Contact Information & Location:

Janis Ralston

Email:  jarsolonva@gmail.com

Location:  Mt. Solon, VA (near Bridgewater, VA- about 15-20 minutes from JMU)

Job Description

* Prepare meals/snacks.  Usually this will consist of afterschool snack, but a meal if I'm not home in time. 

* Assist with homework.  He is smart, but gets frustrated by the need to slow down, nobody sitting with him, etc. 

* Administer/supervise medication; includes pills, inhaler, nebulizer rarely.

* Assist in bathing, dressing, hygiene tasks; he is in prevails due to periodic incontinence.  Scheudled bathroom breaks help make this less of an issue.

* Light housekeeping; only helping/directing him to clean up the mess he makes.  Such as picking up toys, movies, trading cards that he likes to place in a line.

* Interact with him to facilitate / encourage social interaction, self-help skills, play skills, and take him on outings to the park, etc.

Pay is $8.86/hr. hr and is a medicaid funded position. Part-time, 25+ hours per week.  Specific hours:  Monday- Firday 4-9pm; through the school year.  Would also like an occasional Sat or Sun worked with flexible start/end time, but not mandatory. 

Your meals, snacks and beverages will be provided during duty hours.  I actually encourage this since it makes it easier to get him to focus on the task and practice the social skills and manners surrounding eating. 

Candidate Requirements

Due to asthma, a non-smoker is a MUST.  Must be able to tolerate a shadow, he has a fear of being alone/abandoned.  Need to have a positive & assertive attitude, energetic, and patience.  He feeds off the emotions of those around him.  This means if you are constantly in a bad mood, he will mirror that.  Constantly taking the attitude of "we adjust to what we need to" is helpful when schedules are interrupted.  Transition and disruptions required talking through. 

Previous experience with kids is a must, special needs kids experience a plus. 

Allergy Alert:  We have animals (dog and cat) inside our home. 

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