Residential Assistant - Multiple shifts available

Title: Residential Assistant - Fairbanks

Reports to: House Manager, Residential Manager, or QIDP

Department: Fairbanks Residential

Location: Culver City, 90230

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $18.47 - $20.00 /hr

Program Hours:  24-hour Intermediate Care facilities licensed by Department of Public Health or Community Care licensing. Work hours to be assigned by supervisor. Work hours may be changed depending on the needs of the home.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Six (6) Positions Available to fill multiple shifts:

1. M-Th 3pm-9pm, 2. Fri 6p-10p, 3. Sat 7am-2p 4. Sat 2p-10p 5. Sun 7am-12pm, 6. Sun 6pm-10pm

Position Summary

Under supervision, assist with ensuring that the day-to-day needs of the residents are met in accordance with Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) policy and regulatory requirements related to licensed facilities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend to the personal needs of residents in a respectful and caring manner. Assist with residents’ personal hygiene needs including, but not limited to toileting, bathing, dressing, incidents of incontinence, and changing bedding if necessary. Ensure residents are appropriately groomed by following individual service plan (ISP) goals and recommended prompting levels. Assist and support residents with daily chores including changing sheets and doing laundry. 

• Supervise residents during meal preparation, ensuring adherence to menus and diet. Encourage family-style dining by eating with the residents during regular mealtimes. 

• Be familiar with the residents’ Individual Program Plan (IPP) objectives and ensure the plan is followed, participating with prompts/actions when required. Write progress reports on ISP objectives on a daily basis. 

• Administer medications to residents, following the medication administration policy. Report discrepancies to the Registered Nurse (RN) and Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) immediately. 

• Report all pertinent information regarding client care to the RN and QIDP as appropriate. Document all pertinent information using the client data collection book and staff communication log.

• Interact with the residents when on the premises or during community outings (medical appointments or social outings). 

• Follow staff assignment schedule, ensure you complete all tasks for your assigned clients. 

• Follow posted cleaning schedule to ensure that all common areas of the home are clean and well-maintained. 

• Perform household tasks as assigned, including but not limited to: completing food service tasks, laundry, etc. 

• Transport residents in a 12-15 passenger van to social activities and medical appointments. 

• Attend all in-service trainings as required by the licensing and the Residential Manager.

Other Duties

• C ommunicate in a respectful and professional manner with residents, family members, visitors etc. Questions related to the care of the residents should be directed to the Residential Manager or QIDP.
• Maintain confidentiality and objectivity at all times.
• Comply with ECF’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Ensure safe use and operation of tools and/or equipment.
• Comply with ECF policies and procedures, including mandated reporting requirements.
• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Licenses/Certifications:  N/A

Experience: Two years’ direct service with special needs population or experience working in a Long-Term Care facility. May substitute CNA or EMT certification in lieu of experience.

Knowledge/Abilities/Skills:

• Successfully pass a reading, writing, and English comprehension test.
• Basic knowledge of residential home operations.
• Ability to recognize and respond to Universal Safety signs.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to comprehend directions regarding work to be performed and safety guidelines to be followed.
• Maintain a professional image while on duty by following ECF’s dress code.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information. 

Requirements

• To encourage family style dining, all staff must eat with the clients during regular mealtimes. Additionally, staff must eat the same food as the clients (except for medical reasons, allergies, etc.).
• Staff may only eat at scheduled mealtimes and may not prepare snacks, etc., for personal consumption outside of their mealtime.
• When a field trip/outing falls at mealtime, staff will be given $7.00 for the cost of food; any additional cost must be paid by the staff. Staff also have the choice of preparing and taking food from the facility for consumption during a field trip/outing.
• When the field trip/outing falls outside of the mealtime, staff may not use the facility money to purchase snacks/drinks. They may take a personal drink from the facility.
• This is a 24-hour licensed residential home and as such does not allow for closure during various holidays. Therefore, employees who cannot be excused from their duties on a fixed holiday will be granted another day off during the same or following work week, at a mutually convenient time arranged between the employee and the supervisor OR the employee will be paid their straight-time rate of pay for hours actually worked on the holiday plus the regular holiday pay for the day. Employees are expected to work their regular shift during the holidays unless other arrangements have been made.
• Licensing regulations do not allow unauthorized persons on the premises. Accordingly, staff may not have visitors/guests; this includes overnight visitors/guests.
• On-duty staff must stay on the premises and be available in the event a consumer(s) requires assistance.
• Personal phone calls should not be made during regular work hours. In the event a personal emergency arises, and a personal call needs to be made, the call-waiting feature on the telephone must be utilized. Additionally, ECF must be reimbursed for all personal toll calls.
• Obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR, and NCI certifications.
• Obtain and maintain medication administration certification.
• Driving is an essential function of this position. Proof of valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, evidence of state-mandated car insurance, and insurable driving record are required. While driving for work, should a need arise, the employee’s insurance is deemed primary and ECF’s coverage is secondary.
• Driving Disclaimer- Employees driving for company business must maintain a clean record and operate vehicles safely and responsibly. Company vehicles will be monitored and activity recorded. Violations of the driving policy may result in disciplinary action, including suspension of driving privileges, reassignment, or termination.
• Pre-employment physical, initially and annually thereafter.
• Provide evidence of a negative TB test, initially and every three years thereafter.

Work Environment

ICF/DDH and ICF/DDN licensed group homes for adults with varying degrees of developmental and physical disabilities. Employee may encounter consumers who are in crisis, exhibiting emotional/psychological distress or behaving in an aggressive manner. Environment may include frequent interruptions, loud noise, varying indoor temperature, and drafts. Exposure to varying weather conditions when driving to meetings, appointments, etc.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job. 

• Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.
• Capable of moving and transferring a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to assist with transferring a resident to and from wheelchair (pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50lbs. with assistance).
• Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, carrying, use of both hands and repetitive motion will be required in performance of the job duties.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, operate a copy machine, fax machine, printer, computers, and/or other devices.
• Safely operate a 12-15-passenger van to transport residents to various appointments, purchase groceries etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Exceptional Children’s Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are on a mission to support independence, belonging and community. We strive to build a culture that is safe, respectful, fair, and supportive for all employees. We are proud to employ people of all backgrounds who possess the talent, energy, and focus to accelerate our vision forward.

At-Will Statement

Employment with Exceptional Children’s Foundation, aka ECF is at-will employment which means that ECF or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice. ECF holds the right to modify the terms of employment, including but not limited to, job descriptions, duties, schedules, work locations, procedures, guidelines, practices or employee benefit programs with or without advance notice. I acknowledge and understand that the at-will nature of my employment relationship with ECF can only be changed by an express written agreement signed by the President/CEO of ECF and me.