Job Description: Community Living Support Professional
Central Michigan Care’s Community Living Support (CLS) professionals are responsible for the one-on-one administration of care as dictated by the consumer’s Person-Centered Plan (PCP) and the Central Michigan Care Handbook. CLS professionals work alongside individuals with various needs to assist them maintaining their independence and community involvement.
Job Functions (includes, but not limited to the following):
- Provide direct services to clients based on current PCP
- Maintain confidentiality with all client records and information.
- Maintain legible up to date records. This includes but is not limited to the following: sign in sheet, daily session notes, program data, and behavior data.
- Demonstrate the ability to receive constructive criticism from supervisor and show progress in ability to work with children with aversive behaviors
- Conduct yourself in a professional manner when in the consumer’s home or in the community with the client.
- Maintain professional boundaries.
- Display effective time management skills
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment
- Have a firm understanding of all company policies and procedures as defined in the employee handbook.
This position requires the following prior to providing any services:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Reliable means of transportation, valid driver’s license, and up to date auto insurance
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Able to communicate expressively & receptively to follow Person Centered Plan (PCP) requirements, emergency procedures, and report on activities performed as well as the other requirements for the job
- Reliable means of transportation
- All staff must complete all require training through Central Michigan Care and Community Mental Health of Central Michigan (renewed annually)
- Pass Federal, State, and County background check.
Scheduling
Central Michigan Care offers flexible scheduling and works around school schedules for CLS professionals. CLS professionals typically work with consumers 2-8 hours per shift. CLS professionals can have a caseload of 1-4 clients and can expect to be scheduled Monday through Friday and weekends (typically no more than 1-2 weekends/month) depending on the needs of the consumer. Schedules vary depending on the needs of our clients and their families. A CLS professional is scheduled, on average, 10-30 hours/week. More hours may be available to those with more availability.