What are the responsibilities and job description for the IDD Provider Specialist-PRN Paris position at Lakes Regional Community Center?
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Description
The Provider Specialist must
Description
- Provides direct care services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a structured small group home setting.
- Responsibilities include provision of training and assistance with all activities of daily living, including:
- Self-administration of medications
- Personal hygiene
- Housekeeping
- Food preparation and feeding
- Mobility and community access
- Transportation
- Recreation and leisure skills,
- Maintaining basic health.
- Implements behavior management programs, and provides emergency behavior or health-related interventions, as necessary.
- Position fosters a productive, clean, comfortable, and safe environment for residents, and serves as a positive role model for residents.
The Provider Specialist must
- Be knowledgeable of techniques used in teaching adaptive living skills and planning and monitoring the social activities of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Possess the ability to assess residents' functional levels and to facilitate productive interaction between residents and staff.
- Be able to observe and delineate salient aspects of situational behaviors.
- Have the ability to document individuals' progress and significant events in a clear and concise manner.
- Be able to exercise reasonable judgment to ensure the health and safety of residents.