BASIC FUNCTION
The Community Support Specialist is responsible for providing daily living skills training, assisting with community integration, and providing supervision and support.
Program Development
1. Attend all staff meetings to discuss client/team issues.
2. Meet with supervisor every 3 or 6 months to review goals.
3. Offer ideas/suggestions for improvements in client treatment plans.
4. Participate in Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) process, which includes filling out an incident report when an incident, accident, or medication error occurs.
1. Participate in agency and program public relations efforts as needed.
Fiscal Management/Fund Raising
1. Assure compliance with the client budget.
2. Do a daily count of client money and maintain a log of household petty cash and
client personal funds.
3. Turn in Clock-in Adjustment Forms (CAFS) to the Program Manager each pay
period.
4. Turn in expense reports on a regular basis and at least monthly.
Human Resources
1. Participate in on-going training and educational opportunities as requested.
Other
1. Perform other duties as assigned.
The Community Support Specialist is responsible for providing daily living skills training, assisting with community integration, and providing supervision and support.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Professional Management
A. Client Support
- Provide assistance with activities of daily living, such as money management, personal care, cooking, and cleaning.
- Develop therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Monitor client medications.
- Supervise clients per his/her support plan.
- Abide by client support plans at all times. Support plans should be referred to and utilized any time a client escalates and staff needs guidance.
- Attend meetings with clients, including: therapy appointments, doctor/dentist check-ups, and employment meetings.
- Assist with assigned therapies, such as range of motion exercises, relaxation techniques, and diet and exercise monitoring.
- Take clients to activities and events in the community, including parks, shopping, eat in restaurants, etc.
- Assist clients in developing new social supports through hobbies, support groups, and encourage clients to maintain current relationships.
- Assist clients in reaching his/her service plan goals.
- Go with clients to job or volunteer sites, if applicable.
- Report all concerns to supervisory staff or on-call staff regarding client treatment or issues surrounding staff misconduct within 24 hours of the event.
B. Household Responsibilities
- Maintain a detailed log of client’s daily activities.
- Set up client transportation as needed.
- Report maintenance concerns as needed.
C. Staff Support
- Interact positively with all staff and clients and be sensitive to cultural differences present among staff and client populations.
- Maintain a positive working relationship with fellow staff members. Ensure that communication is conveyed in an effective and productive manner.
Program Development
1. Attend all staff meetings to discuss client/team issues.
2. Meet with supervisor every 3 or 6 months to review goals.
3. Offer ideas/suggestions for improvements in client treatment plans.
4. Participate in Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) process, which includes filling out an incident report when an incident, accident, or medication error occurs.
Marketing and Public Relations
1. Participate in agency and program public relations efforts as needed.
Fiscal Management/Fund Raising
1. Assure compliance with the client budget.
2. Do a daily count of client money and maintain a log of household petty cash and
client personal funds.
3. Turn in Clock-in Adjustment Forms (CAFS) to the Program Manager each pay
period.
4. Turn in expense reports on a regular basis and at least monthly.
Human Resources
1. Participate in on-going training and educational opportunities as requested.
Other
1. Perform other duties as assigned.
