You'd have to ask ORS how they would classify him- Human Service Professional or Child Care Worker.
(a) All staff employed on or after the effective date of these rules must meet the following
minimum qualifications:*
1. Never have been shown by credible evidence (such as a decision of a court or jury, or a
department investigation or other reliable evidence) to have abused, neglected, sexually
exploited, or deprived a child or adult or to have subjected any person to serious injury as
a result of intentional or grossly serious injury as a result of intentional or grossly negligent misconduct as evidenced by an oral or written statement to this effect obtained at the time of application;*
2. Participate in the orientation and training as stated in Rule .08(6)(d); and*
3. Not have made any material false statements concerning qualifications requirements either to the department or the proposed licensee.*
(b) Human Services Professionals. The institution shall have designated human service professionals to provide services to children and their families. Within six months of the effective date of these rules, there shall be one human services professional employed for every thirty children in care or fraction thereof. However, a human services professional assigned referral and intake duties and responsibilities shall provide services to not more than twenty children. The institution's director, if qualified by education, may perform the duties of a human services professional. (During the phase-in period of this rule, there shall be one human service professional employed for every 36 children in care or fraction thereof, and a human service professional assigned referral and intake duties and responsibilities shall provide services to not more than 25 children or fraction thereof.)
1. Any human services professional employed on or after the effective date of these rules shall either:
(i) possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work,
psychology, childhood education, education counseling and psychology, or a related field
and either have two years experience in the field of child care or be supervised by another Human Service Professional with a master's degree in one of the above disciplines; or
(ii) possess a master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the above
disciplines.
(c) Child Care Workers. The institution shall have designated child care workers to supervise children and be responsible for living units where the children reside.*
1. There shall be one child care worker for every ten children, or fraction thereof, in a living unit.
2. Any child care worker shall be at least 21 years of age and possess a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and have current evidence of successful completion of a biennial training program in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and a triennial training program in first aid which have been offered by certified or licensed health care professionals. Such training programs shall be completed within the first year
of employment.*
(d) Staff Training. Prior to working with children, all staff, including the director, who
work with children and are hired after the effective date of these rules shall be oriented in
accordance with these rules and shall thereafter periodically receive additional training in
accordance with these rules.
1. Orientation shall include instruction in:*
(i) The institution's purpose and description of services and its policies and procedures;*
(ii) The employee's assigned duties and responsibilities;*
(iii) Grievance policies and procedures;*
(iv) Discipline policies and procedures;*
(v) Child Abuse policies and procedures;*
(vi) Reporting requirements for suspected cases of child abuse and sexual exploitation
and notifiable diseases and serious injuries;*
(vii) The institution's policies and procedures for handling medical emergencies
(life-threatening, limb-threatening, or function-threatening conditions), and managing use
of medications by children in care; and*
(viii) Physical control techniques if the staff member is authorized to use the techniques.*
2. Additional training shall include twenty-four (24) clock hours of formal, annual training or instruction in child care issues related to the employee's job assignment and to the types of services provided by the institution. All staff, including the director, hired prior to the effective date of these rules shall also be required to obtain the twenty-four (24) clock hours of annual training or instruction and must initially receive such training or instruction within one year of the effective date of these rules.*
(e) All direct care staff shall have at least one full day (24 hours) off each week and shall also have at least one weekend off each month.*
(7) Reporting. Special reports shall be made to the department's Office of Regulatory Services, Child Care Licensing Section within 24 hours (confirmed in writing within five days) regarding serious occurrences involving children in care, such as serious accidents or injury requiring extensive medical care and/or hospitalization; death; or any incident which results in any federal, state, or private legal action by or against the institution which affects any child, the conduct of the institution, or any person affiliated with the institution. However, legal action involving the juvenile justice system is not required to be reported. *
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 49-5-8, 49-5-12. History. Original Rule entitled "Administration and
Organization" adopted. F. Jun. 30, 1994; eff. Aug. 1, 1994, as specified by the Agency.
***Notice #7 re: reporting... that is why all programs need to be licensed. They need to be required by law to report these types of incidents, otherwise parents don't know. Those conducting research need to have access to this information as well.
