Household Coordinator-Cook

Pay rate: $17.00/HR

Schedule: Monday-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm

About the role

Join a team that changes lives. For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change—helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives. Your work will make an impact every day, find purpose, and grow in a career that truly matters.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe and clean living environment for residents through daily housekeeping
• Provide daily cooking and menu planning according to the dietary needs of the residents
• Complete food shopping in accordance with created menus
• Conduct fire drills and building inspections and provide appropriate documentation
• Review the household and vehicles for proper upkeep and complete documentation
• Order supplies for the home as needed and anticipate future needs
• Exercise sound judgement and good decision making appropriate to assignment
• Provide all appropriate documentation set forth by Director, including monthly summaries, medication administration recording, building, fire, and vehicle maintenance
• Advocate for residents with outside agencies (e.g., Social Security, Department of Human Services, County Offices of Behavioral Health, County Base Service Units)
• Interface with families of residents and other interested parties to support residents’ needs and rights
• Plan and implement community integration plan for residents
• Administer medications to residents as directed by physician following successful completion of DHS-approved Medication Administration Training and Certification
• Maintain communication with medical physician, psychiatrist, and pharmacist to best support each resident
• Maintain communication with ancillary service providers such as speech, physical, and occupational therapists
• Assist Program Specialists/Milieu counselors with training consumers in all aspects of self-care to ensure maximum independence (e.g., personal hygiene, cooking, meal serving, laundry, housekeeping)
• Assist Program Specialists/Milieu counselors with intervention in crisis situations
• Provide routine health care functions as directed (e.g., obtaining and recording vital signs, weights, glucometer readings)
• Escort residents to and from appointments, as needed
• Attend scheduled staff/team meetings
• Attend appropriate in-services as directed by supervisor
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team
• Observe and make written entries in the log book as directed
• Report all problems or concerns to supervisor or director
• Remain on duty until relieved
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), crisis intervention, and medication administration using agency-trained protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalency required; Associate’s degree in Human Services preferred
• Must maintain DHS-approved Medication Administration Training Certification (provided by Elwyn)
• One year experience in the behavioral health or forensic field preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Must be able to perform CPR and crisis intervention techniques using agency-trained protocols
• Demonstrated basic experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Outlook
• Must possess a current, valid driver’s license in the state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record

For individuals licensed for more than two (2) years, the driving record will be reviewed for acceptability based on the past three (3) years. Employees required to drive as part of their job may need to successfully complete and pass an Elwyn Road Test before being authorized to drive.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan