Support Specialist at Northampton

Job Description

Provides direct services that supports growth, promotes independence and ensures safety of individuals/persons served in all settings.
A. Assists and monitors activities of daily living.
B. Encourages independence, competency and decision-making.
C. Initiates, supports and ensures quality of life through empowerment, safety awareness and respect and dignity.
D. Monitors overall health and well-being, and assists with all aspects of medication treatment and administration.
E. Provides crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
F. Assists individuals/persons served in maintaining and enhancing their social support network through opportunities to meet new friends, build stronger relationships with family members and guardians, attend religious services and join religious groups, and foster engagement in other community groups and organization and relationships.
G. Plans and provides opportunities for community activities.
H. Acts as primary implementer of strategies to meet ISP/PSTP goals.
Provides indirect services that documents and supports the provision of direct services to individuals/persons served.
A. Completes a summary in the individuals logbook at the end of each shift.
B. Completes progress notes in a thorough and timely manner.
C. Completes program specific forms and required, time-sensitive documents such as Incident Reports and Medication Occurrence Reports in a timely manner.
D. Provides safe and timely transportation in own vehicle, as needed for medical appointments, recreational activities, shopping, errands, etc.
E. Completes health and medication-related documents as individually indicated and in accordance with MAP regulations.
F. Provides on-going information, periodic reviews and documentation to support treatment and ISP/PSTP goals and objectives.
G. Provides attractive, well balanced, nutritious meals and snacks.
H. Performs normal cleaning and maintenance with or without individual assistance.
I. Attends in-services, meetings and trainings as assigned and scheduled, keeps mandatory trainings up-to-date.
J. Completes individually assigned program-specific responsibilities.
K. Telephones supervisor hourly as scheduled during awake, overnight shifts to report the status of individuals served by the program and any other assigned tasks.
L. Recognizes and reports program-specific safety and maintenance concerns.
M. Performs other tasks as requested by supervisor.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Job Knowledge:
Individuals must be committed to empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration of Individuals/persons served.

Experience and Training:
Minimum of six months experience in human services preferred.
Training is provided by BHN.

Schooling or Equivalent:
High school diploma or G.E.D.

Other:
Must have valid drivers license and a reliable car available for working hours.

Country: USA, State: Massachusetts, City: Northampton, Company: BHN.