Pay up to $16.00 per hour.

Full-time and Part-time options

All shifts available - Days, PM's and NOCs.

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The Personal Care Worker is responsible for the general operation of a group home/supported apartment settings for adults with developmental disabilities and/or chronic mental illness.

• Competitive Market wages
• Paid Vacation
• Health, Dental, and Vision benefits

Education and Experience Requirements

Required: Ability to effectively communicate

Valid Wisconsin driver's license and appropriate auto insurance coverage as required by North Central

Health Care.

Preferred: One to three years relevant experience

Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates a supportive, family-like environment in order for each resident to achieve maximum independent functioning based on individual needs.
• Provides home services (meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, laundry, help members with accounting, etc.)
• Assists as needed with ongoing assessment of residents’ needs.
• Communicates observations relating to functionality of residents.
• Provides client supervision/support in the use of social/recreational and other community services (shopping, public transportation, etc.).
• Monitors residents’ health needs including administration of medications, providing first aid and obtaining medical services when necessary.
• Maintains regular and predictable on-site attendance.
• Other Responsibilities:
• Perform other work related tasks as required as assigned

Competencies

• Demonstrate organizational, leadership, management, clinical, department, program, common position and job specific competencies as required by North Central Health Care and/or various regulatory agencies based on job title.
• Complete organizational, leadership, management, clinical, department, program, common position and job specific education as required by North Central Health Care and/or various regulatory agencies based on job title.
• Qualifications and provision of care are in accordance with national acceptable standards of practices pertinent to role based on job title.
• Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards along with federal, state and local codes pertinent to role based on job title.

Physical and Working Environment

• Heavy Work: Frequent lifting. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds unassisted.

Physical Activities: List the minimum % of time required for each Physical/Mental Requirement.

Exposure to Hazards:

• Moderate exposure to workplace hazards.

Working Conditions:

• Indoors
• Outdoors
• Background Noise
• Tight Spaces and/or Close Quarters
• Exposed to infectious diseases or other possible infectious materials including: blood, fecal matter, OPIM...
• Required to function around high behavioral or physically disruptive individuals

Travel Requirements:

Frequency: Minimum

Type of travel: In community

Nature of travel: Consumer transport

Acknowledgement and Compliance

All requirements of the described position are subject to change over time where I may be required to perform other duties as requested by NCHC. Further, I acknowledge that this job description is neither an employment contract.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, NCHC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. North Central Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)