[ref. w51390004] Rehabilitation Assistant
This is an on-site position working three 12.5-hour shifts per week with a rotating schedule including weekends, nights and holidays with the day shift being 6:30 am to 7:30 pm and the night shift being 6:30 pm to 7:30 am. The pay rate for this position is $17.00 per hour. Facility Description and Physical Therapy Assistant Job Overview:The Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) is seeking Rehabilitation Assistants for the Harold Jordan Center.
The DDA operates the Harold Jordan Center, and it is a facility which provides 24-hour residential care to support and maintain the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities. In addition, the Harold Jordan Center offers a residential program that provides specialization in forensic and behavior stabilization services to persons with intellectual disabilities.
The Harold Jordan Center is primarily responsible for ensuring the daily health, safety, and welfare of people reside there while also providing for their daily services and supports. The services typically provided are personalized care, self-help training, ambulating, communication and socialization skills, intensive care for personalized habilitation training in self-help, language development, and motor skills for people with intellectual disabilities.
Physical Therapy Assistant Essential Job Duties:-Under immediate supervision, performs vocational behavioral therapy technical work of routine difficulty and performs related work as required.-Will provide vocational, habilitation training, therapy, and supervision for intellectually and developmentally disabled clients.-Follows the individual support plan to ensure the needs and the active treatment requirements of persons served are met.-Communicates with families, conservators, and employers of persons served and the public to share information and meet active treatment requirements.-Analyzes medical treatment and training data to detect changes in needs, behavior, and abilities.-Analyzes environmental data to ensure the safety and appropriate environment for persons served.-Promotes teamwork and working together.-Trains other staff on active treatment interventions to meet the requirements of individual support plans of persons served.