Child Care Worker - Sro

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Assists with developing independent living skills, such as budgeting, shopping, laundry, and traveling as well as encouraging independence in basic Activities of Daily Living skills such as personal hygiene.

· Promotes and fosters independent functioning, mature peer relationships, and responsible decision-making.

· Assists in house meetings twice a week to ensure that all items are covered, including menu planning, chore assignment, problem solving peer disputes and recreational planning.

· Provides immediate intervention to defuse potentially volatile situations that may arise between residents.

· Assists residents in keeping their scheduled appointments.

· Assists residents in menu planning, shopping, and cooking.

· Participates in admission and orientation of new residents.

· Co-facilitates groups with other staff on independent living skills for residents of the SRO and the Outreach Service Center.

· Completes all required documentation daily.

· Communicates important information to Program Manager and briefs the staff for the next shift.

· Supervise residents as they self-administer medication and keep medication record.

· The overnight staff must be awake and alert throughout the shift.