Group Home Supported Community Living Specialist
Nishna Productions Inc·Red Oak, Iowa
Nishna Productions Inc·Red Oak, Iowa
The specialist provides direct support to individuals in group homes, focusing on teaching daily living skills and fostering independence. Responsibilities include coordinating medical needs, managing behavioral challenges, and ensuring a safe, clean therapeutic environment.
Description This is a part-time position in Red Oak, IA. Hours for this position are Monday/ Tuesday 3pm-10pm, and every other weekend 8am-10pm.
The Supported Community Living Specialist (SCLS) is directly responsible to the Team Leader to which they are assigned and the Director of Residential Services.
I. The Supported Community Living Specialist (SCLS) is directly responsible to the Team Leader to which they are assigned and the Director of Residential Services. II. This is a part-time/full-time, Para-professional level position. Specific
1. The SCLS will teach, train, and assist individuals in developing the skills necessary to be as independent as possible when performing activities of daily living. These include but are not limited to: a. Coordinating health and medical needs. b. Training individuals to take care of their own health and medical needs. c. Developing or maintaining skills allowing for better participation in the community. d. Assist individuals served in becoming independent in accessing community services. e. Assist the individuals with participation in at least one community activity each week if shift is during day/evening/weekend hours. f. Assisting individuals in advocacy procedures to ensure his/her rights and to meet his/her needs, interests, and choices. g. Assisting in preparing an individualized diet plan to meet nutritional needs as needed. h. Writing Individualized Intervention Plans for each individual served. i. Provide emergency/safety skills training. j. Provide training in skills necessary to manage their personal business and property. k. Provide training in budgeting. l. Provide transportation (doctor’s appointments, church, etc.) m. Provide training in daily living skills. 2. Orient new individuals in their home, assessing their skills, and providing appropriate input to the individual’s subsequent progress reports and Person-Centered Plan (PCP). 3. Supervise the individual’s goals and complete data collection related to running those goals. 4. Supervise, as necessary, the individual’s finances to give guidance in budgeting for personal needs and desires. 5. Provide a supportive and therapeutic atmosphere. 6. Supervise the individual’s care and use of personal property and assist with purchases, as necessary. 7. As assigned, train new staff relative to duties, work schedules, agency policies, and state and/or federal regulatory policies and procedures in coordination with the Team Leader and Director of Residential Services. 8. Follow the assigned work schedule. 9. Never leave individuals receiving twenty-four-hour care unsupervised. 10. Complete all records and documentation using the proper forms as they relate to established procedures. 11. Attend staff meetings and scheduled in-service training sessions. 12. Ensure that the individual’s residence meets cleanliness, safety, and health standards. 13. Keeping informed of all programming and administrative information, changes, and additions by checking email each shift worked the daily logbook or other messages. 14. Keep all written and verbal information on each individual strictly confidential. 15. Complete documentation of behaviors or provide information for writing staff intervention plans. 16. Handle any other duties as assigned by the Team Leader, Lead Staff, and Director of Residential Services. 17. Monitor and document an individual’s physician ordered diet as needed. 18. Assist individuals receiving services with their activities of daily living, such as, but not limited to, meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, toileting, and bathing. 19. Ensure the clients are safe from all environmental hazards.
Qualifications/Requirements: 1. Individuals “must not have or be a carrier” of serious infectious or communicable disease, such as but not limited to, incurable, fatal, or debilitating disease, which cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. A current example would include, but not be limited to, tuberculosis. Determination of the existence of a serious disease is to be made by the proper medical authorities. 2. 18 years of age. 3. Require high school diploma or GED. 4. Prefer previous similar job experience in teaching skills of cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene. 5. Exercise sound judgment when the situation requires immediate decision-making. 6. Obtain and maintain a valid Iowa Chauffeur’s license. Maintain acceptable driving record as determined by agency insurance carrier. 7. Successful completion of pre-employment physical, TB Tine, and drug screenings prior to employment. · Physical every four years thereafter (GH) · TB Tine every four years thereafter (GH) · Random drug screening 8. Complete 10-hour med-management class. 9. Must be willing to work with individuals who have a behavioral disorder, which may result in the display of aggressive outbursts of a physical nature. 10. Must be willing to clean any biological fluids/waste, such as, but not limited to blood, feces, urine, or vomit. 11. Must have the ability and desire to work with other employees as a team. 12. Must have good verbal and written communication skills. 13. The Supported Community Living Specialist position requires one to be self-motivated. 14. Must not have been legally convicted of any type of assault, abuse, or bodily injury. 15. All agency staff are required to participate and cooperate with agency investigations. Confidentiality will be respected.
1. Must be able to travel from place to place, up to 70 miles. 2. Must be able to enter and exit resident homes that may or may not be accessible to everyone. 3. Must be able to walk up and down stairs with hands full to perform laundry duties, etc. 4. Must be able to work a full scheduled shift as assigned. 5. Must be able to carry necessary supplies up to 50 pounds perform job duties. 6. Must be able to provide physical care necessary to residents when performing direct care duties. 7. Ability to physically assist an individual to regain his balance or to transfer from a sitting, standing or prone position. 8. Demonstrate ability to perform routine household tasks, such as, but not limited to vacuuming, mopping, and the use of cleaning agents, meal preparation, kitchen clean up, and clothing care. 9. Must be able to assist individual in a wheelchair to transfer to another chair, bed, toilet, or bath. 10. Must be able to assist someone in the shower or bath. 11. Must be able to make multiple trips from car to house carrying purchases such as groceries, etc. 12. Must be able to perform snow removal as much as necessary for individual and staff safety.
Market context
In Iowa, support-services roles often see steady demand because healthcare and home-based care settings rely on dependable staff for daily assistance and continuity. These positions can be competitive when employers need candidates with active Iowa CNA certification, homemaker-home health aide training, and reliable transportation. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your license, insurance, and background-check readiness before applying.
