• Work directly with consumers, following their Day Habilitation Plan which is aimed toward assisting the consumers in developing competence in functioning as independently as possible.
• To relate to the consumers in a manner that ensures their rights to privacy, personal choice, and to a life of dignity and purpose.
• To follow dietary, medical or behavioral plans for each individual.
• Support consumers in personal hygiene, toileting, showering/bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, etc. as determined by each one’s ability.
• To complete recording requirements such as data for valued outcomes as identified in the consumer’s Day Habilitation plan, incident/accident reports, daily communications logs, baseline data, and reports for habilitation meetings as assigned.
• Implement daily schedules, including all routines and life skills activities, and community inclusion, as directed by supervisor or written in the plan.
• Ability to encourage self-advocacy or to advocate as needed for the consumers.
• Ensure client health and safety, while assisting consumers to achieve increased independence.
• Perform job-related tasks as assigned, to include attendance and participation at meetings and training as necessary.
Salary up to $17.00 per hour and benefits after 30 days.
Requirements
One year experience working with OPWDD population is preferred, potential to be certified in Driver Safety, SCIP-R, CPR/First Aid & AMAP
High School Diploma/GED Must have a Valid/Unrestricted N.Y.S Driver's License.
Mercy Home, through generous support from donors and other partners, operates a range of programs, tied together by a single goal: to empower children, women and men with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through these programs, we help individuals unlock their potential while advancing our vision of a more equal, inclusive world where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live more fully integrated within the community.
Mercy Home programs are essential because people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are too often forgotten in our communities.
Together with the donors and partners who make up our Mercy Home family, we step in and step up to celebrate the potential and dignity of our program participants. We invite you to learn more about our programs and to consider joining us as part of the Mercy Home family, tying your story to the incredible journeys and achievements of Mercy Home residents and program participants:
