Respite Caregiver

Work Location:

Santa Ana, California

Work Shift:

Day – 08hrs (United States of America)

Job Summary:

The Direct Service Professional provides support to children and young adults with special needs. This position is comprised of three functional roles: Inclusion Facilitator, Personal Care Assistant, and Respite Worker. Responsibilities of each role may be performed individually or simultaneously based on the needs of each client’s situation.

Inclusion Facilitator: Supports children and young adults with special needs in typical childcare centers, promoting inclusion and success by fostering the independence of the child within the childcare environment.

Personal Care Assistant: Provides support to adults with disabilities in a variety of community-based services, enabling them to attend college, work, grocery shop, prepare meals, and perform daily tasks that they would normally perform if there were no disability.

Respite Worker: Provides experienced care that offers families relief. While families take a break, the respite worker ensures safety, success, wellness, and fulfillment through age-specific enrichment and daily life activities, guiding them toward positive outcomes.

Pay Range:

Minimum $18.99 Midpoint $25.14 Maximum $31.32

Experience:

Required: 1-2 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities or equivalent related life experience preferred.

Specialized Skills:

Required:

• Must successfully pass DOJ background check.
• Must have a reliable means of transportation.
• Complete/provide proof of negative tuberculosis test result; maintain clearance every year.
• Ability to represent UP in an ethical and professional manner. Ability to exhibit UP values including the ability to be family focused, being steadfast, human-centered, and thinking beyond.
• Communication skills including strong inter-personal skills, and ability to speak, read and write effectively in the English language. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines. Ability to exercise independent judgment and reach logical, practical decisions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion. Exhibit patience, initiative, enthusiasm, adaptability, resourcefulness.
• Ability to communicate in English. Reading and Writing – able to read instructions, write emails, read reports. Speaking – able to speak with consumer, supervisor, and general public.

Preferred:

• Be eligible for acceptance by our company commercial auto policy based upon DMV report with annual review thereafter.
• This position requires local travel. Must provide proof of valid CA driver’s license and automobile insurance upon hire and at expiration thereafter.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese is preferred.

Education:

Required: High School Diploma or GED

Licensure:

Required:

• Complete & maintain Infant/Child/Adult CPR & First Aid training or provide proof of certification.

Preferred:

• Drivers License - Class C - Dept Motor Vehicles

Work Environments – Functional Demand:

Medium – High energy level. Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Push/pull +/- 150-200 lbs. (Patients on bed, stretcher). Lateral transfer 150-200 lbs. (i.e., Patient).

Physical Activity Requirements:

Bending, Carry Objects, Climbing, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Pinching/fine motor activities, Push/Pull, Reaching forward, Reaching overhead, Sitting, Squat/kneel/crawl (Squad & Knee), Standing, Talk or hear, Taste or smell, Twisting, Walking, Wrist position deviation.

Physical Activity Lifting:

Lifting (Floor to waist level) – Occasional 0-35%. Lifting (Waist level and above) – Occasional 0-35%.

Sensory Requirements: Color Discrimination, Depth Perception, Far Vision, Hearing, Near Vision.

Environment Requirements: Airborne Communicable Disease, Bloodborne Pathogens, Chemical, Dust Particulates, Extreme Noise Levels, Extreme Temperatures, Radiation, Uneven Surfaces or Elevations.

Non-Discrimination Statement:

CHOC does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, genetic information, disability, sex, gender (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, medical condition, sexual orientation, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or other protected characteristics in accordance with state and federal laws. CHOC will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.