Position: Living Service Trainer (Care Taker)

Job Type: Full Time (30-40 hours per week). Non-exempt.

Pay: $17.02-$22.98/hourly, depending on experience.

JOB SUMMARY:

Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) is a nonprofit organization. FCSN Living Services is seeking an energetic, patient, detail-oriented, and reliable direct support staff. The position is responsible for providing independent living skill, training, care-giving and supervision to the developmentally disabled adults. Work locations in Fremont and/or San Jose area.

JOB DUTIES:

• Implements independent living skill curriculum in the areas of healthy and balanced meals, money management, household maintenance chores, optimal health, social/leisure activities, self-advocacy, mobility training, etc.
• Provides close supervision and training to participants
• Engaging and motivating participants in learning, practicing and progressing
• Maintain a safe and clean living environment of participants. Minimizes health, safety and any other risks to the wellbeing of participants
• Drives participants for grocery shopping, activities, doctor appointments, Special Olympic practices or leisure destinations
• Maintains a supportive and professional relationship with participants and their families.
• Documents participants’ activities, medication intake and progress in the daily and medication logs
• Submits complete and accurate monthly participant updates to Case Manager in a time manner
• Completes semi-annual and annual evaluation reports of participants
• Be compliant with HIPPA regulations
• Minimizes health, safety and any other risks to the well-being of participants
• Performs first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and other emergency services (e.g. evacuation during a fire) as appropriate to the needs of participants
• Attends staff meetings and trainings
• Lifts and transfers participants as necessary; assists participants with transfers in and out of wheelchairs and safely transfers participants in case of an emergency
• Prepares special incident and adult dependent abuse reports as necessary
• Communicates effectively and proactively with the case manager with regard to participant issues including situations when a participant becomes a danger to self or others, there is a sudden illness or their non-aversive behavioral plan cannot be implemented as agreed upon

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has high energy, professionalism and integrity
• Has High school diploma or GED plus one year of experience working with the developmentally disabled.
• Possesses an undergraduate degree in the related field would be preferred.
• Good living habits, no smoking, pass drug testing
• Be fluent in oral and written English
• Must have transportation and clean/good driving records
• Bi-lingual (in Mandarin) candidates are highly encouraged to apply
• Obtain valid CPR and First Aid Certificate
• One year of caregiving experience is preferred.

COMPANY WIDE JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must provide proof of vaccination for Covid-19
• Must pass a health screening and TB test
• Must pass background fingerprint clearance

BENEFITS:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Life/AD&D insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Sign on Bonus / Referral Bonus Program