Hourly MH/DS Training Assistant (Developmental Disabilities Group Home)

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Job description

General Statement of Duties

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Working with individuals who have intellectual disabilities and providing support and supervision in a residential setting are the responsibilities of the Relief Training Assistant position. The following are only a few examples of duties:

Essential Duties

• Provide support for individuals with intellectual disabilities in community activities and with interpersonal interactions; the ability to demonstrate respect for clients while demonstrating good interpersonal skills; patience; empathy; and good judgment.

• Provide assistance during bathing, dressing, and toileting to include lifting and transferring, learning new skills in residential and community settings

.• Perform personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, ambulation, medical monitoring, and household chores.

• Remind and assist clients with self-administration of medications (after proper training).

• Report changes in the client's condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.

• Document services are provided in an electronic health record and on paper.

• Perform home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bedmaking, and cleaning.

• Plan meals, shop for groceries, prepare and serve food and meals, feed if necessary, and clean up.

• Accompany clients to scheduled appointments, transport clients, or run errands for and with clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

TB screening required. 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 is required. Some positions in the class may require possession of a valid Virginia Commercial driver's license, with endorsements and without restrictions. 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.

How To Apply

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our on-line applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal through or click on the Jobs link in the upper right hand corner of our main County page at .

Minimum Salary 18.27

Maximum Salary

Currency USD

Main Organization General Government

General Government

Employment Status Hourly/Temporary

Hourly/Temporary

Amount of Travel

Work At Home

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