Individual Home Support

Individualized Home Support

Pay Rate $17.75 / Hourly

Varied Hours

The Family Advocacy and Community Education Center is seeking a caring, responsible individual to join our Individual Home Support team. The IHS staff member implements individualized programs as specified in Individual Service Plans, provides for individuals’ health and welfare, and ensures general cleanliness and safety of individuals’ homes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Instruct and assist individuals with personal hygiene, housekeeping, social skills, leisure time use, advocacy, and response to emergency situations.
• Facilitate community integration by encouraging individual preference and providing opportunities for recreation activities.
• Encourage and assist individuals to pursue relationships and develop rapport with local community resources such as banks, physicians, stores, etc.
• Instruct, assist, and teach individuals meal planning, preparation and grocery shopping; and encourage individual participation to the fullest extent.
• Monitor individuals’ medical health, assist in making doctor appointments, provide transportation as needed, and advocate for individuals when necessary.
• Deal with immediate problems in the home; notify direct supervisor or the on-call supervisor.
• Assist individuals with financial management to the degree specified in the Individual Service Plan; and manage petty cash, including documenting and providing receipts for all money spent.
• Instruct and physically assist individuals with housekeeping activities on a daily and weekly basis; and promote a sense of pride and ownership in the home.
• Ensure home is safe and free of clutter and debris; and instruct individuals in fire prevention and evacuation procedures.
• Administer medication and/or monitor medication use for individuals, and document in accordance with Department of Public Health policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide transportation with Agency or personal vehicle as required by supervisor.
• Implement and document individual behavior programs where applicable.
• Assist and/or support individuals in emergency situations.
• Implement crisis management as needed and implement PBS consistently.
• Work assigned schedule that may include weekends and/or holidays.
• Comply with reassignments and directions from division Supervisor or Director.
• Work modified schedule when individuals’ day programs are closed (site specific).
• May be required to use employee’s personal vehicle for work purposes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor, division management team member, or division director including but not limited to working weekends and/or holidays.