Community Habilitation Worker Enhanced - Columbia & Greene County

Location: Coxsackie, NY. Pay Rate: $19.00 per hour. Hours: Part Time to Full time (consumer friendly). Available Locations: Columbia, Greene, Orange, Ulster & Sullivan County.

About the role

Our dedicated front line staff are out in the field making it happen on a daily basis. Our administration staff play a key role in supporting our frontline staff by giving them the resources and tools they need to be successful. Whether Finance, HR, IT, or Quality Assurance is your game, you’ll be supporting our agency to be able to provide the best programs and services possible. You’ll get to work in a supportive, creative culture with many benefits. We have a mission to help people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible and we are currently seeking Community Habilitation Workers (CHW) for varied locations in the Hudson Valley area. The CHW will provide skill building training and supports to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Supports take place in the community and or in the home depending on the need of the Individual.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring / teaching services to individuals with developmental disabilities to help them achieve personal outcomes and growth.
• Teach daily living skills such as money handling, socialization, cooking, job search, etc.
• Teach any other skills as identified in the person’s individual plan.
• Possibly perform lifting or assisting with hygiene functions for selected individuals.
• Work on the person’s valued outcomes with the steps to achieve it based on caregivers / community supports, observed behaviors, and the individual’s strengths and needs.
• Meet with the assigned individual several times per week depending on coordinated hours.
• Travel to the location assigned.
• Attend trainings as required.
• Know and protect individual’s rights.
• Document each training session in the appropriate databases and report progress and barriers with each client.
• Receive supervision from the Community Habilitation Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Must meet electronic (computer) and real-time technological reporting requirements to be an eligible candidate.
• Prior experience with related populations, i.e., Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Strong interpersonal and engagement skills.
• Ability to document services and understand regulations.
• Bilingual English and Spanish speaking a plus.
• A valid and unrestricted driver's license is required.
• Access to your own vehicle.