Respite Worker Imperial County Family Specific

Job Summary

Join us in making a difference at Home of Guiding Hands as we improve the quality of life for people with special needs. As a Respite Worker youll provide care supervision and companionship to people with developmental disabilities. A typical week might include supporting clients to: play at the park do homework make crafts attend a physical therapy session explore the zoo learn life skills such as cooking and laundry and just have fun! Gain great experience towards a career in social services!

Tasks Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains client safety by providing routine supervision and identifying/responding to emergency situations as they occur.
• Supports individuals to engage in meaningful activities at home and in the community.
• Engages individuals in communication through various methods (verbal sign gestures pictures/visuals communication device etc.
• Supports clients to complete activities of daily living such as: bathing and grooming restroom use and continence management dressing and undressing meal preparation and feeding and ambulating (lifting and transferring).
• Manages challenging behaviors as instructed by primary caregiver.
• Supports individuals to participate in routine appointments (such as PT OT speech therapy etc.
• Travels throughout assigned county (San Diego or Imperial) to complete sessions in family homes and other community locations.

Values

Innovation We encourage creativity and innovation because we believe that by striving for more efficient and effective ways of doing things we can achieve exceptional results. Our drive for success is shared by all. Our organization focuses on solutions and refuses to maintain the status quo. We challenge our team to be ahead of industry trends as we strive to lead and not follow.

Collaboration We believe that working together collaboratively is the foundation of a culture that values teamwork communication and cooperation. This belief is central to every part of our business both internally and externally and strengthens our community.

Accountability We take responsibility for our actions and for delivering on our commitments. We believe that by being transparent and accountable we build trust and maintain the respect of our stakeholders.

Respect We treat everyone with respect and dignity. We value inclusivity and believe that by upholding a culture of respect we can foster a positive and supportive work environment. We treat others as we would want to be treated.

Empathy We value empathy and understanding in all our interactions. We seek to understand the perspectives and needs of our colleagues clients and stakeholders to meet them with kindness and compassion.

Knowledge Skills and Education

• Six months experience providing care for someone in personal volunteer or paid role including family care. (Familyspecific request of applicant with less than 6 months experience may be approved on a casebycase basis.
• Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of hire.
• Must receive criminal record clearance from DOJ.
• Must have use of a functional smartphone or internetenabled device (Chromebook iPad etc. that can be used to enter timesheet data.
• Must possess a Valid California Drivers license safe driving record and have been licensed to drive at least 2 years. (Requirement may be waived on a casebycase basis if individual has other means of transportation.
• Must have a safe and reliable vehicle to transport clients. (Requirement may be waived on a casebycase basis if individual has other means of transportation.
• Must maintain current and adequate auto insurance. (Requirement may be waived on a casebycase basis if individual has other means of transportation.
• Must obtain CPR/FA certification if not currently certified (we offer training for new hires).
• Must be able to proficiently read write understand and speak English.
• Proficient with using computers and accessing the internet.
• Ability to form positive supportive respectful and professional working relationships.
• Ability to meet the needs of clients in an individualized manner.
• Selfstarter who completes assignments independently without constant supervision.
• Possesses good judgement and decisionmaking skills.
• Highly reliable and follows through on commitments.
• Organizes own time effectively and prioritizes work schedule.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

The work environment for this position involves working with a variety of people in their home and in the community. While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to see talk hear walk bend stoop sit stand reach and lift objects weighing up to ten pounds repeatedly during a shift.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Home of Guiding Hands is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity/expression) age marital status status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with disability.

About HGH

Home of Guiding Hands is a nonprofit organization that was established in 1967 by a small group of dedicated and ambitious community members. The Mission of HGH is to improve the lives of those we serve. We support children and adults in San Diego and Imperial Counties with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome epilepsy autism and cerebral palsy. We provide a full continuum of care including residential care in specialized group homes independent living support respite care and adult foster home services. Additionally we provide early childhood assessments and services tailored day support Life Planning workshops countywide transportation services and onsite activities at our resource center.

To see all our available career opportunities please visit: https://www.guidinghands/careers/