What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respite Worker position at UCAN?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The respite worker’s duties and responsibilities in direct care for children will vary based on the individual circumstances and requirements of the child. Below is a illustrative sample of the duties that may be assigned.
- Responsible for cooking meals, puree food in the blender.
- Feeding medically fragile children
- Assist the foster parent with bed baths and diaper changes of medically fragile children.
- Disposing of household garbage.
- Light housekeeping responsibilities:
- Washing dishes
- Sweeping
- Cleaning refrigerator and stove
- Participate in and/or supervise activities with the children, appropriate to the age and developmental level and physical capabilities of the child:
- Sit with the children and read to/with them
- Sing songs with the children
- Creative play with puppets
- Finger painting
- Assisting the children with building blocks
- Responsible for small loads of laundry (including folding and putting away clothes).
- Assist the foster parent during any community outings or walks with the children ( May be required to push wheel chairs).
- Drive children to doctors’ visits.
- Purchasing household and toiletry supplies.
- Able to work with a flexible schedule – Hours will vary according to the children’s school schedule.
Professionalism and Work Conduct
- Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of ucan.
- Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients
- Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others
- Reports to work, meetings, training, and job related activities prepared and as scheduled
- Demonstrates openness and respect for cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and coworkers
- Accepts feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when giving feedback and ideas to others
- Discusses alternative problem solving and is open to new ideas and ways of doing things
- Performs other related tasks as assigned or required.
Education/Job Experience/Certification:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
- Car and valid IL Drivers License and auto insurance.
Special Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of classified information.
- Skill and a license to drive a motor vehicle.
- Ability to hear and speak well enough to supervise children near streets and in crosswalks.
- Ability to compose all required documentation following specific formats where available.
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs., (carry non-walking children and toy boxes)
- Ability to walk up stairs in the absence of elevators.
- Ability to run after children in order to redirect them in the direction of their transportation of the office or to prevent them from harming themselves.
- Ability to communicate with children and adult clients and other in a courteous and professional manner.
- Ability to read a map.