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General Statement of Duties
This is mental health and developmental disability support work involving the supervision and instruction of adults who are mentally disabled or chronically mentally ill. Work may be performed in a variety of settings including supported employment environments, center based day support programs, group homes, supervised apartments, or other community settings. This is shift work involving all waking hours and may include overnight shifts. Duties include providing support with daily living skills, transportation, documentation, and crisis response.
- Provides supervision and assistance to clients in basic self-help skills in a Day Support Services environment.
- Assesses clients' skills and abilities using established procedures.
- Supports clients during community integration activities.
- Provides transportation to and from activities.
- Assists clients with problem solving and may provide limited crisis counseling.
- Completes required documentation including daily logs, support records, incident reports, medication forms, and individual plans.
- Responds appropriately in emergency situations.
- May maintain client charts and oversee petty cash and money management activities.
- Advanced working knowledge of mental disabilities and/or mental illness and related challenges.
- Ability to work effectively with assigned client populations.
- Ability to carry out activities according to established plans. Ability to maintain clear and concise records.
- Demonstrates respect, patience, empathy, and sound judgment in client interactions.
- Performs other duties as assigned
TB screening; Child Protective Service search; A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.
Possession of a valid Virginia driver's license.
Requires fingerprint and criminal-records check.
May require a pre-employment and/or annual physical examination and/or medical tests administered by Henrico County Employee Health Services, the components of which are based on and appropriate to the specific sensory and/or physical demands of the given position, or on standards established by the State of Virginia.
Expected salary lower range of listed salary scale.
Minimum Requirements
Graduation from high school and one (1) year of human services experience, preferably in working with persons with disabilities; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Background Check Disclosure
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
- State Police Criminal History Investigation
- Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation (Dept. of Social Services, JRJDC, Juvenile Detention Home)