Community Day Service Trainer/Driver

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One or more years work experience with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental illness preferred.
• Must pass the reading test and be able to comprehend and recognize errors.
• Must be able to counsel, advise, teach, resolve conflicts, and direct staff and families.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and diplomatically in both oral and written form and be able to meet and work with the public.
• Must be able to adapt to frequent change and perform adequately when confronted with critical or unexpected issues; make sound clinical judgments based on sound reasoning in daily and emergency situations.
• Must be able to maintain payroll, financial, personnel, and information related to persons served as confidential and in accordance with the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the Policies and Procedures of Macon Resources, Inc.
• Must be able to adhere to the Safety Policies and Procedures of Macon Resources, Inc.
• Must be able to complete MRI training requirements.
• Must have or be able to obtain first-aid and CPR certification within 60 days of employment and maintain certification throughout employment.
• Must have reliable transportation to conduct agency business and/or to transport individuals served; must be 21 years of age; must maintain a valid Illinois Driver's License and a good Motor Vehicle Record; and must maintain personal auto insurance with minimum coverage of Bodily Injury-Liability per Person of $100,000 and Liability per Accident of $300,000, Property Liability of $100,000, Medical Payments of $5,000, Uninsured/ Underinsured Person of $100,000 and Accident of $300,000.
• Must be able to meet the following physical capabilities:
• Lift and carry 50 pounds;
• Able to assist in lifting and/or transferring an individual who is non-ambulatory from sitting to standing; standing to lying; back to sitting from all positions;
• Full range of mobility: pull, pull, turn, stoop, kneel, reach, bend.
• Dependable vision, having visual acuity far and near and normal field of vision.
• Remain on feet for a minimum of two (2) hours at a time.
• Adequate hearing and/or functional accommodation.
• Must have adequate use of 100 basic manual communication signs and/or the willingness to learn.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Must have knowledge of or the ability to learn developmental disabilities, mental illness, active treatment, principles of normalization and least restrictive environment, and/or demonstrate the willingness to learn.
• Must have a means of notifying his/her supervisor if unable to report to work.

Pay

All full time employees are eligible for health, life, vision, and FREE dental. You'll also receive paid vacation, personal, AND sick time!

Schedule

Flexible schedule available.