Employment Information
Job Opportunities
We are currently accepting applications for a Team Leader at the Ponderosa General site, DD Wiaver experiance a must. We are also accepting applicaitons for full and part time Program Assistant at the Ponderosa site. We are accepting applications for Substitute Program Assistants at all timesTo apply for any of these three positions contact Georgia, Program Coordinator in person at 5301 Ponderosa, by fax at 872-0392 or you can call her at 881-8982.
Job Application Form To apply for any position at other sites please fill out the job application ( please indicate which position you are interested in) print, fax to (505) 292-4518 or mail to:
Share Your Care
attn: Bill
2601 Wyoming NE, Suite 116
Albuquerque, NM 87112
- SUPERVISOR:
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- COORDINATOR
- TEAMLEADER
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- GED or High School education required.
- Two years experience in working with frail elderly and/or disabled preferred.
- Must be CPR certified within three months of employment.
- Provide proof of absence of tuberculosis in a transmissible form.
- Valid New Mexico driver's license and "clean" driving record.
- RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Acquire and apply ongoing training and education in aging and disabled populations' needs.
- Assess individual client strengths, needs, and preferences and apply these to client interventions.
- Maintain a client centered focus.
- Maintain a professional attitude, and work effectively under stress.
- Maintain a solution-based focus, and a flexible, cooperative and team-oriented, attitude.
- Understand the purpose of therapeutic programming; understand diagnoses, goal formulation, and implementation of goals on an individual and program basis.
- Respond to participant's needs and act accordingly in emergency and/or crisis situations.
- Participate in the interdisciplinary team process: assessment and development of care plans.
- Carry out plans of care.
- Develop and implement social, recreational and leisure activities.
- Develop and implement educational and skill building activities.
- Facilitate group discussions.
- Provide personal care including toileting, hygiene, etc.
- Assist and supervise activities of daily living.
- Assist with ambulation.
- Preparing, serving and cleaning up after meals and snacks.
- Monitoring therapeutic diets.
- Practicing behavior acceptance.
- Maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment for clients.
- Observation and reporting of initial signs of illness and/or problem behaviors.
- Participating in a variety of documentation duties.
- Communicating on a 1:1 basis with all populations of clients served.
- Working with and relating to other staff and volunteers.
- Communicating with family members, caregivers and other service providers.
- Communicating with the public (including those persons who share space at the facility).
- Maintaining confidentiality.
- Participating in staff meetings, in-service training, and other relevant trainings.
- Practicing environmental/personal safety and sanitation.
- Administering CPR, activating agency’s or emergency response plan.
- Assist clients with self-medication in accordance with the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.
- Transport participants as needed.
- Daily assigned duties.
- TRANSPORTATION:
- Transport participants to and from the day care program and on field trips as needed.
- Provide for the safe transportation of participants and assist them with boarding on and off the van in a safe manner.
- Intervene with participants exhibiting inappropriate or problematic behavior and/or signs of illness while on the van.
- Perform first aid assistance during an emergency and activate emergency medical system as needed.
- Report any incident/accident/problem occurring on the van while in the process of transporting participants.
- Perform preventative maintenance checks on van and report all problems of operation to immediate supervisor.
- SUPERVISOR:
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- COORDINATOR
- TEAMLEADER
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- GED or High School education required.
- One year experience in working with frail elderly and/or disabled adults or demonstrated ability to understand the purpose of therapeutic programs preferred
- Ability to understand diagnoses, goal setting, and implementation of goals on an individual and program basis.
- Ability to communicate with different population groups served in the program.
- Willingness and ability to acquire and apply ongoing training and education regarding aging and disabled populations.
- Ability to respond to participants' needs and act appropriately in emergency and/or crisis situations
- Must be CPR certified within three months of employment.
- Provide proof of absence of tuberculosis in a transmissible form.
- DUTIES:
- Assist in daily participant care and supervision
- Assist in planning and implementation of daily activities.
- Take responsibility for maintaining a safe, caring, and supervised environment for the participants.
- Maintain a professional attitude, and work effectively under stress.
- Work as a team member and fill in with other duties, as needed, and other duties as assigned.
- Prepare and serve between meal supplements.
- Assist with observing and detecting initial signs of illness and/or problem behaviors.
- Interact with family members.
- SUPERVISOR:
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- COORDINATOR
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associates Degree preferred.
- One year experience working with population of program for (PSI, SDMI; for ISB, DD; etc.).
- Must be CPR and First Aid certified within three months of employment.
- Provide proof of absence of tuberculosis in a transmissible form.
- Valid New Mexico driver's license and "clean" driving record.
- Willingness and ability to acquire and apply ongoing training and education in aging, mentally ill, and disabled populations.
- RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Preparing and serving between meal supplements as needed.
- Maintaining a safe, caring, and supervised environment for the Clients.
- Communicating with the Program Coordinator any supervisory needs of Program staff.
- Assisting Program Coordinator in evaluating employee performance.
- Providing leadership, motivation, and direction to staff in conjunction with the Program Coordinator to ensure efficient/effective operation of Program.
- Scheduling daily assigned duties.
- Observing and detecting initial signs of illness and/or problem behaviors.
- Developing and leading meaningful activities in program milieu including socialization, skill
- building, health and fitness, self-esteem, ADL skill development, and other such events.
- Work with Program Coordinator regarding activity calendar implementation.
- Participating in the development of individual service plans. Participation on review teams.
- Advocating for Clients in assigned group.
- ttending regular interdisciplinary treatment meetings for Program population & other clients in assigned group as directed by Program Coordinator.
- Daily assigned duties in the day care program.
- Coordinate the weekly client council meetings with the Program Coordinator.
- Coordinate and conduct monthly fire drills in the Program area.
- Assist Program Coordinator with van scheduling.
- Assume responsibility of managing program and supervision of program staff in the absence of the Program Coordinator.
- ABILITY TO:
- Understand the purpose of therapeutic programming; understand diagnoses, goal setting, and implementation of goals on an individual and program basis.
- Understand the importance of community integration of persons served.
- Work cooperatively with co-workers/teams within the agency, and other service providers.
- Communicate with different population groups served in the program.
- espond to Clients' needs and act accordingly in emergency and/or crisis situations.
- Establish and maintain relationships with persons who have developmental disabilities.
- ASSIST:
- Clients with Activities of Daily Living, including personal care, hygiene, toileting, after cleansing, etc.
- Clients with self-medication in accordance with the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.
- Monitoring therapeutic diets and assisting Clients at meals and snack times.
- Document Client progress, write incident reports, and interact with family members/caregivers on behalf of Clients.
- Be willing and able to transport Clients as needed.
- In maintaining areas of responsibility in accordance with all applicable regulatory and Agency requirements.
- TRANSPORTATION:
- Transportation of Clients to and from the day care program and on field trips as needed.
- Assisting with loading and unloading of Clients in a safe manner.
- Intervene with Clients exhibiting inappropriate or problematic behavior and/or signs of illness while on the van.
- Perform first aid assistance during an emergency and activate emergency medical system as needed.
- Report an incident/accident/problem occurring on the van while in the process of transporting Clients.
- Perform preventative maintenance checks on van and report all problems of operation to immediate supervisor.
- TRAFFIC CITATION:
- Report all traffic citations received on or off the job to immediate supervisor within two working days of receipt of violation.
- If license is suspended, report of such suspension must be made immediately to supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.