Shift Details:

Full-Time, Part-Time & Per Diem shifts available

Location:

Salem County

Salary:

$18.00

POSITION SUMMARY: The Group Home Counselor provides supervision, guidance, instruction, and/or skill building to assigned individuals supported within the individual's residence and/or assigned program site regarding daily living activities, health, safety, well-being, vocational activities, and interaction with others.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Group Home Counselor manages, supervises, instructs, supports, and provides guidance to assigned individuals served in accordance with the individual's support plan, and works daily toward the designated outcomes while continuously emphasizing community integration in all activities, functions, and aspects of life.
• Group Home Counselor performs routine housekeeping duties on a daily basis including sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming and organizing; cleans kitchen appliances as scheduled; cleans and sanitizes bathrooms during each shift
• Group Home Counselor transports individuals to and from program sites, appointments, and community activities including escorting individuals to designated areas
• Group Home Counselor administers all medications within prescribed time frames, inventories medications as required, picks up medications/refills when needed in accordance with agency trained Medication Administration protocols
• Prepares all meals and snacks as outlined on the menu adhering to any dietary restrictions
• Group Home Counselor assists the individual with the use, care, maintenance, and repair of prescribed adaptive and medical devices and equipment including but not limited to glasses, hearing aids, gait belts, walkers, wheelchairs, canes, C-pap machines, eating utensils, and communication boards, and ensures that individuals have all prescribed adaptive and medical devices and equipment available to them
• Completes all required documentation assigned, including but not limited to goal training, behavior management, progress notes, communication logs, incident reports, medications, emergencies and repair issues
• Cooperates with Elwyn New Jersey and the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, or any other authorized investigating body during an inspection, inquiry, or investigation

EDUCATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or graduate equivalency diploma (GED)
• Experience in a related field or with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred
• Non-profit human service experience highly preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities
• Must be able to perform CPR, first aid, and safety care crisis prevention and intervention techniques using agency-trained protocols
• Must possess good customer interaction, collaboration, and written and verbal communication
• Must submit to a criminal background check and be determined to be not disqualified by the New Jersey Department of Human Services prior to working with individuals served
• Must agree to have their name checked against the New Jersey Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and NJ Child Abuse Registry (CARI).
• Must have current, valid driver's license in state of residence, three (3) years driving experience in the United States, and acceptable driving record

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE: See Physical Demands Checklist below which represents the general physical demands and environment conditions to which the employee holding this position must meet, in addition to the duties and responsibilities listed above, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Elwyn will engage otherwise qualified candidates for this position whose disabilities may require reasonable accommodations to enable an individual to perform the essential functions.

Elwyn reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of duties and responsibilities of the job nor does it constitute a written or implied contract.

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and identity, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, genetic information, disability status, military or veteran status, marital or family status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, and federal law.