Therapeutic Activities Aide (Local Government) (Part-Time) - Bedford County MH / ID

THE POSITION

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This opportunity is for a part-time, as needed Activities Aide to provide educational and recreational activities in a Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) program. This position also performs teaching and role modeling in personal hygiene, nutrition, safety, problem solving, interpersonal skills, and community integration. This position gives an Activities Aide a chance to provide direct care duties by assisting residents with cooking, shopping, laundry, housekeeping, personal hygiene skills, medication management, money management, and public transportation.

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DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position serves as a Therapeutic Activities Aide (TAA) in the Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS) program. The CRRS is a residential setting in the community for consumers with chronic psychiatric disabilities. The CRRS is a homelike, non-institutional environment providing maximum opportunity for consumers to learn the necessary skills for independent living. This TAA will participate in the development of service plans and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational and recreational activities in accordance with the consumer's plan. This includes teaching and role modeling skills for consumers based on their individual needs.

This is an opportunity to assist residents in community services, family interactions, telephone use, generic services, and public transportation, in addition to assisting and instructing residents with medication and money management. Specific duties include maintaining accurate pill counts, observing consumers for behavioral changes and responses or side effects to medications, and reporting observations to the service team and physician as appropriate. Additional duties include :

Gathering data for the formal assessment of consumers strengths and needs as well as providing feedback to the CRRS service team

Participating in intra-disciplinary team meetings

Maintaining CRRS files and assisting with monthly reports

Completing required consumer program plans, assessments, progress records and medication documentation, while also assisting in maintaining compliance with the CRRS 5310 Regulations

Maintaining general upkeep of the CRRS house and property, participating with monthly fire drills, and exercising the ability to make rapid decisions regarding immediate actions to be taken to ensure residents safety

Safely escorting consumers to daytime and nighttime programming in all weather conditions for the purpose of community activities, appointments, trips, grocery shopping, home visits, or work

Participating in the training process for new employees

Attending trainings in the areas of medication, fire safety, first aid, CPR, orientation, and any other designated mandatory trainings or meetings to ensure compliance of the Residential Regulations and / or Program Requirements

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• Part-time, as needed employment, 0 to 28 hours per week
• Hours may vary. Work schedule includes weekends and holidays. On occasion, staff may need to work hours outside of the set work week to complete projects, meet work demands or in the event of an emergency.
• Telework : You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam / junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements :

Other Requirements :

Legal Requirements :

Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

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The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

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