Residential Counselor (Developmental Disabilities)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes responsibilities (list), knowledge and skills (list), qualifications (list), required certifications (list), pay range (specific). Also maybe "About Vinfen" but that's not a required heading; we could put under "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is generic; we have description of role at top. Could put that as a
under maybe no heading? But we need to use headings for sections. The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- Role description: "Provide individual and group support..." repeated. That's prose about the role. Could be under About the role
with
containing that description (deduplicate). Must not repeat job title as heading. - Responsibilities: list of duties. Use
Responsibilities
with- ... each duty.
- Knowledge And Skills: list of knowledge and skills. Could be under
Skills
orKnowledge and Skills
. The allowed headings include Skills. So useSkills
with- .
- Qualifications: typical requirements, education, driving requirements, physical effort, required certifications. Could be under
- . Some are similar; we can keep them as separate if they are distinct. Might be okay. Now Knowledge And Skills list: "Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques Knowledge and use of different communication styles Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques Knowledge of participatory planning techniques Knowledge of required physical personal management skills Knowledge of required household management skills Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team Ability to adapt and communicate to a variety individuals through the use of different communication styles Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity High motivation to learn, practice new skills Consistency in performance Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written formats" We'll put each as
- under Skills. Then "Learn Or Master The Following Areas" list repeats some; but we can ignore duplicates? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. However duplicates could be considered redundant but still substantive. Might be okay to keep but we could deduplicate to avoid repetition. The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicated lines. The "Learn Or Master The Following Areas" list includes many items that are already in Knowledge And Skills. So we should not duplicate them. We'll keep only unique items. Thus Skills section will contain unique items from both lists. Let's compile unique items: - Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques - Knowledge and use of different communication styles - Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques - Knowledge of participatory planning techniques - Knowledge of required physical personal management skills - Knowledge of required household management skills - Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques - Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues - Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills - Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team - Ability to adapt and communicate to a variety individuals through the use of different communication styles (similar to second item but more specific; we can keep as separate? It's similar but adds "variety individuals". Might be considered duplicate but we can keep if not exactly same. We'll keep.) - Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity - High motivation to learn, practice new skills - Consistency in performance - Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written formats - Knowledge and proven ability to promote family partnerships - Knowledge and proven ability to promote social inclusion in a way that supports individual choices - Knowledge and proven ability to promote ability to implement PBS treatment programs - Knowledge of required physical personal management skills (already) - Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques (already) Also "Knowledge and proven ability to promote ability to implement PBS treatment programs" maybe rephrase. Let's list unique: 1. Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques 2. Knowledge and use of different communication styles 3. Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques 4. Knowledge of participatory planning techniques 5. Knowledge of required physical personal management skills 6. Knowledge of required household management skills 7. Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques 8. Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues 9. Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills 10. Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team 11. Ability to adapt and communicate to a variety individuals through the use of different communication styles 12. Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity 13. High motivation to learn, practice new skills 14. Consistency in performance 15. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written formats 16. Knowledge and proven ability to promote family partnerships 17. Knowledge and proven ability to promote social inclusion in a way that supports individual choices 18. Knowledge and proven ability to promote ability to implement PBS treatment programs Now Qualifications section: includes typical requirements, education, driving requirements, physical effort, required certifications. We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract: Typical Requirements: Candidates with one or more years of experience and/or training in a related function are encouraged to apply. Preferred /Required Education: A high school diploma or equivalent is required. In some cases, experience may be substituted for academic training. Driving Requirements: Driving is a requirement for this position using either a Vinfen van or personal vehicle. If using a personal vehicle, you must possess and maintain adequate insurance as well as maintain a safe driving record which is subject to annual checks. A valid driver's license must be presented at the time of employment. Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least six months, and must be able to pass a driver's screening background check. Physical Effort: Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb as this is a very physically active position. Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or the use of a two-person lift. Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment such as a calculator, copier, and printer. Ability to sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways. Ability to assist clients with tasks of daily living. Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
Qualifications
with- for each bullet.
- Pay: Pay Range USD $21.27 - USD $21.27 /Hr. That's specific. So include
Pay
with. - Benefits: not mentioned. So omit. - Schedule: not mentioned. Omit. - About Vinfen: could be under
About the role
? Actually we already used About the role for role description. Could add a separateAbout Vinfen
but not in allowed list; but we could still use About the role? The instruction says usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those examples. Safer to stick to those. So we could incorporate Vinfen description under About the role as well, or maybe under a separate
About the organization
but not required. Probably better to include About the role only. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to capture all responsibilities, knowledge/skills, qualifications, certifications, pay. Let's extract and deduplicate. First, role description paragraphs: Original text includes multiple repetitions: "Provide individual and group support to persons served in a residential program. Teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life. Ensure a safe, secure and clean residential environment. Assist individuals in becoming fully integrated into their communities. Teach skills to enhance independence and self-advocacy, and support choices that contribute to living a good and meaningful life. Ensure a safe, secure, and clean residential environment. Assist individuals in becoming full participants in their communities, develop and maintain friendships and strengthen family engagement and partnerships." We can combine into a concise paragraph without losing info: Provide individual and group support in a residential program; teach skills to enhance independence, quality of life, self-advocacy; ensure safe, secure, clean environment; assist individuals to become integrated/participants in community, develop/maintain friendships, strengthen family engagement; support choices for meaningful life. We'll put that in. Now responsibilities list: many items. Need to extract each distinct duty. Let's parse the responsibilities block: "Assist individuals in the home in becoming fully integrated into their communities, and develop and maintain friendships. Assist individuals to access community-based support and resources. Plan recreational and social activities that promote social inclusion and the emotional well being of individuals in support of living a good life. Empower and support individuals in the home to make choices, be a self advocate, and be fully involved in making decisions in determining the directions of their supports and lives. Support individuals in the home with access to assistive technology and adaptive equipment as a means to augment communication, access their communities, and generally live more independently. Supports individual in securing, maintaining and growing in work, volunteer, and other community engagement opportunities. Support individuals in the home to be more independent, be self-advocates, and make choices that define the direction and their vision for living a good life. Encourage and support individuals and their involved families in maintaining strong partnership with staff and other interested parties. Provide training and support to individuals in the home. This includes rehabilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, fire & safety regulations, appointment scheduling, money management, ADLs, grocery shopping, meal planning and cooking, household chores, use of generic resources and other related areas. Perform hands-on tasks in the program as required in order to facilitate implementation of support plans. Provide transportation, as necessary. Assess the physical and emotional status of individuals in the home and report changes to supervisor. Monitor individual funds, as needed. Maintain records for individuals in the home. Collect behavior and academic data and maintain progress notes. Document all information related to incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log. Procure, store, administer, document, and dispose of medication for individuals consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy. Communicate with and provide information to interested parties such as program nurse, case managers, and Visiting Nurses Association. Participate in all mandated training and staff meetings as directed by the supervisor. Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory policies, procedures, and standards. Ensure home safety and maintenance as necessary at all times. This includes general housekeeping, snow shoveling, and trash removal. Comply with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control. Complete various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, and activity schedules. Provide shift coverage, as necessary in other homes/programs as assigned by supervisor. Function as human rights advocate. Provide physical intervention and/or First Aid in the event of behavior or medical emergency. Serve as a reporter to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission. Assist in developing, implementing and documenting treatment including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs. Perform other related duties, as required." We need to put each as