Careers

Live-In Personalized Support Assistant (Park Merced)

San Francisco

This position has been filled.

  • Reports to: Community Living Staff Coordinator
  • Supervises: N/A
  • Status / Level: Non-Exempt
  • Purpose: To provide support to adults with developmental disabilities.
  • Starts: Immediately

Duties and Responsibilities

Client Support Functions

  • To support individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community.
  • To provided assistance in the event of an emergency

 Administrative Functions

  • Communicates concerns to the appropriate Community Living staff members
  • Complete Special Incident Reports as needed
  • Keeps First Aid/CPR current
  • Complete all other required paperwork

 Organizational (all staff)

  • Participate in meetings and trainings as required
  • Comply with current agency performance standards
  • Report changes in criminal or employment status on a timely basis
  • Represent the organization to visitors and the community as needed
  • Maintain a professional attitude, working cooperatively with other staff, clients and members of the community
  • Maintain confidentiality of client/staff information as required by law and agency policy
  • Complies with Mandated Reporter requirements as required by law and agency policy
  • Treat clients and co-workers with dignity and respect
Other duties as required

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Education and Experience Requirement

  • Minimum of two years’ experience working with adults with disabilities required, preferably in a community setting.

Skills requirement

  • American Sign Language, Spanish or Cantonese skills preferred. Some level of fluency for certain target populations may be required.
  • Fluent report writing skills
  • Willingness to work flexible hours to meet client needs.
  • Able to recognize unusual or threatening conditions related to persons with disabilities
  • Strong time management skills, patient, detail oriented
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

 Program requirements

  • Fingerprint background check (Child Abuse Index, Criminal Record Clearance)
  • First Aid/CPR certification required (within 30 days)
  • Clean DMV printout and proof of auto insurance