Residential Support Personnel

Core values:

Growth, Independence, Passion, Excellence.

Primary purpose:

Our residential support professionals (RSP) help to enable individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities to achieve their desired quality of life. You will provide continuous care and supports to children in a home environment by assisting in developing the skills needed to live as autonomously as possible while maintaining safety while utilizing client centered supports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Residential Support Professional is responsible for providing direct care for Intellectual/Developmentally Disabled children with behavior challenges and medical conditions. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Medication administration

• Performing nurse delegated tasks

• Provide assistance with activities of daily living/personal cares

• Prepare meals according to physician ordered diet plans

• Assist clients in eating according to ISP/NCP (If applicable)

• Accurate documentation in accordance with company policies and OARs

• Knowledge of and implementation of BSP

• Knowledge of and implementation of ISP and other related client support plans/documents

• Individualized engagement with creative in-home activities

• Promoting physical and emotional safety

• Promoting autonomy as safety allows

• Accompany clients on outings for community involvement

• Accompany clients on medical appointments

• Responding to medical emergencies as needed

• Responding to behavioral crisis

• Teaching and encourage positive coping skills in accordance with individualized support plans aimed at family reunification

• Obtaining client vital signs

• Facilitating schoolwork and virtual learning

• All other duties as assigned

Soft Skill Job Standards

• Communicate appropriately with supervisor, co-workers, residents, family members, customers and the public treating all people with dignity and respect, role modeling the treatment of all people with warmth, empathy and genuineness with respect and sensitivity for their privacy, rights, culture, ethnic, religious and lifestyle differences.

• Represents professionally at all times, conducting self in a manner that demonstrates a full awareness of role as a Vineyard Family, Inc. representative to co-workers, residents, family members, customers, business partners and the public.

• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely and proactive manner, understanding that the customers include individuals who are our clients, family members, employees, volunteers, business partners, members of the community etc.

• Triage emails, voice mails and organizes schedules so that residents and family receive priority service.

• Provides a dependable method of contact and is quickly responsive when contacted

• Dependable in remembering meetings, arriving on time or notifying people of inability to do so.

• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ability to prioritize, reliably using good judgment

• Willing to try new things and learn from mistakes.

• Reliability distinguishes decisions that can be made independently from those requiring team or Director input.

• Consistently disseminates relevant information about corporate decisions in a detailed and positive manner

• Advocates for large scale goals and objectives that benefit the corporation rather any specific member or location exclusively

• Works to implement team decisions and supports team members regardless of personal differences

• Assumes positive intent on the part of others.

• Accepts responsibility for own actions and communications, acknowledging interpersonal and program feedback thoughtfully

• Speaks, writes, listens and manages meetings and other activities involving staff, partners and clients, communicating in a clear and relevant manner while maintaining a professional approach and demeanor in all situations.

• Demonstrates mindfulness of leadership role in workplace interactions while maintaining an awareness of the strengths and needs of others.

• Provides a trusting atmosphere which encourages creativity and teamwork among staff and peers.

• Actively invests in the success of employees supervised, motivating work groups and building a team commitment to identified objectives through active supervision, feedback and mentoring.

• Encourages staff involvement and input in organizations decisions, plans and problem-solving activities.

• Provides fair dealing with employees, promoting trust and actions that lead to increased morale.

• Demonstrations good judgment and appropriate boundaries

• Encourages and facilitates constructive resolution of conflict

• Fosters a supportive, diverse workforce and environment, taking a proactive stance on issues related to ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disabilities.

Ongoing education:

The Residential Support Professional is responsible for acquiring and maintaining ongoing education in accordance with OARs to maintain proficiency and effectiveness in their position.

• Maintain CPR/BLS certification

• Maintain OIS level G certification (if indicated)

• Maintain annual competencies for Workday Oregon

• Maintain Oregon Food Handler's Card

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

The residential support Professional must:

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Have an active driver’s license

• Successful clearance of state background check through ORCHARDS

• Negative pre-employment and active employment drug screenings

• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English

• Ability to lift, push and pull 50 lbs,