Residential Program Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Our Mission and Vision:

The mission of United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia is to positively support and impact the achievement of a Life Without Limits for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

UCP of Georgia’s vision is to create a community in which every person, regardless of ability, can participate as an equal citizen. To realize this vision, UCP of Georgia offers supports designed to help people maximize their potential and achieve independent, productive, and rewarding lives.  

  Job Summary:   To provide administrative support to the residential program.

Supervisory Responsibility :   None

Duties

• Run monthly weight report and provide follow up with RD for missing data 
• Filing of site inspections on drive and inform management of missing forms each month
• Receive month Fire/Severe weather drills  from all locations and file on drive 
• Track moving and traffic violations for vehicles assigned to residential. Work with staff to identify driver, follow up with payroll and HR on discipline and deduction. 
• Preparing Red Books/blue Books for admission 
• DDP notes for assigned caseload 
• Respond to requests and referrals for service.  Route according to status of potential individual.
• Obtain information for new admissions from RDs/Managers within 14 days after new admission: Upload of Admission Agreement, Annual forms, Other new admission documentation to Ebridge.  Set up new admissions in Therap and Ebridge.
• Prescreening applicants and completing interviews as needed
• Partnering with HR to schedule candidates for training.
• Coordinate and arranging quarterly van cleanings.
• Send Annual day to day agreements to recipients and ensure they are returned and file (100%)
• Monthly updating residential list and contacts and distribute
• Download comments from OnShift and provide summary to upper management.
• Submission of PPSV packets for all new admissions (work with RD’s in outlying areas)
• Researching community resources and activities and share with managers for incorporation in monthly activity calendars.
• Provide updated contact numbers to the security alarm company.
• Purchasing of replacement items for homes (work with residential quality improvement coordinator) and items needed for new admissions. 
• All other duties as assigned.

  Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Required Certifications and Licenses:

CPR/First Aid, UCP Medication Administration Training

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field; 2 years working in Direct Support for the IDD community.

Physical Requirements:

The list of requirements below must be met with or without reasonable accommodations. 

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Must be able to occasionally move about to access file cabinets, office machinery and other locations in the building. 
• Must be able to continually operate a computer and other office machinery such as a calculator, copier machine and computer printer. 
• Must be able to communicate and converse with others, detect and discern others’ communication, and express oneself.
• Must be able to relay information to all levels of staff.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 lbs.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle