We are looking for 2 CAREGIVERS for a 23-year old man with disability, severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and exhibiting extremely difficult behaviors and aggression on a sporadic basis. Client is high risk. Both caregivers will be required to assist with transfer and transport to prevent falls and safety hazards. Services are needed on a 24/7 basis in his home and in the community for all activities. Client lives in a lovely family neighborhood, but needs significant supervision, behavior management and support for all tasks throughout the week.
CLIENT SPECIAL NEEDS: Client is severely disabled, mostly nonverbal, requiring professional assistance in all of the following areas on a 24/7 basis:
Assistance and supervision to stay safe and away from harm at all times;
Takes medication to modulate behaviors both during the morning, noon and night shifts;
Assistance needed at all times to change heavily soiled clothing, toileting, bathing, eating, and performing basic grooming tasks such as brushing teeth, shaving, dressing, and oiling/massaging skin to prevent skin breakage, and bed/wheelchair repositioning every 2-3 hours;
Client participates in walks, physical exercise, excursion to malls, concerts, grocery store, outings such as swimming, skating, bowling, movies, restaurants, sporting events, park & planning activities (Sports and Learning Complex), active church member, volunteering in the community to feed/cloth the homeless and engages in games and electronics;
JOB SUMMARY & DUTIES:
Client requires professional assistance in staying safe when he becomes sporadically agitated, and may lash out with hitting, kicking, head banging or grabbing, in order to self-calm;
Caregivers assist client in practicing self-care tasks such as teeth brushing, hair combing, and staying on task to practice skills throughout the day.
Caregivers must be able to accompany client to the park, involving walking up to 2 miles per day at the park and to / from the playground where Client visits regularly;
Caregivers must be able to help client remain clean, dry and safe throughout the day during many activities, frequent hand and face washing, clothes changing assistance when needed, prepare meals and clean up and keeping client from handling dangerous items in the kitchen (stove, knives, etc.) or breaking things he encounters.
CAREGIVER MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS & ABILITIES AND DOCUMENTED TRAINING & EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING:
First Aid Certification;
CMT Certificatiin
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification;
Possess a clean driving record;
Be able to pass a background investigation;
Possess not less than 7 years full-time experience with working with adults with developmental disabilities that exhibit extreme or difficult behaviors
Possess not less than 7 years full-time experience working with disabled adults in their home setting and in the community in which they live;
Have a strong physical strength, in order to manage the physical needs of the client, who is a full-grown man, 5’3” tall and 130 pounds, and comply with the behavior plan in terms of managing behaviors;
Must have car.
WORK SCHEDULE: Caregivers must be willing to accommodate a work schedule that varies between 4-32 hours per week, covering any of the 7 days per week.
COMPENSATION: To be discussed at time of interview.
Please send resume to tonyabutler4life@yahoo.com, detailing your experience and qualifications, as outlined above, and a list of references that can verify the years of employment and skills employed therein. Please include an email and phone number where you can be reached for an interview.
