Residential Support Associate (Part-time)

About the role

The Arc Southern Chesapeake is currently hiring part-time Residential Support Associates to assist individuals needing support to access the community, make friends, and be as self-sufficient as possible.

Responsibilities

• Assists individual(s) to meet his or her physical and personal management needs by teaching skills, providing supports, and building on individual strengths and capabilities.
• Aids in household management and transportation needs to maximize skills, abilities, and independence.
• Supports individual(s) in developing friendships and other relationships.
• Provides opportunities for involvement in community and leisure activities.
• Aids in the identification of needs for the individual(s) for community supports, working with the individual(s) informal support system and/or initiating community connections.
• Aids individual(s) in planning, making informed choices, following through on responsibilities, and speaking on their behalf.
• Uses effective, sensitive communication skills to build rapport and channels of communication, recognizing and adapting to individual(s) communication styles.
• Maintains collaborative professional relationships with individual(s) and all support team members, follows ethical standards of practice, and recognizes personal limitations.
• Aids and/or facilitates the implementation of an individualized plan to achieve specific outcomes derived from individual(s) preferences, needs, and interests.
• Facilitates, assists, and/or represents individual(s) when there are barriers to their service needs.
• Identifies crisis situations, evaluates or defuses the situation, contacts necessary supports, monitors crisis situations, discusses incidents with authorized staff, adjusts supports and the environment, and complies with regulations for reporting.
• Implements behavior plans as necessary and as indicated in the plan.
• Maintains accurate records and submits records to appropriate sources in a timely fashion, maintains standards of confidentiality and ethical practice.
• Complies with all agency guidelines, procedures, and practices, incorporates sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues into daily practices and interactions.
• Attends, completes, and passes all required training, initially and ongoing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to read and write clearly and concisely.
• Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
• Dependable, responsible, consistent, and punctual.
• Flexible and takes direction.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of a team and independently.
• Possesses a valid driving license with a good driving record and access to a safe vehicle for transporting people receiving services.
• Ability and desire to create long-term, trusting, and respectful relationships.

SkillsPossesses a proficiency in computer-based software, e.g., excel, word, and access.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check mandated by the State of Maryland.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$20.00 per hour

Schedule

Every other weekend, 6am - 2pm or 2pm - 10pm