November 19, 2024

Pathfinder, Inc.

Jonesboro

Supportive Living Companion

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
The Supportive Living Companion works under immediate supervision, provides individually tailored services and activities within the consumer's home and community; ensures services are delivered as designed to assist in acquiring, retaining, and improving the consumer's self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills and activities that relate directly to active treatment, goals, and objectives; reports incidents to appropriate contact(s);completes activity logs that occur during the work time frame as linked to the person centered plan objectives; provides other documents as required; and maintains compliance with required personnel documents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides services and activities to the consumer within their home and community as determined by goals and objectives in a person centered plan.
Trains and supports individual in independent living skills, home management skills, cooking, cleaning, socialization, including supported employment in the community, and other identified skills needed to foster independence.
Follows procedures within 24 hours for incidents identified according to Department of Human Services policy.
Completes activity logs that occur during the work time frame as identified within the person centered plan objectives.
For any change affecting the individual, reports, as applicable, any change affecting the individual receiving services.
If necessary, ensures the consumer is reminded when it is necessary to take and/or refill medication.
Completes and provides documents as required.
Meets initial and on-going annual training requirements.
Maintains compliance with required personnel documents.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or GED;
One (1) Year of relevant, supervised work experience with public health, human services or other community service agency; OR
Two (2) years' verifiable successful experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
CNA Certification or Medical Assistant certification will qualify for a special entry rate.

Additionally, all Supported Living Companions hired after 11/01/07 must have the following:

The ability to understand written activity plans, execute instructions, and document services delivered.
Have the ability to communicate effectively with consumers.
Have the ability to access emergency service systems.
Have the ability to access transportation services required as appropriate.
Have satisfactorily passed a criminal background check, and adult and child maltreatment registry checks. Criminal background and adult maltreatment checks must be repeated every five (5) years, and child maltreatment checks must be repeated every two (2) years.
Have completed a drug screen prior to employment in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures.