Job Title: Independent Living Supports Coach
Department: Skill Building and Community Living Supports
Job Classification: Non-exempt
Reports To: Community Living Supports Supervisor
Job Summary:
Provides adults and youth community living support services through instruction and assistance in meeting service plan goals as defined by their individual plans of service. Assists with meal prepping, healthy eating, medication management, shopping, ADL's, and community engagement while ensuring a safe and clean environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with developing, implementing, and documenting client service plan goals, objectives, interventions, and behavior plans.
- Provide training on independent living skills.
- Document daily activities in the manner prescribed by the service team, supervisor and/or agency procedures. Complete progress notes, incident reports and other established paperwork within established time frames.
- Supervise medication administration and monitoring of health treatment applications, medicine side effects and health problems.
- Transport and supervise clients as needed with community appointments and activities, adhering to all traffic laws and rules of the road.
- Run scheduled groups and/or provide meaningful one-to-one interaction with clients to encourage maximum progress toward independence and community inclusion.
- Disburse client personal funds, including prompt and accurate recording of all transactions.
- Assume responsibility for the health and safety of individuals served. This includes but is not limited to ensuring a clean and safe environment, screening home visitors, conducting scheduled drills, supervising activities, knowing general whereabouts of individuals served and following safety guidelines in specified areas.
- Shop for food as assigned, working with clients as appropriate.
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with clients and staff in the provision of services.
- Ensure client confidentiality and ensure appropriate releases of information are in the case record prior to providing any identifying information.
- Ensure rules are followed and that violations are appropriately documented and reported as necessary.
- Coordinate emergency response with on-call, case management and/or other emergency providers.
- Immediately inform supervisor (or on-call) of any situation as appropriate.
- Ensure the rights of individuals served are protected in accordance with Michigan Mental Health code and agency policy.
- Actively support and be knowledgeable about 1) culturally competent, recovery-based practices, 2) person-centered planning as a shared decision-making process with the individual who defines his or her own life goals and is assisted in developing a unique path toward those goals and 3) a trauma informed culture to aid consumers in their recovery process.
- Completes other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
- Problem solving skills and judgment sufficient to recognize and initiate appropriate response to emergency and non-emergency situations independently.
- Reading, writing, and verbal skills sufficient to write on client goals and objectives.
- Human relation skills sufficient to interact effectively with a wide range of people.
- Experiences with behavioral health is desired.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Education and/or experience working with individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to squat, reach, lift, push, pull, bend, stoop and kneel.
- Physical ability to provide assistance to clients served with lifting and transferring, personal care, and physical intervention when necessary.
- Exerting 25 pounds of force occasionally and up to 15 pounds frequently.
- May occasionally require lifting up to 35 pounds.
Work Conditions:
- Regular travel throughout the community
- Work may involve being outside in all weather conditions and in a wide variety of residential and community settings.
- May be exposed to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and parasites.
