or maintain natural supports, maintain health and wellness, and be an advocate for each person you support to ensure his/her wants and needs are put first.
To be successful in this role, you will effectively empower individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve greater independence and an enhanced quality of life, acting as a dedicated advocate and facilitator for their personal growth and well-being.
LEARNING ABOUT THE PERSON SUPPORTED Builds a positive rapport with people by learning their wants, needs, and desires.
Learns about the person’s spirituality, social history and life experiences through education and a variety of community experiences.
Uses the person’s plan, Personal Outcome Measures information, and other assessments to learn about each person’s goals and dreams.
Supports each person to direct their own services, achieve their goals and dreams, and remove barriers that hinder the accomplishment of the person’s goals and dreams.
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Ensures each person within the department has all of his/her basic assurances met.
Attends program training with the QIDP and accurately implements all OSP/PCSP programs, learning objectives, and supports.
Attends team meetings and completes assessments as requested.
Documents in an accurate and timely manner in all applicable records, charts and files of people supported.
INTEGRATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT Learns about people’s vocational, community and social interests through experience and exposure.
Assists people to remain connected to their natural supports (family, close friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.).
Supports people to be active members of the community (i.e., employment, volunteer work, belonging to clubs/organizations, participating in church activities, etc.) by emphasizing choices and options.
Maintains a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and has access to a vehicle.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PERSON SUPPORTED Learns about the best possible health needs (including physical and mental health) for the person you are supporting, including knowledge of medications taken by the person and the effects of the medications.
Supports people to become involved in their personal health needs, accompanies people to medical appointments, provides support during medical procedures, and completes follow-up recommendations.
Administers medications and completes treatments according to the Medication Administration Record.
Maintains current First Aid and CPR certification.
Assists and supports people to have a safe and clean environment in which to live and work.
Learns about nutritional and healthy lifestyle recommendations through meal planning and preparation.
Supports people to look their best by providing assistance in areas of hygiene, grooming, and attire.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT Assists people supported to learn about his/her personal finances including money management and budgeting.
Assists with financial expenditures/budgets for people supported.
This includes cash, checks, debit cards, and EBT cards.
Assists people supported to pay their bills and keep an accurate record on all financial spending ledgers.
Uses department’s procurement (P) card appropriately.
SYSTEM ADVOCACY Assists and supports people to learn about their rights, due process, and fair treatment.
Ensures people we support are free of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and exploitation.
Serve as a personal advocate for people and teach members of the community to treat people we support with dignity and respect through respectful communication and interactions.
Advocate and job source with employers, community members, families and other stakeholders to develop needed supports and services.
Job Requirements Required High School or equivalent diploma. and Driver's License: ND, upon hire and Auto Insurance, upon hire Preferred One year of work experience.

Benefits

Critical Illness Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Assistance

Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Program

Group Accident Insurance

457(b) Retirement Program

Care@Work Program

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