Direct Care 2 - Day Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-job training and supervision to individuals in a 1:1 or group format at community-based, business locations, and Marshfield I OPTS center.
• Prepare reports in accordance with state and agency requirements.
• Work in cooperation with the Case Worker/Manager to establish and implement employment and behavioral objectives.
• Communicate all related worker issues to designated Case Worker/Manager.
• Serve as a liaison between RTR, families, referral agencies and host companies representing a positive and pro-active attitude at all times while meeting the workflow requirements set by the company.
• Provide job support and/or functional skills training in a variety of community-based businesses.
• Support individuals under supervision, establishing behavioral limits in a positive consistent manner and in accordance with behavioral plans.
• Provide transportation to host companies as needed.
• Attend mandated Safety Care training.
• Responsible for implementing physical restraints on the individuals we support to assist with behavioral management.
• Participate in the Positive Behavior Support initiative and complete the Quality Behavior Curriculum.
• Adhere to all applicable procedures for each host company.
• Assist and support individuals as needed with physical direct care.
• May include: physical or mechanical transfer to a van, chair, toileting, etc.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Adhere to all program routines and schedules.
• Adhere to the schedules and needs of RTR, the schedules and needs of individuals under supervision and the schedules and needs of customers/host companies.
• Dress in a manner that reflects the corporate culture of the specific business in which the individual or individuals are placed.
• Adhere to agency safety standards.
• Perform additional duties, or substitute for others as required.
• Additional duties may include but are not limited to clearing snow and ice from walkways, vehicles, parking lots, and roads using equipment like shovels and snow blowers while applying deicing agents to ensure safety.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and the internet.
• Successful completion of all state and agency mandated trainings.
• Willingness to authorize a Criminal History Background Check (CORI) and release of information concerning allegations from Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and other agencies.
• Ability to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Fluency in English and ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Able to communicate effectively with individuals under supervision, employees of the organization, families, and members of the community.