RA - ENDLESS HORIZONS

This guard carries out detailed instructions and procedures primarily oriented to ensure that emergencies and security violations are readily discovered and reported to appropriate authority. The primary duty is to observe and report security and emergency situations. This guard intervenes directly only in situations which require minimal action to safeguard property or persons. Duties require minimal training and physical fitness standards. 95

95 Responsible for a paraprofessional level of student support and performance duties necessary for an orderly operation of the dormitory program. Responsible for the supervision of students to ensure a safe and secure environment.

24550 CASE MANAGER

This position provides case management and counseling services to patients and their families while assisting the patient’s social adjustment. Duties include but are not limited to analyzing information and appraising the interest of patients while promoting positive community relations and acting as unit managers in their absence. Safety precautions are taken with patients as needed.

Duties:

• Ensures orderly, clean, living conditions by scheduling and supervising, and participating in dorm clean up and submitting repair requests.
• Identifies and assists students in handling special problems, trains student leaders, and assists leaders in conducting dormitory meetings.
• Maintains individual records for each student that contain, at a minimum, basic identifying information, including emergency contacts, and written parental consent (minors) for weekend passes to approved destinations. Such records shall be readily accessible to other dormitory staff.
• Assists students in development long- and short-term personal and independent living goals and participates in the timely evaluation of student progress.
• Maintains communication with students’ counselors, instructors, and appropriate staff, while ensuring case notes and other entries in CIS are accurate and current.
• Establishes a close working relationship with students, serving as a mentor while monitoring behaviors, dealing justly and impartially with each student, regardless of individual achievement or background, and offering continual encouragement regardless of barriers.
• Follows all non-health standing orders/symptomatic guidelines.
• Transports students to various activities and events as needed.
• Maintains logbooks as authorized, showing activity during shift, while ensuring an environment where students and staff feel safe and secure.
• Secures students personal property/items when a student is absent for 24 hours, all items are to be placed in property and logged.
• Conducts periodic checks and maintains order and discipline in his/her assigned dorm.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Participates in regular staff meetings and all trainings.
• Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate career success skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: One year of experience working with youth and young adults required.

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Associate's degree preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers’ License.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Therefore, the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required.

The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate. It is mutually agreed that the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. It is also understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including overtime.

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