Management professional with track record of effective team leadership and operational oversight. Consistently achieves goals through collaborative efforts and adaptability to changing demands. Skilled in conflict resolution, process improvement, and fostering positive work environment.
Making a commitment to learning what individuals want, ensuring that they have sufficient experience to be able to make choices about what they want, and helping them to realize goals and achieve outcomes, documenting the information in their Personal Focus Worksheet.
Assisting the manager in completing assessments annually as part of the PRE-ISP process and anytime throughout the year as changes happen to identify the needs and seek out the proper resourced tp address them.
Teaching staff to recognize each individual's strengths and adaptive limitations to ensure each individual is receiving his/her required level of support across all environments.
Assisting the staff and individuals in maintaining a routine of communal living by ensuring that all staff serve a supportive companions, advocate and teacher to each individual.
Teaching daily living skills as detailed in the individual's ISP and supervising staff to ensure they are doing the same.
Protecting individual's rights, teaching them to exercise their rights, and supporting them to live up to their responsibilities.
Observing each individual's right to confidentiality and ensuring all staff do the same.
Maintaining a professional relationship with individual families, guardians, employers, day program staff, other agency staff, DDD staff and professionals in the community such as physicians, counselors, etc.
Participating in and planning recreational/leisure activities with the individuals and the staff.
Assisting the Residential Manager to oversee medications including administration, record, keeping, proper storage, proper quantities, review and follow-up of errors, etc.
As assigned, scheduling regular and as needed medical and dental appointments to assure the individual' timely effective medical treatment.
As assigned, being prepared for and being present at meeting involving the individuals.
Assisting with maintaining organized and up-to-date resident files.