Social Services Supported Community Living Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

This is a full time, sleeping overnight, position in Glenwood, Ia. The hours are Wednesday/Thursday 10:30pm-8:45am, Friday 10pm-8am, and every other Saturday 10pm-8am.

I. The Secondary Sleeping Overnight Supported Community Living Specialist (SCLS) is directly responsible to the Team Leader to which they are assigned and the Director of Residential Services.

II. This is a part-time/full-time, Para-professional level position.

III. Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. The Secondary Sleeping SCLS will be available to the awake overnight staff in the event of an emergency that requires evacuation of individuals.

2. Provide a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.

3. Follow the assigned work schedule.

4. Never leave individuals receiving twenty-four hour care unsupervised.

5. Attend staff meetings and scheduled in-service training sessions.

6. Keep all written and verbal information on each individual strictly confidential.

7. Document as needed.

IV. Essential Functions:

1. Be available in the event of an emergency such as but not limited to: tornado, fire, civil defense emergency, etc.

2. Provide a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.

3. Exercise sound judgment when the situation requires immediate decision-making

4. Work according to assigned work schedule.

5. Complete written and electronic documentation as needed.

6. Comply with state and federal regulations regarding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

7. Every employee/volunteer of Nishna Productions, Inc. is on a need to know basis regarding the Protected Health Information (PHI) of the individuals they serve. Therefore a security clearance level is assigned for each job description and those security levels are allowed access only to the information required to complete the duties in each position.

· Level One allows the least access and is intended for truck drivers, maintenance staff, redemption center workers, and volunteers.

· Level Two is for direct care workers including; floaters/substitutes, SCLS, Program Instructors, Day-Hab aids, Vocational Trainers, lead staff, and 1:1 staff.

· Level Three includes the office support staff.

· Level Four is for Team Leaders, supervisors, and Work Center Supervisors.

· Level Five is the security clearance given to Program Managers.

· Level Six allows access to all PHI and includes Directors/Administrators, Quality Assurance, and IT staff.

· Temporary clearance for PHI access can be given if staff require the access to complete extra assigned duties (i.e. filling in for another department). Maintenance personnel are given permanent access to areas where PHI is stored but they may need to enter in order to complete their duties.

I. Qualifications/Requirements:

1. Individuals “must not have or be a carrier” of serious infectious or communicable disease, such as but not limited to, incurable, fatal, or debilitating disease, which cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. A current example would include, but not be limited to, tuberculosis. Determination of the existence of a serious disease is to be made by the proper medical authorities.

2. 18 years of age.

3. Exercise sound judgment when the situation requires immediate decision-making.

4. Successful completion of pre-employment physical, TB Tine, and drug screenings prior to employment and random drug screenings thereafter.

5. Physically assist an individual to regain their balance or to transfer from a sitting, standing, or a prone position.

6. Must be willing to work with individuals who have a behavioral disorder, which may result in the display of aggressive outburst of a physical nature.

7. Must have the ability and desire to work with other employees as a team.

8. All agency staff are required to participate and cooperate with agency investigations. Confidentiality will be respected.

VI. Physical Requirements:

2. Must be able to enter and exit resident homes that may or may not be accessible to everyone. Must be able to walk up and down stairs with hands full to perform laundry duties, etc.

3. Must be able to work a full scheduled shift as assigned.

4. Must be able to carry necessary supplies up to 50 pounds to perform functions.

5. Must be able to transfer individuals from one place to another, ex. Bed to wheelchair, etc.

6. Ability to physically assist an individual to regain his balance or to transfer from a sitting, standing or prone position.