Family Home Providers Team Member

Requirements

• Eighteen (18) years old and has a high school diploma or GED; or
• Twenty-one (21) years old;
  • Meets the personnel and training requirements established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
  • Has the ability to:
    •  Communicate effectively with a participant and the participant’s family;
    •  Read, understand, and implement written and oral instructions;
    •  Perform required documentation; and
    •  Participate as a member of the participant’s person centered team if requested by the participant; and Shall be provided by a direct support professional;

Job Description

• Family Home Provider will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed:
  • If a participant experiences a change in support need or status, the level II residential
    services provider shall adjust services provided to the participant to meet the
    participant’s altered need or status.
  • For a participant approved for unsupervised time, a safety plan shall:
    • Be included in the participant’s person-centered service plan based upon the
      participant’s assessed needs; and
    • Ensure that: The participant’s case manager and other person centered service
      plan team members ensure that the participant is able to implement the safety
      plan; and the participant’s case manager provides ongoing monitoring of the
      safety plan, procedures, or assistive devices required by the participant to
      ensure:
    • Relevance;
    • The participant’s ability to implement the safety plan; and
    • The functionality of the devices if required.
  • If a participant experiences a change in support needs or status, the participant’s person centered team shall meet to make the necessary adjustments in the:
    • Participant’s person-centered service plan; and
    • Residential services to meet the participant’s needs.
  • Provide assistance with daily living skills which shall include:
    • Ambulation;
    •  Dressing;
    •  Grooming;
    •  Eating;
    •  Toileting;
    •  Bathing;
    •  Meal planning and preparation;
    •  Laundry;
    •  Budgeting and financial matters;
    •  Home care and cleaning; or
    •  Medication management;
  • Provide supports and training to obtain the outcomes of the SCL recipient as identified in the plan of care;
  • Provide or arrange for transportation to services, activities, and medical appointments as needed;
  • Include participation in medical appointments and follow-up care as directed by the medical staff; and Be documented by a detailed monthly summary note.