Direct Care Staff

Job Description

Job Description

Summary of essential job functions

Responsibilities encompass the overall management of SPACS participants within a direct care group.

The outline of detail that is included in that role is as follows:

Gives close continuous supervision on an individual basis within the following categories:

• Physically dependant with multiple needs (i.e. the participant requires assistance at all times for feeding, dressing, toileting, mobility and personal hygiene).

• Severe behavior disorders (i.e. the participant consistently/persistently demonstrates extremely disruptive, antisocial behavior and/or demonstrates profound withdrawal or internalizing behaviors which may be of danger to self and/or others).

• Severe handicapped (i.e. students that have a moderate to severe/profound intellectual disability, physical disabilities of chronic health impairment, visual impairment, deaf, hard of hearing or autistic).

• Teaching either individual participants or small groups of participants within, or outside, the class.

• Developing and adapting conventional teaching methods to meet the individual needs of participants.

• Using special equipment and facilities, such as audio-visual materials and computers to stimulate interest in learning.

• Using specialist skills, such as teaching Braille to participants with visual impairments or sign language and lip reading to students who have hearing impairments.

• Collaborating with the Curriculum Specialist to define appropriate activities for the participants in relation to the curriculum.

• Assessing participant who have long- or short-term learning difficulties, and working with colleagues to identify individual participants' special strengths.

• Working with individuals that are on the Autism spectrum

• Liaising closely with parents and guardians.

• Managing off-site activities, such as community outings or sporting events.

• Assisting in severely disabled participants' personal care needs.

• Administration, including updating and maintaining daily records on participants' progress.

• Attending meetings and in-service training.

At The Smart Place Adult and Children Service Inc. (SPACS) the standard for successful instruction is social competence. We believe that the achievement of social competence is a reliable predictor of successful adjustment to a lifestyle centered in community inclusion. This philosophy places particular emphasis on educational and training experiences which foster the personal independence and emotional growth of individuals with disabilities. SPACS recognizes the inherent value of teaming each participant with various Passion Care counselors during their awareness process and will always believe in the ability of each participant to learn and flourish in their independence.

Company Description

At The Smart Place Adult and Children Service Inc. (SPACS) the standard for successful instruction is social competence. We believe that the achievement of social competence is a reliable predictor of successful adjustment to a lifestyle centered in community inclusion. This philosophy places particular emphasis on educational and training experiences which foster the personal independence and emotional growth of individuals with disabilities. SPACS recognizes the inherent value of teaming each participant with various Passion Care counselors during their awareness process and will always believe in the ability of each participant to learn and flourish in their independence.