The Arc Of Southern Maryland·Lexington Park, Maryland
Provide direct support to individuals to enhance their self-sufficiency through assistance with personal hygiene, household management, and community integration. Facilitate the implementation of individualized plans and advocate for participants to overcome barriers to service needs.
Job title: Residential Support Associate
$20.00 per hour
STATUS: Part-time
Every other weekend, 6am - 2pm or 2pm - 10pm
The Arc Southern Chesapeake is currently hiring part-time Residential Support Associates to assist individuals that need support to access the community, make friends, have fun and be as self-sufficient as possible. An RSA may provide support to people at home, in recreational settings or the community. This support may include personal hygiene, light housekeeping where the individual lives, grocery shopping, banking, medical appointments, medication administration (if necessary), transportation or social and recreational assistance. To enhance the ability of the individuals to lead a self-directed life by providing the support, guidance, and information necessary to build self-esteem, confidence, and assertiveness, and to make decisions.
• Assists individual(s) to plan, make informed choices, follow through on responsibilities and speak on his/her/their on behalf.
Identifies crisis situations, evaluates or defuses the situation, and contacts necessary supports.
Continues to monitor crisis situations, discusses the incident with authorized staff and individual(s), adjusts supports and the environment, and complies with regulations for reporting.
Implements behavior plan(s) as necessary and as indicated in the plan.
• Attends, completes and passes all required training, initially and ongoing.
• 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 occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for long periods of time; use hands to hold, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is generally not exposed to weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Required to work evenings and weekend, when scheduled.
The Arc Southern Chesapeake is a drug-free employer. All offers of employment will be contingent on a successful background check. The Arc Southern Chesapeake is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, religious and or political beliefs. We recruit, employ, retain, compensate, train, promote, discipline, terminate and treat all employees and job applicants based solely on qualification, performance, and competence.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver's license with a reliable vehicle. Ability to pass a Maryland state criminal background check and a good driving record are required.
Market context
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