Attendant Care Provider - Children's Emergency Shelter Part-Time

Wyandot BHN is seeking a dedicated Attendant Care Providerto join our Children's Emergency Shelter team at Robert's Place! Robert's place provides guidance, support, respite and stabilization for children ages 3-17. This is a great opportunity to gain experience if you are looking to build a career in social work, therapy, or child care! The Attendant Care Provider is responsible for providing assistance and constructive guidance to individuals in completing daily task and activities. We offer a great work life balance with paid time off, excellent benefits, and room to grow!
Essential Job Duties:

• Provide transportation and accompany clients to and from activities and/or appointments to provide medically necessary direct care and support, as directed.
• Assist in providing structured and constructive activities that support the client’s treatment.
• Assist clients with learning and practicing daily living and social skills.
• Assist client in completing daily living tasks as needed.
• Assist clients with problem-solving daily living situations.
• Complete all required documentation thoroughly, on time and according to agency standards.
• Provide above services on an individual basis or in a group setting as required.
• Engage individuals in a positive, constructive, respectful and hopeful manner.
• Recognize and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences.
• Help others succeed by demonstrating exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work with persons with severe and persistent mental illness and/or serious emotional disturbance, and the ability to react effectively in a wide variety of human service situations. Effectively manage conflict.
• Interact positively with other staff, members of the agency and team, including active participation in supervision activities, team meetings and training, etc.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Prior experience providing effective, efficient healthcare/welfare services work preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with individuals.
• Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Emotional and physical capacity to control and manage self if clients act out or behave in a verbal or physical manner.
• Ability to effectively use all devices, equipment, computer systems required to fulfill the essential functions of this position.
• Valid driver’s license.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift

Work Location: In person