Community Inclusion Specialist - Full Time

Description

SUMMARY: Coordinates and implements community integration opportunities to adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, while providing support and assistance to promote choice and personal growth.  

BENEFITS:

• 401(k) Base and Matching
• Agency Pays 100% of employees Medical Insurance
• Agency paid $25,000 life & Long Term Disability coverage
• Vision, Dental, Additional Life and Short Term Disability insurance available
• Paid Time Off
• 13 Paid Holidays per Year
• Referral bonus program

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.  

• Consults with Program Managers and Team Leaders to work on planning and organizing community activities, which allow the individual to utilize community resources, develop natural supports and achieve outcomes identified in the annual plan and programming needs.  
• Develops a weekly/monthly calendar of activities/community integration opportunities and communicates with necessary parties of all scheduled activities. 
• Provides guidance to individuals in Community Living Programs in the areas of activities of daily living/personal care (example-hygiene, dietary compliance), community integration (example-outings) and economic self-sufficiency skills (example-accurate handling of financial transactions).    
• Provides transportation for individuals to various activities through the use of an agency   
• Ensures adequate funds are available for staff and individuals for all activities.   
• Follow and maintain all safety procedures.   
• Complete all required documentation.  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None  

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be self-driven and flexible with scheduling and assigned work location.   

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D. Experience working in a residential setting with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and simple correspondence. Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to residents and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to compute percentages.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must have a valid driver's license and valid auto insurance.  

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: 

Must be able to develop effective and efficient communication skills through instruction and training, to adapt favorably to changing program needs and have genuine interest in the welfare of clients. Must be able to develop knowledge of behavior principles through instruction and training. Ability to learn basic computer operations for client data tracking, incident reporting and other processes deemed necessary by the supervisory staff. Ability to qualify to become authorized in administering participant medications preferred by not required. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee occasionally is required to bend stoop, squat, crawl, climb-height, reach above shoulder level, crouch, kneel, balance and push/pull. The employee continuously is required to lift up to 10 lbs. The employee occasionally is required to lift between 11 lbs. – 50 lbs. The job requires the employee to use the left and right hand for repetitive actions for simple grasping, firm grasping and fine manipulating. The employee must have the ability to drive the agency’s van. The employee must be able to provide assistance to individuals as needed such as maneuvering wheelchairs, or assisting clients in ambulating and transferring when necessary. Must be able to stay awake during the employee’s work shift.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.