Caregiver (East Bay)

Job Description

Job Description

A Bright Future inc. is looking to hire a Community Living Instructor (caregiver) for our East Bay region. We are looking for someone who is a California registered driver, must speak, read and write in english. and can work in the concord ca area.

Community Living Instructor (CLI)

Job Description

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TITLE : Community Living Instructor (CLI)

STATUS : Full-Time or Part-Time

CLASSIFICATION : Non-Exempt

POSITIONS SUPERVISED : None

REPORTS TO : Community Support Facilitator (CSF) House Manager ___________________________________________________________________________________

Description : Community Living Instructors supervise, dress and feed intellectually disabled adults. Such supervision entails providing necessary instruction to support and assist participants with maintaining their independence and safety in the community.

Preferred Qualifications :

Prefer High School Diploma or equivalent experience.

Prefer 1+ year of experience working with intellectually disabled adults, prefer ILS experience, or special education teaching experience.

An appropriate combination of experience and education may be substituted for some part of the qualifications.

Prefer behavioral training, knowledge of Regional Center System servicing developmentally disabled.

Prefer reliable and safe transportation and auto insurance

Pre-Employment Requirements :

Must be at least 18 years of age.

CPR and First Aid training, or willingness to be trained within 30 days of employment.

Negative TB / Chest X-Ray (prior to employment).

Department of Justice fingerprint clearance (prior to employment).

Successful completion of pre-employment drug screening (prior to employment).

Current personnel certifications, clearances, and reports as required by agency policy or licensing / Regional Center Requirements.

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this position, the employee needs to be able to communicate with participants / clients and hear, regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and reach within arm’s length, lift and move objects weighing up to 40 pounds, possess visual acuity, and be licensed and able to drive during their assigned work shift.

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Primary Duties : The Community Living Instructor (CLI) is required to devote a minimum of 90% of work hours each week to Personal Attendant duties, specifically, supervision, feeding and dressing of participants / clients who, by reason of advanced age, physical disability or mental deficiency, need supervision.

Other Duties : The Community Living Instructor (CLI) is expected to devote no more than 10% of work hours to other duties.

Some CLIs will be required to perform some or all of the following duties as part of their responsibility to supervise their Participants :

1. Implement program curricula working with participants on daily objectives and goals.

2. Directly deliver individual and group learning experiences to assist each participant served in obtaining his / her IPP objective.

3. Maintain data regarding participant progress.

4. Prepare teaching material for Independent Living Skills Training and Support Service sessions.

5. Schedule participant session time and programming according to their Individual Service Plan and the Training domains.

6. See Individual participants in their home to train, teach and provide support in : money management, nutrition, cooking, comparison shopping, emergency procedures, community education, counseling and crisis intervention.

7. Coordinate participant training programs with other programs with which they are involved.

8. Report suspected abuse immediately to supervisor, case manager and other appropriate agencies as instructed. Complete special incident report within 24 hours.

9. Keep participant files up to date at the home of the participant.

10. Assist participant in coordinating with other programs, services and benefit systems, such as Social Security, AFDC, WIC, Food Stamps, counseling, Planned Parenthood, etc.

11. Understand and convey, in your interactions with your participants and other agencies, the participant-centered philosophy of A Bright Future.

12. Attend monthly staff meetings, and monthly individual meetings with supervisor.

13. Must attend all training provided by A Bright Future, Inc.

14. Other duties as assigned.

Mandatory Trainings :

New Hire Orientation

SLS Philosophy

ILS Philosophy

Employee Conduct

ISP Trainings

Behavioral Support Trainings

Pro-ACT

Harassment

Regional Center Reporting Procedures o Knowledge of Generic Services

Transportation

Mental Health Services

Food Banks & EBT Programs

Housing : HUD

IHSS Programs

DDS Mandated Reporter & Whistleblower

SLS / ILS / IHSS / Mental Health Philosophies

Medication Administration Record (MARs)

Direct Support Provider (DSP)

Special Incident Report (SIR)

CPR Training

The pay is $18.00 hourly

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