Recovery Assistant Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Recovery Assistant -provides a flexible range of supportive assistance provided face-to-face in accordance with a Waiver Recovery Plan that enables a participant to maintain a home/apartment, encourages the use of existing natural supports, and fosters involvement in social and community activities.
Service activities include performing household tasks, providing instructive assistance, or cuing to prompt the participant to carry out tasks (e.g., meal preparation; routine household chores, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and bill-paying; and participation in social and recreational activities), and providing supportive companionship.
The Recovery Assistant may also provide instruction or cuing to prompt the participant to dress appropriately and perform basic hygiene functions; supportive assistance and supervision of the participant, and; short-term relief in the home for a participant who is unable to care for himself/herself when the primary caregiver is absent or in need of relief.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A Recovery Assistant shall:
- Be at least 18 years. old.
- Possess at least a high school diploma or GED.
- Be registered with Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc as having completed an approved Recovery Assistant training program and will be able to meet any continuing education and/or training requirements set by DMHAS.
- Attend required training programs.
- Follow instructions given by the participant or the participant’s conservator.
- Report changes in the participant’s condition or needs.
- Maintain clients/participants confidentiality.
- Meet the participant’s needs as delineated in the waiver Recovery Plan.
- Implement cognitive and behavioral strategies.
- Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Respond to fire and emergency situations.
- Accept supervision in a manner prescribed by the department or its designated agent.
- Maintain accurate client records & complete logbook, daily that meet Agency requirements.
- Use crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
- Provide services in a respectful, culturally competent manner.
- Ability to effectively communicate with client and carry out instructions
- Valid Driver’s License & clean driving record.
- Must be Friendly, Caring, Patient & Reliable
- First Aid, CPR, Certification or Patient Care Training
- Ability to physically perform job duties and keep up with the demands of the job.
- Must be able to follow direction and accurately report issues to Supervisor
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The responsibilities of the Recovery Assistant may include, but are not limited to the following:
Provide Recovery Assistant services of at least 15-minutes duration provided to the participant in his/her home and in other community settings. These services include:
- Performing the following tasks if the participant (by reason of physical or psychiatric disability) is unable to perform them, or assisting, or cueing the participant to perform them:
- Meal planning and preparation, shopping, housekeeping (e.g., changing linens, washing dishes, vacuuming/dusting, laundry, mending clothing repairs), basic household tasks (e.g., regulating home temperature, storing food appropriately, resolving issues about bill paying).
- Dressing, personal grooming and hygiene (e.g., bathing, dressing, and oral care).
Appropriate use of emergency medical services.
- Assisting or cueing the participant to perform or become engaged in:
Family, social, and recreational activities.
- Appropriate use of natural community support (e.g., social clubs, faith-based supports).
Appropriate use of routine medical/dental services.
- Use of medications as prescribed, including self-administration of medications.
Healthy habits (e.g., healthy diet, exercise, and behaviors designed to alleviate stress).
- Fulfillment of personal commitments, and adherence to scheduled appointments/meetings (e.g., clinical, vocational, educational, and judicial/court).
- Assisting or cueing the participant to avoid risky behaviors (e.g., unprotected sex, smoking/excessive use of tobacco products, unsafe driving/driving without seatbelt, unsafe relationships, criminal activities).
- Substance abuse, Overspending, Unnecessary conflicts.
- Supportive and problem solving-oriented discussions with the participant.
- Establishing and maintaining a helpful, supportive, companionship relationship with the participant that involves such activities as:
- Escorting the participant to necessary medical, dental, or personal business appointments.
- Reading to or for the participant.
- Engaging in or discussing recreational, hobby, or sport-related activities.
- Other activities directed at reducing disability, restoring participant functions and achieving independent participation in social, interpersonal, family, or community activities and full community re-integration and independence.
- Participation in waiver Recovery Plan development and quarterly Recovery Plan update meetings, if requested by the DMHAS Support Coordinator; and
- Travel with a participant when the Recovery Assistant is also engaged in a qualifying waiver service activity
