We are looking for a Deaf person or someone with sign fluency (emphasis
on visual gestural communication) for this position. Apply directly to
Autauga-Elmore Mental Retardation Board
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Autauga-Elmore Mental Retardation Board, Inc.
JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT

Description:

This position provides services and supports to persons with mental
retardation or related conditions in community settings.

Employees in this position participate in orientation and ongoing
training to gain basic skills necessary to enable them to provide
person-centered supports to persons with mental retardation or related
conditions in the person's home. Work involves providing required
personal care services as identified in a Case Management Plan or
Individualized Support Plan. Work is performed under the supervision of
a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional and reviewed for quality and
achievement of program goals on a quarterly basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, personal
hygiene, and other activities of daily living.

2. May include assistance with the preparation of meals, but does
not include the cost of the meals themselves.

3. Provides services specified in the Individualized Support Plan
(ISP) which are essential to the health and welfare of the person.

4. Completes or provides assistance with such light housekeeping
chores as bed-making, laundry, dusting and vacuuming when these
activities are essential to the health and welfare of the person
receiving services.

5. Provides assistance with ambulation and transferring in and out of
chairs, bed, etc.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Must be able to read and write.

2. Must be capable of providing care according to the case
manager's assessment and the resulting support plan.

3. Ability to follow oral and written instructions and to prepare
and maintain routine documentation and complete reports.

4. Sufficient physical strength and mobility to provide necessary
physical assistance (such as lifting and transferring) to persons
served.

5. Must demonstrate the ability to assist appropriately with daily
living activities as related to personal care.

6. Must have reliable transportation to and from the work location.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D. Must be at least 18 years
of age at the time of appointment. Possession of a valid driver's
license in the state of Alabama.


Steve Hamerdinger, Director
Office of Deaf Services
Alabama Department of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130