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div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Support Solutions Jackson - Jackson, TN/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Undisclosed/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="background-color:white"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.5pt"span style="font-family:quot;Open Sansquot;,sans-serif"span style="color:#222222"GET PAID WEEKLY!! $15.37 starting pay/span/span/span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="background-color:white"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.5pt"span style="font-family:quot;Open Sansquot;,sans-serif"span style="color:#222222"$300 Sign-on bonus after successful completion of 90 days of service for FT and PT (24 hours per week) hires!/span/span/span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="background-color:white"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.5pt"span style="font-family:quot;Open Sansquot;,sans-serif"span style="color:#222222"$300 Referral Bonus for employee referred hires who successfully complete 90 days of service and work FT or PT hours!/span/span/span/strong/span/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"GENERAL FUNCTION:/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"The position involves providing support to individuals with disabilities, empowering them to lead self-directed lives, and providing them with opportunities to develop/ maintain skills that enhance the quality of their lives. Our mission is to ensure that supported persons are happy, healthy and safe in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible./span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities assistance with performing the essential functions of this position./span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Supports the person supported with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan. The ISP provides an overall view of the person and their goals, as well as the specific supports and services they need to be happy, healthy, and safe, in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible. /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Understands and practices Support Solutions philosophy and values in interactions with the person supported and community members by using language and actions that respect the worth and dignity of people at all times, connecting the person supported to preferred activities and experiences of their choice, and ensuring that the person supported is empowered to make decisions and to lead a life that is as self-directed as possible. /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Helps the person supported become integrated with the community by providing person centered supports that assist people to seek their dreams, establish significant relationships and be connected to their communities. /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Assures safe transport and accompanies the person supported as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing Support Solutions company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation. This would include securing alternate transportation in instances where an unpaid support transports a person supported who presents a safety concern./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Ensures proper use of the person supported and agency resources including but not limited to personal funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, telephones, money, equipment, food and supplies./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Attends all training meetings assigned by Support Solutions./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Cooks and provides meals based on scheduled menus./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Performs daily activities or teaches the person supported to do so, such as activities of daily living skills and other personal skills that work toward achieving independence./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Consistently works and documents improvement toward meeting outcomes./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Utilizes electronic records system including completing daily shift notes as required by funding entities./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Ensures customer satisfaction by following the Customer Service Standards when interacting and communicating with persons supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Case Managers, and others. /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Oversees storage and administration of medications./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Provide assistance to the person supported in their personal grooming, as desired by the person. Support the person to perform these personal grooming activities with independence, as possible./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Provide assistance to the person supported to keep the house clean and do laundry, as desired by the person./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Protects confidentiality of person supported./span/span/li /ul p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"This job description does not list all the duties of your job. You may be asked by Supervisors, Managers or designated and/or authorized staff to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in the job description. Support Solutions reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or Support Solutions may terminate employment at any time, for any reason./span/span/p h4Qualifications/h4brp style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Must be 18 years of age and able to read and write effectively. ECF staff must have high school diploma or GED. Must have a valid drivers license and maintain a valid drivers license and acceptable driving record throughout employment with SS. Must meet state and local requirements regarding criminal background check, sexual offender check, abuse registry, drug and felony offender listings. Must meet all training requirements and keep training current. /span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS amp; ABILITIES:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Effective verbal and written communication skills/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Effective organizational skills, able to complete heavy workloads within established time frames, and perform with frequent interruptions and/or distractions/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Effective interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others, ability to interact appropriately with others in various contexts and purposes /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Must be able to practice confidentiality in all matters pertaining to clients and employees/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Can perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, in a job that may require significant differences in technology, techniques, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations/span/span/li /ul p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Employee must provide any medical records to comply with regulations required by a governing entity and Support Solutions policy. Examples include: TB Skin tests, HEP B vaccinations and Flu vaccinations. /span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is either part time or full time and may require additional hours over 40 per week. This position works primarily in a home environment, but is also required to be with supported individuals in community settings, work settings, outdoor activities, etc./span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"strongspan style="font-size:11pt"Body Positioning/span/strongspan style="font-size:11pt": The employee is regularly required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time. She/he may also be required to sit for short or long periods of time while completing other duties and responsibilities. There is also a requirement to be able to occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and to reach with the hands and arms. She/he must be able to drive/travel for short periods of time to transport supported person to appointments and community outings and to attend meetings, and trainings. /span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"strongspan style="font-size:11pt"Body Movements/span/strongspan style="font-size:11pt": The employee must have a full range of body movements including the use of his/her hands, feet, and limbs to perform CPR compressions, abdominal thrusts, CPI (The Crisis Prevention Institute is an international training organization that specializes in the nonviolent crisis intervention training designed to teach best practices for managing difficult situations and disruptive behaviors..) techniques, or to pursue on foot a person to prevent them from injury, etc. The ability to bend the body, to reach for objects, and to crouch/stoop, and climb when needed are also required./span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"strongspan style="font-size:11pt"Body Senses:/span/strongspan style="font-size:11pt" The employee must have command of all five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision, and depth perception. These vision requirements in each area must be sufficient to shift in focus from reading documents to using a computer or tablet for data entry and operating a vehicle. There is also a requirement to talk and listen for prolonged periods both on the telephone and face to face. /span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"strongspan style="font-size:11pt"Strength:/span/strongspan style="font-size:11pt" The employee must have the ability to perform heavy lifting over 50 lbs. to assist total care supported individuals with transferring from or to wheelchair, turning/repositioning a total care person in bed, etc. /span/span/p p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Valid state issued Driver License /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Must maintain valid Medication Certification throughout tenure/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Must maintain valid CPR/First Aid Certification throughout tenure/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-size:11pt"Must maintain valid CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training throughout tenure, if required/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:11pt"Agency insurance coverage for vehicles operated in the course of work at specific locations shall stand as the primary insurance coverage for employees working in that particular home setting. Valid automobile insurance is required for all employees working at homes where the agency does not provide a vehicle and this coverage must presented prior to transfer to any home where an agency vehicle is not provided. The agency reserves the right to request proof of insurance regardless of the site location or availability of an agency vehicle./span/p