06/14/2021
Job description
Are you passionate, dependable, and consistent? Are you 21 or older? If you answered 'Yes!', this could be the career change for you! PNW Helping Hands is seeking applicants that would be able to teach life skills, American culture, and consistently provide in-home care for refugee youth.
Please read below to see if you would qualify as a potential candidate:
Nature Of Work (includes but is not limited to):
Direct service work dealing with youth who are psychologically and emotionally refugee children with trauma. Work involves responsibility for processing intakes and discharges; monitoring and documenting client behaviors and activities; participating and assisting with educational, social and recreational activities; providing a safe and therapeutic environment; interacting in a warm compassionate manner; de-escalating clients when necessary; promoting client achievement of treatment plan goals and objectives. Work is performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Essential Functions Of Work:
Responsible for monitoring the behavior and activities of each client; reports any concerns regarding the health, safety, or well being of a client to the appropriate authority. Serves as a positive role model; utilizes approved behavior modification techniques to help clients learn desirable behaviors; provides positive reinforcement and support to clients. Conducts and participates in basic life skills activities. Provides clients with training with basic daily living skills such as bathing, shaving, grooming, etc; uses a level system to reward positive behavior. Assists in the planning and implementation of individual treatment plans; supports client goals; encourages and assists clients in achieving their goals. Processes admissions and discharges for voluntary and/or involuntary clients; orients the client to the facility; explains rules, policies, and procedures. Completes required program documentation. Completes reports as required; daily, weekly, monthly, etc. Documents service activity notes daily on clients' activities, behavior patterns, and changes in behavior patterns, medications. Reviews and documents in shift report logs, shift logs, companion files, etc. Obtains required program information; inventory client valuables.
Administering medications:
Counts control substance medications; supervises self-administered medications. Conducts security/safety checks; monitors visitors/clients for contraband such as knives, razors, belts; conducts searches; removes dangerous items. Utilizes infection control procedures when necessary. May shop for supplies/clothing for clients; assists with the preparation and dispensing of snacks and meals. Participates in meetings as required; converses with staff on the client's progress or lack of progress. Performs general office duties; answers telephones; communicates with the public, police, DCFs, schools, hospitals, etc; links clients to needed services; makes doctor appointments; files, types, copies; receives food shipments; order supplies, etc. Performs general cleaning responsibilities such as laundry, mopping, garbage removal, etc. Attends training /in-services as required. Communicates effectively with suicidal, mentally, emotionally, and/or psychologically disturbed clients in person and over the telephone to diffuse potentially life-threatening situations. Transports clients to other agencies, hospitals, homes, community activities, AA meetings, etc.
Qualifications:
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to think quickly under pressure
Must be 21 years or older
Must be willing to undergo a state and federal background check
Education and Experience:
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
Must have 1 year of working with youth (not related to you) in a professional capacity
Pre-Employment and Continuing Requirements:
Must be able to turn in a driving record, TB test, food handler's card, and proof of active license status prior to hire
Must be willing to be fingerprinted as part of your background check
Must have and maintain a current driver's license, current car insurance, and a vehicle
Must be willing to attend any necessary pieces of training, such as, but not limited to, CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens, etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.00 per hour
COVID-19 considerations:
To keep our staff as safe as possible, we are providing masks to all employees and ensuring safe cleaning practices in the homes. We are following all CDC guidelines and will perform routine health questions before any person(s) enter the programs.
